DOVER, DEL. – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (1-1-1) earned its first win of 2025 over the Hornets from Delaware State (1-1-0) by a score of 2-0 in Dover on Tuesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Green and White put the pressure on early, as Junior midfielder Kaylee Stowell started the scoring three minutes into the contest.
- Forwards Samantha D'Angelo and Amaya Hill combined for an additional three shots within the first eight minutes.
- Manhattan held the Hornets without a shot on goal until the 22nd, with Delaware State adding on four more through the 37th minute.
- A similar trend continued to start the second half of play, with DSU not registering another shot until the 64th.
- Freshman goalkeeper Julianna Mosca saved a potential game-tying penalty kick attempt from the Hornets shortly following.
- Later in the match, freshman Isabela Montesdeoca fed a corner kick off the head of junior Talia Omer to double the Jasper lead.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Jaspers combined for 18 shots, 11 of which going on goal, a season-high for both categories.
- Freshman goalkeeper Julianna Mosca registered her first career shutout, notching three saves en route to the win.
- Both Samantha D'Angelo and Talia Omer clocked their first score of 2025, matching their previous two seasons' totals.
- Freshman Samantha Setteducato and Junior Payton Wilkerson logged two shots on goal, the only Jaspers to do so tonight.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach
Brendan Lawler: "All wins, especially on the road, are good wins. Lots of opportunities to improve going forward but we can build on two very well finished goals from Kaylee and Talia and a game-winning penalty kick save from Julianna as part of her first career shutout."
Junior midfielder
Kaylee Stowell: "A clean sheet is always a great feeling. I want to give major credit to our goalkeeper, Julianna Mosca. She played extremely well tonight, saving a penalty kick in the second half to keep our score clean. I'm so excited for her, it must be an incredible feeling. 4 games in 7 days is obviously a difficult schedule but I have full confidence in us to hold the standard against CCSU. Everyone here is capable of representing what we stand for and I'm excited to see what we can do moving forward."
NEXT UP:
Manhattan returns to Gaelic Park on Thursday, August 21, for another non-conference match against Central Connecticut State University. The contest can be viewed on the Jasper Sports Network starting at 5 p.m.
