RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Soccer team (1-1) took down the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University (0-0) by a score of 6-0 on Tuesday evening from Gaelic Park.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaspers returned to its home pitch for the first time since October 30, 2024, when Manhattan fell to Rider in its regular season home finale.
- Manhattan found the back of the net early with sophomore transfer Max Asplin-Rowley and captain Henry Hamilton finding freshman striker Martin Rodriguez to capture its first goal of the match just three minutes in.
- After an offside for Manhattan, the trio would recapture its magic a handful of minutes later with Hamilton and Asplin-Rowley finding Rodriguez for a second consecutive brace.
- Towards the latter portion of the first 45' off a foul from NJCU, sophomore midfielder William Fagerberg found Gregory Sprenkel off the set piece for his first goal as a member of the Green and White.
- Getting taken down in the box was Fagerberg, on a shot attempt by the sophomore, that resulted in a penalty kick, Henry Hamilton with the fake hesitation allowed his attempt to cross the goal-line for the teams' fourth goal.
- In a span of 34 seconds, the Jaspers grabbed an additional two goals from Martin Rodriguez and Thiago da Silva to post the teams' fifth and sixth goals of the match.
STATS AND NOTES
- Freshman forward Martin Rodriguez logged the first hat-trick for Manhattan since MLS Superdraft selection and former striker Gunnar Studenhofft put together a natural hat trick against the Marist Red Foxes in a 3-2 victory on September 30, 2023 in Poughkeepsie. The Netherlands native recorded four shots on goal, while assisting on the final goal in 63 minutes on the pitch. Rodriguez's hat trick was the first for Manhattan inside Gaelic Park since 2008.
- Sophomore midfielder William Fagerberg added four shots on the evening with one on target and assisted on one goal in 36 minutes off the bench.
- Sophomore defender Santiago Tarra put three shots on the board with two on target in 54 minutes of game action.
- Senior captain Henry Hamilton added his first goal of the 2025 season with a penalty kick strike, while adding two assists on Rodriguez's first two goals in 72 total minutes.
- Senior midfielder James Lucas registered two shots with one on target in 62 minutes on the pitch.
NEXT UP
The Green and White are back in action on Sunday, August 31 as the Jaspers embark on its second road trip of the campaign, as it visits the Huskies of UConn for a 6 p.m. start. The contest can be viewed on UConn Plus.
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