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Lawrenceville, NJ - Senior
Bri DeLeo's (Harriman, NY / Monroe Woodbury) 90th-minute strike from directly in front of the goal was blocked away, as No. 4 Rider was able to hold off No. 5 Manhattan by a 2-1 count in MAAC Quarterfinal action at Ben Cohen Field.
* DeLeo set the tone for the Jaspers throughout, and opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a strike from 20 yards out off a turnover.
* The Green & White would continue to pepper the Bronc defense throughout the first half, but was unable to further dent the scoreboard.
* Rider would tie it up in the 48th minute on a Mackenzie Rodriguez goal, before taking a 2-1 advantage in the 68th minute on a Hannah Freeman strike.
* Junior
Eve Montgomery (Abington, MA / Whitman-Hanson Regional) would continue apply pressure for Manhattan and put a pair of shots on goal that Bronc goalkeeper Ellie Sciancalepore was able to turn away.
* Rider appeared poised to put the game on ice in the 89th minute only to be denied thanks to a fantastic save by Mains that led to a Jasper counterattack.
* The counter resulted in a corner kick that led to DeLeo's aforementioned last-ditch shot.
Notes
* Manhattan ends its season at 3-3, while Rider improves to 4-1-2.
* Mains registered a career-high matching seven saves.
* Both teams has 15 shots and nine shots on goal, with the Jaspers owning a 13-6 edge in corner kicks.
* DeLeo's second goal of the year gives her nine for her career, which includes two against the Broncs.
* Senior
Alexa Chapman (Morganville, NJ / Marlboro) finished the season with a team-best three goals, while graduate student
Tia Painilainen (Espoo, Finland / Arizona) and junior
Bri Floyd (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) each had a team-high two assists.
* Manhattan is now 6-8-2, all-time, in 10 trips to the MAAC Tournament.
* The Broncs improve to 11-10-6, all-time, against the Jaspers wth the win
