Painilainen Nets First Career Goal In 1-1 Draw

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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan battled Quinnipiac to a 1-1 double-overtime draw in its final match of the year at Gaelic Park.

Sophomore Tia Painilainen (Espoo, Finland / Arizona) netted her first career goal in the 19th minute off an Annie Doerr (Sr., Pittsford, NY / Our Lady of Mercy) assist to open the scoring. 

#ICYMI Painilainen scores her first career goal as Manhattan battles Quinnipiac to a 1-1 draw.#JasperNation pic.twitter.com/SyN0bw1qO8

— Manhattan W. Soccer (@JaspersWSOC) October 25, 2018

The Bobcats would battle back to tie it up in 34th minute when Hannah Reiter headed the ball into the back of the net.

After halftime, the Jaspers appeared poised to reclaim the lead in the 78th minute. Manhattan pushed the ball down the left side and had a window, but Doerr's shot from just in front of the net sailed high.

Quinnipiac had a chance to take its first lead in the 88th minute, but was denied when Gretchen Kron's shot was blocked by sophomore Gemma Perez (Park Ridge, NJ / Paramus Catholic).

In overtime, senior Kelly DiGregorio (Centereach, NY / St. Anthony's) cleared out an attempt in the 100th minute before Perez made another big block in the 105th minute to thwart the last major scoring opportunity of the match.

DiGregorio made seven saves, including turning away a pair of point-blank opportunities after halftime.

NOTES
* The Jaspers are now 29-0-3 over their last 32 matches when scoring first, dating back to the 2014 season.

* Manhattan finishes up the season with a 3-8-4 record, including a 2-5-3 ledger during MAAC play, while Quinnipiac advances to the MAAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 6-7-4 record (3-3-4 MAAC).

* Seven of the Jaspers' 15 matches were decided in overtime, including six in double overtime and six in league play.

* Doerr caps the season with a team-leading five points on two goals and an assist.

* Painilainen started all 15 matches and scored a goal with two assists in her first season after transferring from Arizona.
 
* Seniors Nicole Copping (Blue Point, NY / Bayport-Blue Point) and Victoria Reis (Rockville Centre, NY / South Side) also started all 15 games.

* 12 of Manhattan's 15 MAAC matches were decided by one goal or less, including 9-of-10 during league play.

* The Jaspers yielded just 16 goals, the second-fewest allowed in program history, two short of the 14 surrendered by the 2015 squad.

* The seniors finish their careers as just the eighth class in school history to win at least 30 matches, concluding with a 30-30-10 record (18-13-9 MAAC).

* Manhattan leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac by a 5-3-2 count, including going 4-2-2 since the Bobcats entered the league in 2013.

* All eight of the teams' match-ups as MAAC members have been decided by one goal or less.

* Quinnipiac posted advantages on shots (18-15), shots on goal (8-5) and corner kicks (4-3).

* Devan Malcolm made four saves for the Bobcats.

JSN POSTGAME WITH BRENDAN LAWLER

Hear from HC Brendan Lawler last night on the #JSN postgame interview, reflecting on the senior class and Tia Painilainen's first goal. #JasperNation pic.twitter.com/rqcrdZky3y

— Manhattan W. Soccer (@JaspersWSOC) October 25, 2018