RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (1-1-4) took home a draw Sunday afternoon against the Rams from Fordham (2-1-1) by a score of 1-1 at Gaelic Park.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Offensive opportunities came aplenty for the Rams, registering four shots in as many minutes to start the contest.
- Junior forward Amaya Hill capped off a counterattack to put the Jaspers on top early following a feed from Graduate Marlene Berlinghoff.
- Junior goalkeeper Molly Brunk thwarted all of Fordham's three shots on goal, including one from close range in the 37th minute.
- Manhattan's defense made its presence known, only allowing one shot to reach the final wall for over 35 minutes in the second half.
- In the 83rd minute, Fordham's Ava Giudice lofted a goal past Brunk to net the equalizer.
- Despite a shot on goal in the final minute from Hill, Manhattan was unable to break through once more, finalizing the draw.
STATS AND NOTES
- Fordham registered 21 shots to the Jaspers' seven.
- Molly Brunk saved six of the seven shots she faced, a new season-high for her first full 90 minutes on the pitch.
- Corner defense stood tall for Manhattan, stopping all six of the Rams' chances.
- Amaya Hill registered two of the Jaspers' three shots on goal, with the other coming from Junior midfielder Kaylee Stowell.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS:
Head Coach
Brendan Lawler: "Fordham is an excellent program so to create the opportunities we did and battle the way we did defensively was a great way to end non conference play. We are confident in our ability to continue to improve going into conference play and take the next step from how we ended last year."
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will return to Gaelic Park this Saturday, September 6 against conference foe Canisius. The contest will serve as the MAAC opener and can be viewed on the Jasper Sports Network starting at 12 noon.
