Manhattan To Host Local Rival Iona

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Riverdale, NY - After playing a pair of games on the road, Manhattan returns home to host Iona on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm before traveling to Fairfield on Saturday, October 12 for a 2:00 pm kickoff.

Green Out The Gaels!
* The first 50 students in attendance against Iona will be given a free green t-shirt.

Scouting Iona
* The Gaels are 3-8-2 and 0-2-1 in the MAAC.
* Iona is paced by the duo of Faith Preziosi (6 goals, 3 assists) and Amber Crispin (6 goals).
* Angelina DeCicco and Emma Havrilla have split time between the pipes. 

History With Gaels
* Manhattan owns a 15-9-5 advantage in the all-time series.
* The Jaspers are 4-0-1 over their last five matches with the Gaels, while outscoring Iona 19-2 during that time.
* Last year, the teams played to a 1-1 draw as senior Caleigh Farrell notched her first collegiate goal, with the assist coming from junior Maddie Barrow.
* Juniors Alexa Chapman, Sydney Harwood, Lindsey Healy and Arianna Montefusco have all found the back of the net against Iona.

Reunion Of Sorts
* Iona Head Coach Todd Plourde spent two years as an assistant coach with Manhattan from 2005-06.
* In 2006, the Jaspers posted a school-record 12 victories.

Scouting Fairfield
* The Stags are 6-3-2 and a perfect 3-0-0 in the MAAC.
* Fairfield is led by the trio of Liz Dumas (6 goals, 1 assist), Stephanie Tsangaris (4 goals, 3 assists) and Gabby Diodati (2 goals, 6 assists).
* Gena Pike and Aytana Muschajew have split time in the net.

History With The Stags
* Manhattan is 2-0-2 over its last four match-ups with Fairfield.
* The Stags lead the all-time series by a 22-4-4 count.
* Montesfusco scored both goals in the Jaspers' 2-0 win at Fairfield in 2017.
* The victory was the first-ever for Manhattan when playing on the road (1-12-1) against the Stags.
* Last year the teams played to a 1-1 tie, as junior Gemma Perez scored the lone Jasper goal with Healy and junior Tia Painilainen adding assists.

Monmouth/Niagara Notes
* Junior Shelby Jones scored her first collegiate goal at Monmouth, with sophomore Olivia Maldonado collecting her first career assist.
* Senior Camryn Nici made seven saves against the Hawks and eight at Niagara.

Montgomery Finds The Back Of The Net
* Sophomore Eve Montgomery scored her first goal of the year and the second of her career against Canisius, with DeLeo earning her second career assist.

Multi-Goal Montefusco
* Montefusco scored a pair of goals in the Jaspers' final non-conference match at Merrimack.
* It was Montefusco's third career multi-goal performance with Manhattan, and her first since registering two in a 3-2 win over Quinnipiac in the semifinals of the 2017 MAAC Tournament. 

Montefusco On The Year
* After missing all of last year due to injury, Montefusco has a team-leading nine points (t-10th MAAC), on the strength of four goals (t-5th MAAC) and an assist.
* Montefusco drilled a penalty kick in the opener against Hartford, before blasting in the lone Jasper goal against Stony Brook.
* The Long Island native now has 15 career goals, including converting three penalty kicks.
* Manhattan is 8-3-1 when Montefusco finds the back of the net and 11-4-1 when she notches a point.

DeLeo Finds The Back Of The Net
* DeLeo notched her first goal of the year and the fourth of her career at Merrimack.

DYK?
* DeLeo and Montefusco scored just 22 seconds apart against the Warriors?

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
* Junior Perez and freshman Kaitlyn Cooke each collected their first career assists against Merrimack.

Against St. Francis Brooklyn ...
* Painilainen's blast in the 87th minute, which also was her second career goal, lifted the Jaspers to a 1-0 victory over the Terriers.
* Montefusco assisted on the score and has had a hand in all three Manhattan scores (2 goals, 1 assist) this year.
* Nici made two saves in collecting her third career shutout victory.
* The Jaspers posted advantages in shots (21-5), shots on goal (12-2) and corner kicks (5-0).

Nici In Net
* Nici has notched double-figures in saves twice this year, highlighted by a career-high 13 at Binghamton.
* At Hartford, she also denied a Hawk scoring opportunity on a penalty kick.

Strength In Numbers
* Five juniors have started all 10 games: Montefusco, DeLeo, Sydney Harwood, Painilainen and Perez, while Nici and Cooke have also started all 10 games.

Close Calls
* Six of Manhattan's 10 matches have been decided by one goal or less.

Strike First, Strike Fast, Strike Hard
* The Jaspers are 30-2-4 over its last 36 matches when scoring first, dating back to the 2014 season.
 
About The 2019 Jaspers
* The Jaspers return 22 letterwinners, including seven starters, from last year's team.

Captains Named
* Nici, DeLeo and Harwood will serve as captains for the 2019 season. Click HERE for the entire release.

Jaspers Tabbed Eighth
* The Jaspers were selected to finish eighth in the annual MAAC preseason poll.

Home Is Where The Heart Is
* Since the start of the 2012 season, Manhattan is 29-25-7, including 17-13-6 during league play, at Gaelic Park.

Newcomers 
* The Jaspers have 10 new faces on the roster in 2019. Click HERE for the entire release.