POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers
Men's Soccer team (4-7-4, 3-3-3 MAAC) settled for a 1-1 draw against the Red Foxes of Marist University (7-4-4, 3-4-2 MAAC) inside Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field on Saturday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Keeping its foot on the gas in its pursuit of a MAAC Tournament berth, were the Green and White, who needed a singular point to keep its hopes alive.
- The Red Foxes found the back of the night with three shots in the first eight minutes, before sophomore midfielder William Fagerberg logged the first Jasper attempt of the night 15 minutes in.
- Marist continued its onslaught of chances with another six shots, attempted, before the Fagerberg's second attempt went wide left.
- Out of the locker room, the Red Foxes were threatening with two quick shots but denied by Ludvig Malberg on both attempts.
- Later in the second half, the Green and White logged an additional three shots over Marist, as well as possession down the stretch of the match.
- In the 80th minute onward, the Jaspers added three shots, which featured a last second Henry Reinhart strike to find the back of the net with 17 seconds remaining in the match.
STATS AND NOTES
- Freshman midfielder Henry Reinhart notched the match-tying strike with 17 seconds remaining to give the Jaspers one point heading into the final fixture of the season.
- Senior goalkeeper Ludvig Malberg posted another stellar performance by surrendering one goal with five saves.
- Sophomore midfielder William Fagerberg posted a team high four shots with one on target in 89 minutes on the pitch in his return from a two-match absence.
- Freshman forward Martin Rodriguez added two shots with one on target in 56 minutes off the bench.
- Redshirt Junior defender Paul Abbatiello assisted on the equalizing strike from Reinhart in the waning seconds of the fixture, while adding one shot in a full 90 on the pitch.
- The Jaspers currently sit with 12 points and hold its own in the final spot in the MAAC table, heading into Decision Day on Wednesday evening in Riverdale.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Tom Giovatto: "It's a great outcome after a monumental effort from the team in the second half. This was a result based on pure grit. We were passive in the first half and Ludo was incredible to keep us 1-0. We flipped the script in the second. We got ourselves off the ropes and found a way to push back. It's an incredibly emotional ending that we hope this young group can carry into a must-win match Wednesday against Iona."
NEXT UP
The Green and White are back in action one final time in the regular season on Wednesday, November 5, when the Jaspers welcome the reigning MAAC champion Gaels of Iona University to Gaelic Park, beginning at 6 p.m. This match can be viewed on the Jaspers Sports Network.
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