Manhattan Heads To Quinnipiac For Key MAAC Showdown

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Riverdale, NY - Fresh off a pair of monumental wins last week, Manhattan heads to the Nutmeg State for its final road match of the regular season at Quinnipiac on Wednesday, October 18 at 3:00 pm.
 
What A Week
The Jaspers blasted Canisius by a 5-0 count while avenging last year's 1-0 setback in Buffalo thanks to senior Erica Modena's hat trick. Sophomore Arianna Montefusco followed that up with her first career multi-goal match in leading Manhattan to its first-ever win at Fairfield by a 2-0 count. 

Rising The Rankings
Modena now has 30 career goals and is tied with Lisa Margiotta '96 for second-most in program history while her 71 points are third, just four back of Margiotta. Modena also has eight game-winning scores, four multi-goal matches and two hat tricks.

Montefusco Takes Flight
The sophomore standout has recorded a point in each of the last six Manhattan matches, registering five goals and three assists during that time .

Seven Heaven
Modena and Montefusco are tied for third in the MAAC with a team-leading seven goals.

20/20
Montefusco's first goal against the Stags was the 20th for the Jaspers during MAAC play, marking the first time in program history that Manhattan hit the standard.

What A Difference A Year Makes
Last year, the Jaspers registered just 13 goals, including 10 during MAAC play. This year, with two games remaining in the regular season Manhattan has 27, including 21 during league play.

Tournament Periscope
- Heading into the final two weeks of the season, the Jaspers are in second place, can do no worse than fifth place and have secured a bye in the MAAC Tournament to be contested at Disney later this month. 
- With a victory against Quinnipiac or in the finale against Rider, Manhattan would clinch a top-two seed in the MAAC Tournament.

Finding The Back Of The Net
Junior Annie Doerr and freshman Bri DeLeo each scored their first collegiate goals against Canisius as theh Jaspers have had 13 different student-athletes score goals.

Did You Know??
17 of Manhattan's 25 field players that have seen action, have recorded a point.

Saul Serves It Up
Junior Emma Saul is seventh in the MAAC with a team-leading five assists. 

Three's Company
The trio of Modena, Saul and Montefusco have combined for 16 of the Jaspers' 27 goals and 12 of their 20 assists. Additionally, Modena and Montefusco are tied for the team lead with seven goals with Modena holding the slight edge in points (18-17).

Today's Storylines
Manhattan and Quinnipiac are the two highest scoring teams in the MAAC with the homestanding Bobcats first with 34 goals and the Jaspers second at 27. Additionally, Nadya Gil is first with 11 scores while Modena and Montefusco are tied for third with seven and Al Pelletier tied for sixth with six goals.

Interesting
While both teams can fill it up, all five meetings between the teams since Quinnipiac joined the MAAC in 2013 have been decided by one goal. Modena scored the game-winner in the 2013 MAAC Tournament first round match before also finding the back of the net in the 94th minute in 2015. Gil, meanwhile scored the eventual game-winner in last year's lone meeting.

The Series
Manhattan leads the all-time series by a 4-3 count, including going 2-2 in Hamden.

With A Win ...
The Jaspers will set a school record for MAAC victories, bettering the 2015 team's mark of six while matching the program record for points (21), also set by the '15 squad.

DiGregorio Named MAAC Defensive Player Of The Week
Junior Kelly DiGregorio was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after leading Manhattan to a pair of wins last week. She posted two shutout wins in 157:57 of playing time, notching a save in the Jaspers' 5-0 rout of Canisius and three stops in the 2-0 win over Fairfield. DiGregorio is top-five in the MAAC this year in goals-against average (0.87), save percentage (.815) and shutouts (3). The Jaspers have allowed just 14 goals in 2017, second only to Monmouth.

We're Going Streaking
Manhattan has won 17-straight matches when scoring first dating back to the 2015 season and is 25-0-1 when finding the back of the net first since dropping a 2-1 decision to Monmouth on October 8, 2014. 

Up Next
The Jaspers will host Rider on Saturday, October 21 at 1:00 pm with the program honoring their five seniors before the match.