RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (2-3-4, 1-2-0 MAAC) defeated the Gaels of Iona University (2-7-2, 0-3-1 MAAC) with a score of 2-0 at Mazzella Field on Wednesday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Looking to bounce back were the Jaspers in New Rochelle on Wednesday afternoon and did so in commanding fashion. In the 11th minute of play, the Gaels forced Manhattan to take its first corner kick, provided by Amaya Hill, who fed a perfect ball into the six, where Kaylee Stowell was able to bury the loose change to the back of the net. The Green and White would never look back.
- The home team would respond with a trio of shots before the Jaspers added an additional two before the half concluded.
- Manhattan started out a step behind Iona to open the second half but quickly bounced back with a quartet of shots led by Lauren Ahearn.
- Finding its rhythm once more as the match went on, were the Green and White, who were able to post its insurance marker with Mayah Wheeler playing a bounce to near perfection, that eventually was sent to Amaya Hill with an odd-player rush on the attack, where she fed it to Josslyn Weissman for her first collegiate tally to put the match away.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior midfielder Kaylee Stowell posted the game-winning goal just 11 minutes into the match off a corner kick. She would log 58 total minutes on the pitch.
- Freshman midfielder Josslyn Weissman logged the insurance marker in the 70th minute in just 21 minutes off the bench.
- Junior goalkeeper Molly Brunk recorded three saves after facing 10 shots in 90 minutes on the pitch. The Fairfax, VA native logged her first clean sheet of the 2025 campaign after setting the program record in clean sheets a season ago.
- Redshirt Junior forward Amaya Hill recorded two assists with one shot in 63 minutes on the pitch.
- Senior defender Mayah Wheeler posted one assist on the afternoon in a full 90 minutes of game time.
- Freshman defender Lily Bandel added one shot on goal to her ledger this afternoon, in a full 90 minutes.
- Junior forward Lauren Ahearn registered two shots with one on target in 32 minutes off the bench.
- Freshman midfielder Isabela Montesdeoca logged one shot in 11 minutes off the bench.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach
Brendan Lawler: "We were very organized defensively today. I thought we limited their chances very well. We played a bit more direct today. We also created a lot of chances too."
"We played well in a lot of games this year where we didn't get the result we wanted. We just need to continue to build that confidence for Saturday."
Junior Midfielder
Kaylee Stowell: "I don't score that often, and the adrenaline that came after. It feels so good. If you look at our record, we didn't have the best start to conference play. Coming off a win against one of our biggest rivals in the MAAC, will go a long way."
NEXT UP
The Green and White are back in action on Saturday, September 27, when the Jaspers play host to the Mountaineers of Mount St. Mary's for a 12 p.m. opening kick-off. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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