RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan opened MAAC play with a 9-7 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday. It is the first win ever against Quinnipiac for Manhattan.
Manhattan (3-4, 1-0 MAAC) used a strong first half to withstand a Quinnipiac (1-5, 0-1 MAAC) comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.
The Jaspers scored the first four goals of the game and limited the Bobcats to just one over the first two quarters.
Sean MacKinney scored two of the first three for Manhattan.
John DeLucia tallied the lone goal for the Bobcats in the first half, which came with 9:10 to play in the second quarter.
Brendan Krebs made eight of his 16 stops in the first half.
Jake Nicolosi provided the final goal of the second quarter for the Jaspers with 6:54 to play and gave Manhattan a 6-1 halftime advantage.
Manhattan struck first in the third to extend the lead to 7-1 before three straight Bobcat goals made it a 7-4 contest with 2:38 to play in the third.
Kyle Gucwa and two more goals from MacKinney over five minutes, spanning the third and fourth quarters to restore a five-goal lead for the Jaspers.
Another three-goal run by the Bobcats made it a 9-7 game with 9:41 to play. The Jaspers' defense limited the Bobcats to only three shots over the final nine-plus minutes.
The 16 saves by Krebs trailed only his 19 against Duke in the season opener. MacKinney's four goals brought his season total to 11. Nicolosi added two assists to his goal in the second.
MAAC play continues for the Jaspers next weekend when they visit St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 1 p.m.
