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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan defeated Lehigh by a 1-0 count to open the 2021 season in style in front of a boisterous crowd at Gaelic Park.

* Sophomore Danny DiMarco was fantastic in goal for the Jaspers, making three saves, including a game-saving stop midway through the second half.

* For DiMarco, the win was the third of his career while the shutout was his second clean sheet.

* The Green & White have now won three of its last five season openers, having previously bested Navy in both 2017 and 2018.

* Manhattan took the lead in the 17th minute when junior Dorian Bounab struck a ball that ricocheted into the Lehigh goal after being deflected by a Mountain Hawk defender.

* The Jaspers appeared poised to add to the lead in the 40th minute when senior James Cotter's blast was narrowly redirected by Lehigh goalkeeper Noah Sutherland.

* In the second half, both teams misfired on breakaways as graduate student Brandon Joseph-Buadi misfired painfully left, before DiMarco kept Lehigh off the board with an impressive save off a point-blank opportunity in the 64th minute.

* Lehigh had another potential counter-attack that was thwarted by an impressive defensive deflection by senior Simon Busch in the 72nd minute.

* After Busch's impressive play, the Mountain Hawks were unable to muster any serious scoring threats the rest of the way.

* Manhattan posted advantages in shots (10-9), with the visitors holding a slight edge in corner kicks (3-2).

* The Jaspers will next play at Holy Cross on Wednesday, September 1 at 6:00 pm.