The Jaspers welcome the Dragons to Gaelic Park on Tuesday, March 12 at 4:00 pm. Fans unable to attend the game can watch it live on the Jasper Sports Network and follow live statistics courtesy of the Manhattan athletic department.
The 2019 non-conference finale takes place on Saturday, March 16 as the J's travel to Staten Island for a match with the Seahawks at 1:00 pm. Fans can view the game on NEC Front Row and catch live statistics from the Wagner athletic department.
LAST WEEK
- Manhattan enjoyed another 2-0 week, the only MAAC team to go undefeated.
- On Wednesday, March 6, the Jaspers came back in the second half to take down CCSU 7-4 in a road contest. Senior attacker Molly Fitzpatrick scored her 100th career goal.
- Returning to the Bronx on Saturday, March 9, the Kelly Green and White outscored Sacred Heart 10-1 in the first stanza for a 13-4 win.
AWARDS ON AWARDS
- For the third straight week, Manhattan has earned the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week award.
- Senior defender Emma Kaishian picked up her first-career Defensive Player of the Week award, scooping up 12 ground balls in the two games.
- Freshman attacker Cassidy Burns garnered Rookie of the Week honors for a second-straight week, leading the team with eight points off three goals and five assists.
- Fitzpatrick was also named the ATAX Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of March 4 – March 10.
BEAT THE STREAK
- Manhattan's 5-1 start is its best performance to begin the season the Jaspers also went 5-1 in 2008.
- The J's have never started a season 6-1.
- In addition, the five-game winning streak is tied for the longest in program history, which was last accomplished in 2004.
- During the ride, Manhattan is allowing 5.2 goals per game and hasn't allowed more than seven.
- On the flip side, the Jaspers have outshot their opponents 92-67 in that span.
WITH ITS NEXT WIN…
- Manhattan establishes its longest winning streak in program history.
- The Jaspers will reach six non-conference wins, the most since 2004.
PRISTINE PRESTIANO
- Senior goalkeeper Nikki Prestiano is on the best stretch of her four-year career, recently surpassing 3,000 career minutes over 53 games.
- Heading into Monday, Prestiano is second in Division I women's lacrosse with a .583 save percentage and a 6.05 goals-against average on the season.
- In every 2019 affair, Prestiano has recorded more saves than goals allowed.
NATIONAL NOTORIETY
- Manhattan's five wins are tied for 18th-most in the country at the Division I level. The 5-1 winning percentage is 16th.
- In addition to its .591 save percentage ranking second in the nation, the J's boast the second-best scoring defense, allowing six score per contest.
- The team's 24.17 ground balls per game rank sixth.
- Individually, Kaishian is fourth at 4.17 ground balls per match.
- Fitzpatrick's .714 free position percentage is 14th, while she sits at 27th with a 58.6 shot percentage.
SCOUTING REPORT: DREXEL
- The Dragons head into Tuesday's matchup sitting at 2-4 on the season, most recently suffering a 13-9 setback vs. Villanova.
- Drexel's only road win of the season is against MAAC-foe Iona, an 11-7 decision on February 16.
- Colleen Grady and Lucy Schneidereith have a team-high 11 goals apiece, with Grady also posting eight assists for 19 points.
- Zoe Bennett has the lion's share of minutes in the cage, making 60 saves and holding a 13.13 goals-against average.
- Manhattan faces Drexel for the tenth time in program history and the first time since 2007.
- The Dragons are 9-0 all-time against the Jaspers.
- Both teams have not played at Gaelic Park since 2005.
SCOUTING REPORT: WAGNER
- The Seahawks will face MAAC-opponent Monmouth in a midweek matchup before Saturday's tilt.
- Wagner currently sits at 4-2 on the season, with two victories against Iona and Quinnipiac.
- Madeline Seims has a team-high 15 goals, but Erin Kerstetter is tops with 18 points. Victoria Tucci features seven assists.
- Kelsey Fee has a .485 save percentage and a 9.36 goals-against average as the team's primary goalkeeper.
- The Seahawks won the NEC Tournament in 2018 and earned their first NCAA Tournament victory over Mercer in the preliminary round.
SERIES HISTORY
- Manhattan and Wagner meet for the 22nd time in the series history.
- In 2018, the two squared off at Gaelic Park, where the Seahawks came away with the 11-6 win. Then-freshman Alaina Burgess led the Jaspers with two scores.
- The Kelly Green and White seeks its first win in the rivalry since 2011 in Riverdale.