Loudonville, NY - Manhattan (4-3; 1-0 MAAC) returns to league play at Siena (3-2; 1-0 MAAC) on Saturday, March 16 at 1:00 pm.
The Tick Tock
* Manhattan posted an impressive 11-8 win over Hartford last week, before dropping a hard-fought game by an 8-5 count to a stout UMass Lowell squad.
* Junior Luke Hanson had another impressive week, registering two goals and six assists.
* Juniors Trevor Pelletier and Brandon Grinnell each netted hat tricks in the victory over the Hawks.
* Sophomore Jake Nicolosi scored twice against UMass Lowell while classmate Sean MacKinney added three assists.
* Classmate Brendan Krebs averaged 15.0 saves per game with a 65.2 save percentage in the aforementioned two games.
* Sophomore Luke Pacher was outstanding against UMass Lowell, helping fuel an impressive defensive effort that saw the Jaspers hold Cory Highfield, the River Hawks' leading scorer, without a goal.
Man-Down Defense Still Pretty Good
* One year after pacing the Division I ranks in man-down defense, Manhattan is back at it again and ranks fifth at 82.4 percent, killing off 14-of-17 EMO opportunities.
All Clear
* The Jaspers are second nationally in clearing the ball, checking with an 89.3 percent success rate.
Getting Defensive
* Manhattan is 21st in the nation, yielding a MAAC-low 10 goals per game.
Lending A Helping Hand
* Hanson ranks 11th nationally with a MAAC-leading 2.57 assists per game and has handed out at least two five times.
* He now ranks eighth in program history with 45 career assists.
Leading The Way
* Krebs paces the MAAC with a .554 save percentage.
With A Win ...
* The Jaspers would defeat Siena for the first time since besting the Saints by an 8-7 count on April 22, 2006 while snapping a 13-game losing streak to the school in the process.
The Series
* Siena owns a 14-8 advantage in the all-time series.
Last Year Against The Saints
* Siena won by a 15-12 count, despite a career-high five goals from Hanson and three scores and three assists from senior Parker Giarratana.
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* Head Coach Drew Kelleher served as an assistant coach at Siena in 2012, helping the Saints post an 11-5 record en route to the MAAC Regular Season Championship.
Close Calls
* The Jaspers are 2-1 in one-goal games.
Nice Memory
* Manhattan's win over Hartford came exactly 15 years to the day of the Jaspers' first victory over the Hawks, a 14-7 triumph on March 5, 2004.
Jaspers Take Down Bryant
* Manhattan earned its first-ever win over Bryant by a 9-8 count, while rallying from deficits of four goals in the second and two in the fourth.
* The Bulldogs had outscored the Jaspers 48-20 in three previous match-ups, including posting a 17-3 win in Head Coach Drew Kelleher's first game in 2016.
* Hanson handed out a career-high four assists, including aiding on the game-winner, with one goal.
* Over the final 5:05, the defense yielded just one shot attempt and forced five turnovers to clinch the win.
* Hanson also added a career-high seven ground balls.
* Manhattan ripped off five-straight goals in 11-plus minutes, which bridged the end of the second quarter and the beginning of third.
* Grinnell added two goals and two assists while Pelletier also had a pair of scores to round out the multi-goal performers.
* The Jaspers forced 22 turnovers, killed off both Bulldog extra-man opportunities and held the Bulldogs to just 3-for-7 on fourth-quarter clear attempts.
* Junior Kelson Borisenko paced the defense with three ground balls while also causing four turnovers.
* Krebs made eight saves in earning his third win.
Manhattan Defeats SBU In MAAC Lidlifter
* The Jaspers opened league play with a 15-12 win over the Bonnies thanks to a balanced attack that featured nine different goal scorers.
* The 15 goals represent the most since a 20-5 win over Wagner on April 3, 2012.
* MacKinney scored a team-high three goals with two assists in the win over St. Bonaventure after recording two scores and an assist against Lafayette.
* Senior Robert Carroll was 20-for-29 from the faceoff X with a career-high 13 ground balls against the Bonnies while Krebs made six of his nine saves in the fourth quarter.
* Freshman Liam Walshe scored the first two goals of his Manhattan career.
* It was also the Jaspers' 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 91 career goals, fifth with 52 assists and fifth with 143 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
* Carroll is now 81-for-149 (.544) on faceoffs with a team-leading 32 ground balls.
The Returners
* The Jaspers boast a roster of 42 student-athletes, including 33 returning letterwinners and nine starters in 2019.
Captains Named
* Kelleher has announced that Borisenko, senior Sam Crutchfield, senior Dylan DeMuro, Giarratana and 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.
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 welcomes 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.
Next Week
* Manhattan will host Marist on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 pm.