Manhattan University Athletics

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West Long Branch, NJ – Manhattan began its two-game road trip with a 19-5 loss to Monmouth in MAAC action at Kessler Stadium.

Despite the loss, the Jaspers clinched a top-four spot in the league for the first time since 2009.

The Hawks improve to 11-5 and 5-2 in the league while the Jaspers are now 10-5 and 5-2 in the MAAC.
 
The Kelly Green and White got on the board 51 seconds into the contest when junior Emily Sandford (Floral Park, NY / Sacred Heart) scored off a pass from senior Caitlin Murphy (Carmel, NY / Carmel). Monmouth quickly tied the game up, before sophomore Alaina Burgess (Holden, MA / The Governor's Academy) found the back of the net off a feed from from freshman Cassidy Burns (Massapequa, NY / Plainedge) in the game's third minute.

Monmouth would respond with nine-straight goals, before senior Molly Fitzpatrick (Yorktown, NY / Lakeland) scored with 27:45 to play in the game. Murphy and junior Emily Englert (Somers, NY / Somers) also notched goals to cap the top performers from the Manhattan offense.

Allison Turturro led the Hawks with a game-high eighth goals while Nicole Ceraso added a goal and seven assists.

UP NEXT
Manhattan will travel to Niagara on Saturday, April 20 with opening draw tabbed for 1:00 pm.