Riverdale, NY – With just over 40 seconds remaining in the second overtime, sophomore Thomas Hitchins (Raleigh, NC / Wakefield) corralled a deflection from junior Berti Fourrier (Marseille, France / IFC Marseille), and smashed home the game winning shot from just outside the box to lift Manhattan to a 1-0 MAAC-opening win over Monmouth.
The teams played the first 109 minutes without a score, with both teams threatening at different points on the evening.
Senior Marcellin Gohier (Nantes, France / CENS) recorded his 14th career shutout in the victory, while improving on his own school record. Gohier made six stops on the night, including five in the second half, to keep the game deadlocked at zero.
Monmouth held a slight advantage in shots (12-9) and corners (10-6), but the Jaspers outshot the Hawks 4-2 in overtime. Fourrier and junior Moritz Riegel (Hannover, Germany / Leibniz Universität Hannover) each had two shots in the contest.A field ?? at another Jasper Victory!
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Thomas Hitchins smashes home the game winner with 36 seconds left! #JasperNation #MAACSoccer pic.twitter.com/yGly8nOIDx
Manhattan improves to 2-5 and 1-0 in the MAAC, while the Hawks fall to 0-7-1 and 0-1 in the league.
Inside the Numbers
- The Jaspers' first two wins have come via overtime and have not had a tie since playing Canisius to a 1-1 draw on November 1, 2017.
- Gohier's win was the 20th of his three-year career.
- Hitchins recorded his first career goal and scored it on his first shot on goal this season.
- Fourrier notched a point in his third straight game and has had a hand in all four Manhattan goals on the year (1 goal, 3 assists).
- The Jaspers are now 11-1 when Fourrier has registered a point over his two seasons.
- Fourrier now has five goals and eight assists in his career.
- Sean Murray made one save in defeat for Monmouth.
- Manhattan has won three-straight matches against the Hawks by identical 1-0 scores.
- The last time the teams played at Gaelic Park in 2017, the Jaspers also won in double overtime.
"Tremendous win to start the MAAC campaign and a total squad effort," head coach Jorden Scott said. "We still have a long way to go and now we must turn our focus to Quinnipiac and another tough test."
Up Next
- The Jaspers will look to continue the momentum against Quinnipiac on Saturday, October 5 at Gaelic Park, with opening kick scheduled for 2:00 pm.