Manhattan placed both senior forward Sami Derrico and junior defender Mayah Wheeler on the All-MAAC Third Team for the 2024 season, as announced by the conference on Monday. For the first time since 2019, Manhattan garners an All-MAAC selection.
Derrico had a standout senior campaign which included 7 goals and 4 assists — the former being a team high and the latter being second best among Jasper players. Derrico had a penchant for showing brilliance in large doses, highlighted by her scoring three braces this season. She was on the mark with her offensive guile in a win-or-go-home quarterfinals match vs. Siena, resulting in a 1-0 win for the Jaspers on a late game-winner from Olivia McMaster.
Derrico and Wheeler will lead the Jaspers into the MAAC semifinals on Thursday when Manhattan squares off with No. 1 Fairfield at 7 PM. The action from Lessing Field will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
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