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Hamden, CT - Manhattan battled Quinnipiac to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in MAAC action at the QU Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium, as the teams played to a stalemate for the third-straight season.
The Jaspers are now 3-10-2 and 2-4-2 in the MAAC while the Bobcats are 8-7-1 and 4-4-1 in the league.
Manhattan was the aggressor for most of the first half of play, as the Jaspers registered the first major scoring threat of the game in the 12th minute when sophomore
Eve Montgomery (Abington, MA / Whitman-Hanson Regional) sent a cross that almost found the back of the net.
The Jaspers finally broke through in the 33rd minute as junior
Arianna Montefusco (Levittown, NY / General Douglas MacArthur) drove home a header off a perfect corner kick from classmate
Tia Painilainen (Espoo, Finland / Arizona). Unfortunately, Quinnipiac answered in the 44th minute when Selena Salas blasted a shot to the far post to tie it up at 1-1.
In the second half, both teams' defense locked in and dominated play over the final 45 minutes of regulation. Montgomery fired a shot that went just wide in the 70th minute, before Quinnipiac had a pair of opportunities in the 80th minute that were snuffed out by the Manhattan defense.
In extra time, junior
Sydney Harwood (Monroe, NY / Monroe-Woodbury) registered the best scoring opportunity of overtime with a shot off a corner kick that was narrowly deflected by the Bobcat netminder in the 91st minute.
Notes
* Montefusco scored for the fourth time in five matches and leads the MAAC with eight goals and 18 points.
* Painilainen now has two assists, matching sophomore
Olivia Maldonado (Babylon, NY / Babylon), Montefusco and Montgomery for the team lead.
* Sophomore
Kim Mains (Harriman, NY / Immaculate Heart Academy (NJ)) made three saves over 65 scoreless minutes of action between the pipes to earn the tie.
* Montefusco's 19 career goals are tied for seventh in the program's all-time annals while her 44 points are 10th.
* Manhattan is 10-3-3 when Montefusco finds the back of the net and 13-4-3 when she notches a point.
* Since Quinnipiac joined the MAAC prior to the 2013 season, the Jaspers lead the all-time series by a 4-2-3 count with all nine matches being decided by one goal or less.
* The Jaspers are now 32-2-6 over their last 40 matches when scoring first, dating back to the 2014 season.
Up Next
* Manhattan is at Marist on Saturday, October 26 with opening kick tabbed for 5:00 pm.
