LOUDONVILLE, NY — Manhattan found themselves in a slugfest of a first half, as it trailed Siena 6-4 at halftime. However, it was the Saints who pulled away over the final two periods, defending its home field against the Jaspers by a final score of 14-8.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Manhattan opened the scoring festivities when junior attack Lauren Maher found the back of the net at 10:03 of the first quarter.
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Siena then doubled up the Jaspers, scoring the next two goals to jump back in front 2-1 at Hickey Field.
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Maher executed again minutes later to knot the scoreline at two. However, Olivia Nicholson and Elizabeth Wamp each added their second goals of the afternoon to take a 4-2 lead for Siena into the second quarter.
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Siena opened the second quarter with a free position goal from Cass Belsito to extend its lead to three.
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Manhattan would get two more back in the second quarter, one goal from Ava Fernandes and another from Maher from the free position, to send the Jaspers into halftime down 6-4.
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Siena upped their advantage by outscoring the Jaspers 4-1 in the third quarter. The Saints also posted a 4-3 advantage over the final 15 minutes of play to put the finishing touches on the victory.
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Meghan Wendler and Juliana Mahan each recorded goals in the second half, while Julia Kerr notched a pair of free position goals to cap the scoring for the Jaspers.
STATS AND NOTES
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Junior Danielle Serbinski set a personal-best 15 saves, outdoing her previous best 13 which she set last month versus Sacred Heart.
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Lauren Maher's hat trick was the second of her career but her first outing with three conversions this season.
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Julia Kerr netted her second multi goal game of her young career, finishing with two goals on Wednesday.
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Manhattan went 14-17 (82.3%) on clears.
NEXT UP
The Jaspers (2-9, 1-2 MAAC) will have a quick turnaround when it returns to Gaelic Park on Saturday to face Quinnipiac (5-6, 0-3 MAAC) at 11 am. The program will hold senior day festivities prior to the start of the game.
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