Philadelphia, PA – Drexel roared out the gate with the first five goals scored, and never looked back, defeating Manhattan 16-8 at Vidas Field in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Junior Alaina Burgess (Holden, MA / The Governor's Academy) notched two goals. Senior Caitie Pluta (Sykesville, MD / Century) started the second half in net for Manhattan and made six saves.
Burgess scored twice in three minutes to trim the Drexel lead to 5-2. Manhattan added another tally on senior Liz Toohey's (Garnet Valley, PA / Garnet Valley) first career goal with 26 seconds left in the half. Drexel led 10-3 at halftime.
Manhattan closed the game strong four of the final six goals of the game, but Drexel's halftime margin proved too much to overcome.
Manhattan returns home next Saturday when the Jaspers host Bryant at Gaelic Park. Game time is set for 2 pm.
Inside the Numbers
- Freshmen Reagan Mullins (Islip, NY / Islip) found the net in the second half for her first career goal.
- Pluta's six saves were a career high.
- Senior Hailey Siemek (Bel Air, MD / John Carroll) won four draw controls, caused two turnovers and picked up a groundball for Mananhattan.
- Freshman Ashley Gambardella (Bethpage, NY / Plainedge) started in net and made two saves, earning the loss.
- Drexel outshot Manhattan 32-17 and held a 18-13 advantage on ground balls
- Manhattan caused more turnovers than Drexel (9-8) and was 22 of 24 on clear attempts