The Manhattan men's soccer team looks to build upon the success of a historic 2018 campaign when the Jaspers travel to the Keystone state on Friday, August 30, to face the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh.
Game time is scheduled for a 6:00 pm kickoff and fans can access a free live stream of the game on the Patriot League Network.
The Cupboard is Stocked
- Manhattan returns 9-of-11 starters from last season's 12-6 squad.
- Of the 71 points scored in 2018, the Jaspers bring back 84 percent, or 60 points.
- Jaspers tallied 25 goals in 2018 and return 22 goals, or 88 percent of the goal scorers
- Offensively, Manhattan has their top four leaders in points from a year ago, with junior Brandon Joseph-Buadi leading the way with five goals and three assists (13 points) in 2018
- Senior defender Adrien Awana and junior attacker Berti Fourrier, both of whom supplied four goals last season, were each tabbed to the preseason All-MAAC team.
Defensive Strength
- Manhattan also brings back one of the best goalkeepers in the MAAC in senior Marcellin Gohier.
- Gohier is tied for the program record with 12 shutouts in his career and is a two time All-MAAC honoree.
- The third-year Jasper was named MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017 and was a 2018 All-MAAC Second Team selection a year ago.
- In 2018, he permitted just 12 goals and posted nine shutouts, both eclipsing program records he set in 2017
New year, Same Captains
Head Coach
Jorden Scott has once against named Gohier and senior
Tristan Doran for the second-straight year.
- Gohier made 16 starts in net for the Jaspers a year ago and held opponents to a 0.71 GAA.
- Doran appeared in all 18 games, starting 15 on the backline for Manhattan.
Senior Class
Manhattan boasts eight seniors on its rosters: Awana, Doran, Gohier,
Noah Amissah,
Callum Carsley,
Felipe Clavijo,
Milan Devuyst, and
Angee Komano.
Scouting The Opposition
- The Mountain Hawks were picked third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll after reaching the conference semifinals a year ago with a 9-8-2 overall record.
- This will be the fourth meeting between the two clubs in their respective program histories, with Lehigh winning the previous three match-ups.
- This is the second time in program history that Manhattan will open the regular season at Lehigh, also doing so in 2014, with the Mountain Hawks winning by a 2-1 count.
- The last time the two teams met was at Gaelic Park in Riverdale, as the Jaspers fell 1-0 on a second half goal for Lehigh.
- Lehigh had two players named to the Patriot League Preseason all-league selections in senior midfielder Alex Greene and senior defender Zarin Tuten.
