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Riverdale, NY – Manhattan women's lacrosse returns from its final non-conference road trip of the season to open up a three-game homestand, kicking off the stretch with a matchup against Wofford on Saturday, March 10 at 11:00 am.
The game will be streamed live on the Jasper Sports Network, with live stats also included.
LAST WEEK
The Jaspers went 1-1 last week, falling to Lafayette 12-9 and defeating Vermont 10-7. Manhattan held the Catamounts to their lowest point total and shot percentage of the year.
Junior
Molly Fitzpatrick led the way with six points in the two games, while senior
Sarah Lang netted a team-high four goals.
PRESTIANO NAMED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Earlier this week, junior goalkeeper
Nikki Prestiano was selected as a co-recipient of the ATAX Student-Athlete of the Week award. The Yorktown Heights native stopped 31 shots, including a career-high 19 saves against Vermont. Those 19 saves are the second-highest amount in a NCAA Division I game this season. Read more about the award
here.
A TRIO OF FIRSTS
Three Jaspers registered their first goals last week. Sophomore
Emily Englert tallied her first of the season in the win over the Catamounts. Freshman
Grace Owens, who has started the last two games, notched her first collegiate points in both games. As for junior
Emma Kaishian, she earned her first career goal in her third season at Manhattan with a coast-to-coast move against Lafayette in the opening half.
POINT STREAKS
The table below illustrates the current point streaks for Lang, Fitzpatrick and senior
Kara Hodapp.
WITH A WIN…
Manhattan would improve to 3-3 and have a .500 record in March for the first time since the 2016 season. The Jaspers would have back-to-back wins for the first time since they beat Iona and Siena on April 12 and April 15, 2017.
A GROWING SPORT
Manhattan will face first-year program Wofford, the second fledgling program the Jaspers play this season (Arizona State). The Sun Devils and the Terriers are two of four newly implemented Division I programs in the NCAA this year (East Carolina and Hartford are the others). All in all, 12 varsity programs in the NCAA and NAIA began collegiate play this year.
SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Wofford arrives to Riverdale with a 0-3 record, most recently falling to Army 19-4. The team, like Manhattan, played Presbyterian earlier in the year. The Blue Hose won that game 14-12.
Freshman Hannah Mutch paces the team with six goals and 11 points. Delaney Irwin has won most of the draw controls this season with 16. Kelsey Thompson has played every minute in net, making 36 saves while allowing 54 goals.
With Wofford playing its first year, this is the first meeting all-time between the programs.
ON THE HORIZON
Manhattan will continue its homestand and wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule with games against La Salle and Wagner on March 16 and March 18, respectively.
