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Lake Buena Vista, FL - Top-seeded Monmouth ended Manhattan's postseason run with a 5-1 win in Championship of the 2017 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
Despite the loss, senior
Erica Modena (Massapequa, NY / Massapequa), junior
Kelly DiGregorio (Centereach, NY / St. Anthony's) and sophomore
Arianna Montefusco (Levittown, NY / General Douglas MacArthur) earned MAAC All-Tournament Team honors.
DiGregorio was the story of the match over the first 30 minutes, making five saves saves, including one on a 1-v-1 opportunity in the fifth minute before her full-extension dive in the 28th minute kept the Hawks at bay.
Unfortunately, Monmouth broke through in the 38th minute when Alli DeLuca blasted a goal into the upper left corner for the first score of the day.
After halftime, Rachelle Ross extended the Hawk lead to 2-0 in the 51st minute off a cross.
Monmouth then added three more goals in opening a 5-0 advantage.
Manhattan would get one back when junior
Annie Doerr (Pittsford, NY / Our Lady of Mercy) scored in the 78th minute off a goalie rebound on a 50/50 ball.
The Jaspers finish up the tournament with 10 goals and the season with a 10-7-3 record.
DiGregorio made six saves in goal.
DeLuca and Madie Gibson each had a goal and an assist to pace Monmouth.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Modena (3G, 2A), Montefusco (2G) and DiGregorio (2 wins, 18 saves) all earned MAAC All-Tournament Team honors.
- Manhattan finishes the season with double-figures in wins for the second time in three years and just the fourth time in school history.
- The Jaspers' 39 goals are third in school history, trailing just the 1993 (53) and 2006 (42) teams.
- Modena ends her outstanding career with 34 career goals and 82 career points, both of which rank second in school history behind
Emily Rogic's 'school-record totals of 40 goals and 95 points, set between 1993-1996.
- Modena also finished up her career with six goals and three asists over seven career MAAC Tournament games.
- Modena, Montefusco and junior
Emma Saul (Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park) combined for 24 of the Jaspers' 39 goals and 19 of their 29 assists on the season.
- Modena's 11 goals are tied for the fifth-best mark in single-season annals while Montefusco's nine scores are tied for the ninth most.
- Modena's career-high 29 points are also fourth jn school history while Montefusco's 21 are tied for eighth.
- Saul's nine assists are the second most in a single-season at Manhattan with Modena's seven helpers tying for fourth.
- Head Coach
Brendan Lawler is 27-22-7 over the last three years, including 19-10-6 against MAAC opposition after going 27-57-7 over his first five seasons, including 12-31-5 against MAAC teams.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Manhattan by an 8-0 count, including 6-0 since joining the MAAC in 2013.
- The Hawks win their third MAAC title in five years and are now 15-3-2.
- Allie Girardi was named the MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer.
MAAC Tournament Records:
- Manhattan: 6-7-2
- Lawler: 4-2-1
- In Florida: 5-3-2
