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Riverdale, NY - Senior
Maria Clemente (Troy, NY / UMass Lowell) blasted in the eventual game-winning goal after collecting junior
Nicole Copping's (Blue Point, NY / Bayport-Blue Point) point-blank shot of an
Erica Modena (Sr., Massapequa, NY / Massapequa) corner in the 28th minute to lift Manhattan to a 1-0 win over NJIT in the season opener at Gaelic Park.
The Highlanders would make a late charge only to denied by a strong Jasper defense that rarely let the visitor's offense get into rhythm.
Sophomore
Olivia Printy (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL / St. Joseph Academy) made three saves in earning the win.
Manhattan outshot the Highlanders by a 19-14 count while owning a 7-5 lead in corners.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Manhattan won its opener for the fifth time in the last six years.
- The Jaspers are now 14-12-1, all-time, in openers.
- Head Coach
Brendan Lawler is now 26-23-6 over the last three-plus years.
- Manhattan improved to a perfect 5-0 against NJIT while outscoring the Highlanders 10-0 during that time.
- Clemente scored her first career goal in the win.
- Copping's assist was the seventh of her career and the first since her freshman year.
- Printy earned her sixth career win and her third shutout. Her first career shutout came a year ago against NJIT.
- The game was delayed 1:35 due to heavy lightning in the area and began at 8:35 pm.
- Newcomers sophomore
Caleigh Farrell (Freehold, NJ / UNH), freshman
Sydney Harwood (Monroe, NY / Monroe Woodbury) and classmate
Shelby Jones (Greenville, NC / Junius H. Rose) all earned starts while freshmen
Bri DeLeo (Harriman, NY / Monroe-Woodbury),
Lindsey Healy (Sussex, NJ / Pope John XXIII Regional) and
Gemma Perez (Park Ridge, NJ / Paramus Catholic) also made their Manhattan debuts.
- Modena was denied her 24th career goal on a free kick by a fantastic save by NJIT goalie Karen David.
- Junior
Emma Saul (Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park) also almost found the back of the net but her blast from 20 yards out rattled off the crossbar.
UP NEXT
The Jaspers hit the road to take on Binghamton on Sunday, August 20 with opening kick tabbed for 1:00 pm.
