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Riverdale, NY – Winners of three in a row, Manhattan (5-5-1; 3-1 MAAC) returns to action against Saint Peter's on Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00 pm before making the short trek to Monmouth on Saturday, October 7 with opening kick tabbed for 7:00 pm.
Last Week
The Jaspers shut out Iona 4-0 on Wednesday before besting Marist 4-2 at Tenney Stadium.
Four Square
Manhattan recorded four goals in back-to-back matches for the first time since the 2005 season.
Fueling The Offense …
Sophomore
Arianna Montefusco scored two goals with an assist while senior
Erica Modena notched a goal and two assists to lead the way for the Jaspers last week.
High Five
Five different student-athletes: Senior
Nicole Aylmer, classmate
Dylan Burns, freshman
Alexa Chapman, classmate
Sydney Harwood and freshman
Gemma Perez all notched their first goals of the year last week. For the three freshmen, it was also the first of their collegiate careers.
Leading The Way
After their big performances last week, Modena and Montefusco are tied for the team lead and fifth in the MAAC with four goals apiece.
Eights All Around
Modena and Montefusco have combined for eight goals with eight other Manhattan student-athletes all scoring once this year to account for the 16 Jasper goals.
Lending A Helping Hand
Junior
Emma Saul has registered an assist in each of her last three games and is first on the team and fourth in the MAAC with five assists.
DiGregorio Comes Up Clutch
Junior
Kelly DiGregorio made five saves in her shutout win of the year against Iona before also making five saves in a victory over Marist. On the year, she has three wins and is third in the MAAC with a 0.90 GAA.
Modena Making Moves
For her career, Modena is fourth in school history with 27 goals and third with 63 points ... She also has seven game-winning scores and three multi-goal performances.
Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good
Manhattan has won 15-straight matches when scoring first dating back to the 2015 season and is 23-0-1 when finding the back of the net first since dropping a 2-1 decision to Monmouth on October 8, 2014.
Empire State of Mind
Wednesday's match with Saint Peter's will be the eighth-straight game played in the State of New York for Manhattan.
SPU Notes
- Saint Peter's enters with a 3-7 record (1-3 MAAC) and bested Marist 1-0 in its last match-up.
- Manhattan leads the all-time series against Saint Peter's by a 23-3 count, including going 14-1 at home.
- The Jaspers have won 19-straight matches against the Peacocks dating back to the 1998 season.
- A year ago, sophomore
Megan O'Connor scored the game-winning goal off a Modena pass in a 2-1 Manhattan victory.
- Modena and junior
Nicole Copping have a goal and three assists in their careers against Saint Peter's while Burns has two goals.
- Barbara Pavia paces the Peacocks with five goals and an assist.
DYK?
Head Coach
Brendan Lawler played at Saint Peter's before graduating in 2002.
Monmouth Notes
- The match will be shown live on ESPN3 on Saturday at 7:00 pm.
- Monmouth (7-2-1; 4-0-0 MAAC) leads the all-time series by a 6-0 count, including taking all four meetings from Manhattan since joining the MAAC for the 2013 season.
- During that time, the Jaspers have been outscored by a 12-1 count.
- With a win on Saturday, Manhattan would become the first-ever MAAC team to win a regular season match in West Long Branch.
- Monmouth is a perfect 22-0 in league play at home during that time since joining the MAAC in 2013 while outscoring the opposition by a 71-9 count.
- Reigning MAAC Player of the Week Rachelle Ross paces the Hawks with four goals and two assists while Madie Gibson has a goal and five assists.
- In goal, Amanda Knaub has a MAAC-best seven wins and a 0.70 GAA.
Up Next
- Manhattan will host Canisius on Saturday, October 11 at 3:00 pm.
