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Jaspers Fall In Finale Against Quinnipiac
Men's Lacrosse
Posted: 4/27/2019 10:03:00 PM
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Riverdale, NY -
 Senior Parker Giarratana (Delray, FL / Boca Raton Community) scored three goals with two assists, but it wasn't enough as Manhattan dropped a 15-9 decision to Quinnipiac. 

The Jaspers conclude the year with a 6-8 mark, including 2-5 in the MAAC, while the Bobcats are now 8-6 and 5-2 in the league.
 
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Manhattan opened the scoring in the game's eighth minute as junior Brandon Grinnell (Wakefield, MA / Wakefield Memorial) collected a ground ball in the Quinnipiac zone, before firing it past the goaltender.

The visitors would respond with eight-straight goals, before sophomore Jake Nicolosi (West Islip, NY / West Islip) and Giarratana answered with back-to-back scores to trim the deficit to 8-3 at the break.

After halftime, the Bobcats found the back of the net three times in the third quarter to open up an insurmountable 11-4 advantage.

In the fourth period, the Jaspers would score five goals, highlighted by a pair of Giarratana goals and scores from seniors Cole Johnson (Dexter, NY / General Brown) and William Ratchford (Mountain Lakes, NJ / Mountain Lakes).

Grinnell scored twice to join Giarratana with multiple goals.

Sophomore Brendan Krebs (East Williston, NY / Chaminade) made 10 saves between the pipes.

Mike Fletcher, Matt Frost and Tyler Mackey all notched hat tricks to lead the way for Quinnipiac while Nick DiMuccio made 13 saves in earning the win. 

Notes
* Manhattan's six wins are the most since posting seven in 2010.
* Giarratana finished his career second in program history with 103 goals and third with  62 assists and 165 points.
* The Sunshine State native now has 17 career hat tricks and 30 career multi-goal performances.
* Krebs' 10 saves mark the 12th time this year that the second-year netminder has recorded double-figure in stops.
 
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