Pacific Defeats Manhattan

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Riverdale, NY - Pacific defeated Manhattan 1-0 in non-conference action at Gaelic Park.

Early in the second half, the Jaspers had an opportunity to even the score as junior Bri DeLeo (Harriman, NY / Monroe-Woodbury) broke free and fired a shot that blasted off the crossbar. Unfortunately, on the rebound Manhattan was whistled for being offside while nullifying an easy scoring opportunity.

The Tigers scored the lone goal of the night in the 15th minute when Kelsey Oen headed a cross from Isabella Pariente into the upper left corner of the net.

Senior Camryn Nici (Seaford, NY / St. Anthony's) had another outstanding performance in net, registering eight saves.

Manhattan is now 1-5, while Pacific improves to 2-5.
 
Notes
* The Tigers registered advantages in shots (15-3), shots on goal (9-2) and corner kicks (7-3).

* Brenna Crump earned the win, playing 88-plus minutes.

* Junior Gemma Perez (Park Ridge, NJ / Paramus Catholic) and sophomore Olivia Maldonado (Babylon, NY / Babylon) each recorded shots on goal for the Jaspers.

* Five of Manhattan's six games have been decided by one goal.

Up Next
* Manhattan will conclude non-conference play at Merrimack on Sunday, September 22 at 12:00 pm.