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Riverdale, NY - After playing on the road for the first time this year, Manhattan (1-1) will kick off a two-game homestand against Lafayette (2-1) on Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 pm.
The Tick Tock
* The Jaspers will open MAAC play at Gaelic Park against St. Bonaventure on Saturday, February 23 with opening faceoff tabbed for 1:00 pm.
Last Time Out
* Manhattan dropped an 11-10 decision at VMI, despite three goals and two assists from junior
Luke Hanson.
* Sophomore
Jake Nicolosi and Freshman
Tadhg O'Riordan each notched a career-high two goals.
* Senior
Parker Giarratana added two assists and one goal and is now leading the team in goals (5), assists (4) and points (9).
* Sophomore
Brendan Krebs made a career-high 15 saves.
* Senior
Rob Johnson collected four ground balls at VMI and has a team-leading seven on the year.
Last Year At Lafayette
* Manhattan scored three-straight unanswered goals in posting a 12-9 win over Lafayette.
* Sophomores
Justin Malpica and
Sean MacKinney each found the back of the net three times while Giarratana, junior
Trevor Pelletier and classmate
Brandon Grinnell each scored twice.
* Lafayette's Connor Walters scored a game-high four goals in a losing effort.
Series History With The Leopards
* The Jaspers are 4-0, all-time, against the Leopards.
* Manhattan and Lafayette have squared off just once at Gaelic Park, with the Jaspers posting an 11-7 victory on February 23, 2013.
Scouting Lafayette
* The Leopards enter with a 2-1 record and are led by the trio of Connar Dehnert (9 goals, 1 assist), Andrew Robbins (8 goals, 1 assist) and Walters (3 goals, 6 assists).
MAAC Opener
* Manhattan will open up MAAC play Saturday against Division I newcomer St. Bonaventure (0-2).
Scouting The Bonnies
* St. Bonaventure is led by freshman Sean Westley (2 goals, 2 assists) while Austin Blumbergs and Cian Collins each have a goal and an assist.
For Starters
* The Jaspers are 7-16, all-time, in MAAC openers and will be in search of their first league-opening victory since besting VMI on March 26, 2011.
Giarratana Named MAAC Offensive Player Of The Week
* Giarratana collected MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, after leading the Jaspers to an 11-10 season-opening win against Wagner. He earned the award after scoring four goals with two assists and five ground balls.
Giarratana In The School Rankings
* The Sunshine State native is fourth in school history with 88 career goals, fifth with 50 assists and fifth with 138 points.
* For his career, Giarratana also has four five-goal performances, three four-score outings and eight hat tricks.
Krebs Named MAAC Defensive Player Of The Week
* Krebs made his first career victory a memorable one, turning away 13 saves in the Jaspers aforementioned victory over Wagner. The second-year netminder also collected four ground balls in posting a .565 save percentage.
For Starters
* Manhattan's victory over Wagner represented just the fourth time in program history that the Jaspers won their season opener.
The Faceoff X
* Senior
Robert Carroll is 23-of-45 on faceoffs with a team-high matching seven ground balls.
The Returners
* The Jaspers boast a roster of 42 student-athletes, including 33 returning letterwinners and nine starters in 2019.
Captains Named
Head Coach
Drew Kelleher has announced that junior
Kelson Borisenko, senior
Sam Crutchfield, senior
Dylan DeMuro, senior
Parker Giarratana and junior
Luke Hanson will be captains for the upcoming season. Click
HERE for the full release.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
* The Jaspers will play nine of their 14 games in the friendly confines of Gaelic Park, including five of their seven non-conference match-ups.
Man-Down Defense Leads The League
* In 2018, the Jasper defense led the nation in man-down defense, killing off 81.6 percent of all penalties.
Parker Garners Preseason All-MAAC Accolades
* Giarratana was cited by Inside Lacrosse and the MAAC as a preseason all-league selection.
* A two-time All-MAAC Second Team honoree, the Sunshine State native registered 23 goals, a career-high 23 assists and a personal-best 46 points in 2018.
* His 1.64 assists per game ranked fourth in the MAAC, while his 23 assists are the most by a Manhattan student-athlete since
Eugene Tanner in 2005, and tied for the sixth-most in a single season.
Newcomers
* Kelleher will welcome nine student-athletes into the program in 2019.
Otto/2002 Team Honored
* Justin Otto '06 was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame this past November, while the 2002 MAAC Championship team earned special recognition.
* Click
HERE for the release on Otto and
HERE for the release on the 2002 team.
