2019 Schedule
Riverdale, NY - Manhattan College Head Women's Soccer Coach
Brendan Lawler has announced the program's 2019 schedule.
"Our non-conference schedule is a good balance of traditional local rivalries and new competition that will prepare us for our always tough MAAC games," said Lawler. "Our slate features top-flight competition against three America East schools (Binghamton, Hartford and Stony Brook) that have had recent success, while the 'Battle of the Bronx' against perennial A-10 contender Fordham is always a great game and we have three new teams (Merrimack, Pacific and St. Francis Brooklyn) on the schedule.
"Every game was a battle for us last year, with all but three games being decided by one goal," Lawler continued. "We know the fight and depth it takes to be successful and all of our players are looking forward to contributing to a great 2019 in any way needed."
NOTES:
* Manhattan's seven-game non-conference schedule will pit the squad against teams from three leagues, including the America East, Atlantic 10 (A-10), the Northeast Conference (NEC) and the West Coast Conference (WCC).
* The Jaspers will play host to Fordham in its home opener at Gaelic Park on Thursday, August 29 at 7:00 pm
* Manhattan will open the season with back-to-back road games against America East representatives Hartford (Thursday, August 22 - 6:00 pm) and Stony Brook (Sunday, August 25 - 1:00 pm), before heading to Binghamton (Sunday, September 1 - 1:00 pm).
* St. Francis Brooklyn (Friday, September 6 - 7:00 pm) will be fielding soccer for the first time in 2019 while Merrimack (Sunday, September 22 - 12:00 pm) is joining the Division I ranks this year, with both teams competing in the NEC.
* The program's alumni game will be held on Sunday, September 8 at 10:30 am.
* Pacific, which is located in Stockton, CA, and plays in the ultra-competitive WCC will play in Gaelic Park on Friday, September 13 at 7:00 pm.
* During MAAC play, Manhattan will host Canisius (Saturday, September 28 - 12:00 pm), Iona (Wednesday, October 9 - 7:00 pm), Rider (Wednesday, October 16 - 7:00 pm), Siena (Saturday, October 19 - 12:00 pm) and Saint Peter's (Wednesday, October 30 – 7:00 pm).
* The Jaspers' road MAAC schedule consists of games against defending league champion Monmouth (Wednesday, October 2 – 7:00 pm), Niagara (Saturday, October 5 - 12:00 pm), Fairfield (Saturday, October 12 – 2:00 pm), Quinnipiac (Wednesday, October 23 – 2:00 pm) and Marist (Saturday, October 26 – 5:00 pm).
* The First Round will be held on Sunday, November 3, the semifinals on Thursday, November 7 and the Championship on Sunday, November 10 with all games being contested at the home field of the higher seed.
* Manhattan returns 22 letterwinners in 2019.
