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Riverdale, NY – Manhattan (1-3-1) returns home to host Fairfield (5-2) on Friday, September 14 at 7:00 pm in the MAAC opener for each team at Gaelic Park.
Last Week
The Jaspers dropped the annual 'Battle of the Bronx' to Fordham by a 2-0 count after playing Binghamton to a 1-1 draw.
DeLeo Finds The Back Of The Net
Sophomore
Bri DeLeo scored her first goal of the year and the second of her career in Manhattan's aforementioned 1-1 draw with Binghamton.
The First
The Jaspers' score against the Bearcats was their first of the year in the opening stanza.
Close Calls
Three of the Manhattan's five matches have been decided by one goal or less.
For Starters
Sophomore
Maddie Barrow earned her first start of the year against Binghamton while the Jaspers had their first repeat starting line-up at Fordham.
Between The Pipes
Senior
Kelly DiGregorio made four saves in each match last week while juniors
Camryn Nici and
Olivia Printy each made their season debuts.
Last Year Against Fairfield
Junior
Arianna Montefusco scored both Manhattan goals and DiGregorio made three saves in a shutout performance to lift the Jaspers to their first-ever win at Fairfield.
All-Time Against The Stags
Senior
Nicole Copping and
Annie Doerr have each assisted on goals against Fairfield while Montefusco has two goals and an assist against the Stags.
We're Going Streaking
Manhattan has won two-straight against Fairfield while going unbeaten over the last three matches against its Nutmeg State rivals.
Series History
The Stags lead the all-time series by a 22-4-5 count, including going 7-3-3 in Riverdale.
Scouting Fairfield
The Stags enter with a 5-2 record, having defeated LIU Brooklyn, Hofstra, Wagner, Lafayette and Delaware State during non-league play. Fairfield is paced by reigning MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year Alex Madden, who has six of the Stags' league-leading 18 goals. In goal, Aytana Muschajew has five wins and a 1.21 GAA.
Undefeated At Gaelic
In 2017, Manhattan posted its second unbeaten home MAAC slate in three years with a 4-0-1 mark en route to registering 13 points.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Since the start of the 2012 season, the Jaspers are 27-20-5, including 16-11-4 during league play, at Gaelic Park.
Ah The Sunshine State
In Manhattan's thrilling 2-1 win at Jacksonville, Doerr scored the game-winning goal off a feed from Copping in the 87th minute. After the Dolphins opened the scoring in the 79th minute, senior
Victoria Reis tied it up in the 81st minute while setting the stage for Doerr's heroics.
UNF Match Canceled
The Jaspers had their match at UNF canceled due to inclement weather in the Jacksonville area. It marked the first cancelation since a snowstorm didn't allow Manhattan and Rider to play on October 30, 2011.
Hogan Lights The Lamp
Freshman
Kaitlyn Hogan scored her first career goal in Manhattan's home opener against Hartford. Sophomore
Shelby Jones also notched her first career assist on the play.
DiGregorio Registers Career-High Nine Saves
DiGregorio had a career-high nine saves at reigning Atlantic 10 champion La Salle and ranks 72nd in the nation with 5.2 stops per game.
Non-Conference Noise
The Jaspers played five non-conference games against schools from three leagues. Manhattan squared off with La Salle and Fordham from the Atlantic 10, Hartford and Binghamton from the America East and Jacksonville from the Atlantic Sun.
Preseason All-MAAC
Senior
Emma 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, Copping, Doerr, DiGregorio, Reis,
Sara Naessig and
Caroline Taylor have helped Manhattan to a solid 28-25-8 (16-8-6 MAAC) record and the programs' first two trips to the MAAC Finals over their first three-plus seasons on campus.
All-Time
The senior class has 28 wins, which is the eighth-most victories wins by a class in program history.
Second-Year Standouts
Sophomores DeLeo,
Sydney Harwood 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.
Watch On The JSN!
Friday's game with Fairfield is one of four remaining home games to be streamed on the Jasper Sports Network (JSN).
Welcome To Riverdale
Led by sophomore
Tia Painilainen, an Arizona transfer, the Jaspers have six new faces on the roster in 2018.
