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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Manhattan women's soccer team enters its final home weekend of the season with two critical conference matches on the slate, which will ultimately determine its MAAC Championships fate. The Lady Jaspers enter Friday's match against Loyola (7-8-2, 3-3 MAAC) one game out of third place with four league contests remaining. Only the top four teams qualify for the conference tournament.
Fans can watch both contests live exclusively on JasperVision at GoJaspers.com. Live stats are also available.
Manhattan (4-10-1, 2-3-0 MAAC) has won its last two conference matches logging back-to-back 2-1 wins at Iona and over Saint Peter's last Friday at Gaelic Park. Sophomore forward Kayla Howden posted the game winning goal in Manhattan's triumph against the Gaels and freshman Martine Diamond had the decisive strike versus the Peahens.
Manhattan has also been led offensively by senior Caroline Morse who has 12 points and five goals this season. Morse ranks in the top-10 of the MAAC in both categories. The forward from Lebanon, N.J. enters the weekend fourth in program history with 57 points, tied for fourth with 21 career goals and tied for third with 15 career assists.
The Lady Jaspers have relied defensively on sophomore goalkeeper Kara Davis who has two shutouts this year. She harbors a 1.52 goals against average and is third in the MAAC averaging 5.17 saves per game. Davis has been supported all year long by senior co-captain Kara Bucci, along with juniors Claire Reinhard and Devon Lutz who have been mainstays in the back without missing a start.
On Sunday, Manhattan will celebrate Senior Day prior to the match with Rider. The Lady Jaspers will honor five graduating seniors in Alyssa Bachowski, Kara Bucci, Michelle Miyaki, Caroline Morse and Kristin Spiros for their hard work and dedication to the women's soccer program over the last four years. Kick off is scheduled for 10 a.m. The Senior Day ceremony will precede at 9:30 a.m.
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