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Riverdale, NY - After dropping a narrow decision to defending Atlantic 10 champion La Salle, Manhattan (0-1) will open its seven-match home slate on Sunday, August 26 against Hartford (2-1) at 10:00 am.
Last Time Out
The Jaspers yielded a goal in the seventh minute and was unable to overcome a strong offensive performance from the Explorers in falling by the score of 1-0.
DiGregorio Outstanding
Kelly DiGregorio proved that her 2017 MAAC All-Tournament team accolade was no fluke with an impressive performance in the opener at La Salle. The senior keeper recorded a career-high nine saves, including stopping a penalty kick.
Notes From Philadelphia
* Twenty different Jaspers saw action.
* Sophomore transfer
Tia Painilainen, classmate
Alexa Chapman and freshman
Olivia Maldonado all made their first career starts.
* Freshmen
Bri Floyd,
Kaitlyn Hogan and
Eve Montgomery each also made their first appearances for Manhattan.
* The Jaspers opened on the road for the first time since 2012 and is now 14-13-1 in lidlifters.
* Manhattan, along with Saint Peter's, were the final two MAAC teams to open up play in 2018.
Home Openers
The Jaspers are 14-10-3 in home openers, including going 7-1 under
Brendan Lawler.
Additionally ...
Manhattan is 15-12 in non-conference action at home under Lawler.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Since the start of the 2012 season, the Jaspers are 27-19-4, including 16-10-4 during league play, at Gaelic Park.
Series History With Hartford
The Hawks lead the all-time series by a 2-1-1 count with the teams playing to a 1-1 draw as junior
Arianna Montefusco scored the lone Manhattan goal off a pass from senior
Emma Saul.
Preseason All-MAAC
Saul and Montefusco were each named to the preseason All-MAAC squad after each notching All-MAAC honors a year ago. Saul broke out in a big way as a junior, tying for the MAAC lead with nine assists to go along with four goals. Saul also scored a point in 11 matches while ranking ninth in the league with 17 points. Montefusco established herself as a top scoring threat, finishing third in the MAAC with nine goals and fifth with 21 points. She also garnered MAAC All-Tournament accolades after scoring two goals in Manhattan's semifinal victory over Quinnipiac, including the game-winning score.
The Senior Class
Saul along with fellow seniors
Nicole Copping (20 games, 2 assists - '17),
Annie Doerr (17 games, 3 goals, 1 assist - '17),
Kelly DiGregorio (16 games, 8 wins, 1.19 GAA, .785 SV % - '17),
Sara Naessig (DNP in 2017),
Victoria Reis (19 games, 1 goal - '17) and
Caroline Taylor (13 games, 1 goal - '17) have helped Manhattan to a solid 27-23-7 (16-8-6 MAAC) record and the programs' first two trips to the MAAC Finals over their first three-plus seasons.
Freshmen Phenoms
Sophomores
Sydney Harwood,
Bri DeLeo and
Gemma Perez all garnered MAAC All-Rookie Team accolades in 2017 with Harwood also earning a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team.
Jaspers Tabbed Fourth
Manhattan was selected to finish fourth in the annual MAAC preseason poll.
Scouting Hartford
The Hawks are 2-1, opening up with wins over Delaware State and Siena, before falling at Providence on Thursday.
Scouting The Hawks
Bridgette Alexander and Gabriela Gamory each have three of Hartford's 10 goals while Maia Perez has registered a pair of shutout wins in goal.
Watch On The JSN!
Manhattan's home opener will be the first of six Jasper games set to be streamed on the Jasper Sports Network.
Non-Conference Noise
Manhattan will play six non-conference games against schools from three leagues. The Jaspers will square off with La Salle and Fordham from the Atlantic 10, Hartford and Binghamton from the America East and Jacksonville and North Florida from the Atlantic Sun.
With A Win ...
Manhattan will snap a six-game losing streak to teams from the America East Conference.
Welcome To Riverdale
Led by Painilainen, an Arizona transfer, the Jaspers have six new faces on the roster in 2018. Click
HERE for the entire release.
Next Week
Manhattan will travel to the Sunshine State for match-ups at Jacksonville (August 31) and North Florida (September 2).
