DeLeo Leads Manhattan To 2-0 Win Over Saint Peter's

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Riverdale, NY - Junior Bri DeLeo (Harriman, NY / Monroe-Woodbury) scored a goal and assisted on another to lift Manhattan to a season-ending 2-0 win over Saint Peter's at Gaelic Park.

The Jaspers conclude the season with a 4-11-2 record, including a 3-5-2 mark in the MAAC, while the Peacocks finish up at 3-13-1 and 1-8-1 in the league.

Manhattan opened the scoring in the 25th minute when DeLeo juked a pair of defenders, before finding junior Shelby Jones (Greenville, NC / Junius H. Rose) for an easy chip-in from right in front of the net.

DeLeo with the nifty moves to set up Jones for the score!

Manhattan leads Saint Peter's 1-0!#JasperNation pic.twitter.com/YLd055KUUN

— Manhattan W. Soccer (@JaspersWSOC) October 30, 2019

The Jaspers added to their lead early in the second half as DeLeo scored her fourth goal of the season in the 52nd minute to provide the final 2-0 score.

Seniors Olivia Printy (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL / St. Joseph Academy) and Camryn Nici (Seaford, NY / St. Anthony's) each made three saves in net in combining to post the second Manhattan clean sheet of the season.
 
The Jaspers posted advantages on shots (19-12) and shots on goal (8-6), with each team registering four corner kicks.

Victoria Scarratt turned away six shots in a losing effort for the visitors.

Coach Lawler On The Win 

Hear from head coach Brendan Lawler following our 2-0 win to close the season! pic.twitter.com/WJ4gEJp2TF

— Manhattan W. Soccer (@JaspersWSOC) October 31, 2019

Notes
* $2,000 was raised by the women's soccer team for the Jack Mattsson Foundation. Click HERE for more information.
 
* Manhattan haswon 22-straight matches against Saint Peter's.

* The Jaspers are 26-3, all-time against the Peacocks, including going 16-1 at home.

* Head Coach Brendan Lawler is a perfect 10-0 against his alma mater.

* DeLeo's first career multi-point game allows her to finish the season with four goals, a team-best three assists and 11 points.

* She will enter her senior season with seven career goals and four career assists.

* Jones notched her third career goal and the second of the game-winning variety.

* Printy collected her first victory of the season and the eighth of her career.

* Senior Katina Cokinos (Dix Hills, NY / Canisius) just missed delivering a goal in the 90th minute as her shot went just over the crossbar.

* Since the start of the 2012 season, the Manhattan is 32-25-8, including 20-13-7 during league play, at Gaelic Park.

* The Jaspers are now 33-3-6 over their last 42 matches when scoring first, dating back to the 2014 season.

* Manhattan will return 100 percent of its scoring next year.