During the final days of 2013, gojaspers.com will highlight some of the best moments of the 2013 calendar year, highlighting the outstanding accomplishments of Manhattan College's student-athletes, coaches and teams in random order.
Christian Heimall of gojaspers.com will recap each of the 13 moments in the video sidebar at the right.
August 23, 2013
Box Score
On a beautiful late summer evening in the Bronx, Manhattan and Fordham needed overtime to crown this year's winner for borough bragging rights. Three minutes into the extra session, the Jaspers' Aislinn McIlvenny put home a penalty kick after a Fordham foul in the box to give Manhattan a 2-1 victory in the season opener for both teams.
Fordham controlled the pace of play early, peppering Manhattan goalkeeper Kristen Skonieczny with five shots on goal in the first 21 minutes of the match. Skonieczny was up to the task, allowing Manhattan to strike first in the 25th minute.
Manhattan received a free kick from about 20 yards out to the right of the Fordham goal. Janie Schlauder played an outstanding ball into the box, finding the foot of Martine Diamond. Diamond then crossed it to Lizzy Carlson, who knocked home her first collegiate goal in her first collegiate game to give the Jaspers a 1-0 advantage.
Late in the second half, Fordham found its equalizer. After a scramble on the right side of the goal, Solimine crossed a ball in front to Kristina Maksuti, who fired into an empty net to tie the game at the 3:59 mark.
Fordham earned a corner kick two minutes into overtime but Manhattan was able to counter. After the Jaspers drew a foul in the box, Manhattan gained a penalty kick opportunity. McIlvenny confidently stepped up and coolly slotted the ball into the lower left corner of the net, setting off a celebration on the Jasper sidelines.
