RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (3-3-4, 2-2-0 MAAC) took down the Mountaineers of Mount St. Mary's (3-7-0, 1-4-0 MAAC) by a score of 2-0 from Gaelic Park on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Looking to build off its clean sheet away from Riverdale this past Wednesday, were the Jaspers, who came out firing on its home turf Saturday afternoon.
- Just six minutes into the match, the Green and White posted a corner kick before Mount found a bit of rhythm but was stunted due to a pair offside flags.
- In a stretch of eight minutes, Manhattan paced possession in their attacking third with five shots coming in that stretch, before the Mountaineers were able to escape the everlasting pressure the Jaspers were forcing.
- In the 68th minute of action, it was junior forward Lauren Ahearn who received a perfect cross from Amaya Hill in the box and found the back of the net for the eventual match winner.
- Just minutes later, officials checked VAR in attempt to determine whether the Mount had committed a foul in the 18-yard box. It was determined that the Jaspers would have an opportunity to post a second goal. Arancha Antunes was unsuccessful, and the match remained with a one goal lead.
- The Jaspers put the final touches on the match with Olivia McMaster capping off a career day with a goal from Hill and Mayah Wheeler to capture its second conference victory of the campaign.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior midfielder Olivia McMaster paced the match with nine shots on the afternoon, while tallying the insurance marker in 70 minutes on the pitch.
- Junior goalkeeper Molly Brunk tallied her second straight clean sheet on the day after facing nine shots, with two on target, and saving both.
- Off the bench, was junior forward Lauren Ahearn, who captured the game winning strike on two shots on target in 39 minutes of play.
- Junior midfielder Arancha Antunes added two shots on goal in 30 minutes off the bench this afternoon.
- Freshman midfielder Josslyn Weissman posted one assist in 28 minutes of match time.
- Redshirt junior forward Amaya Hill logged two assists with one shot in 72 minutes of action.
- Senior defender Mayah Wheeler registered one assist and one shot on target in 86 minutes on the pitch.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach
Brendan Lawler: "Great team win from start to finish today. We are really coming together well and showing the type of perseverance needed to get 3 points! Going forward we just need to keep focusing on the tactical decisions and technical execution to keep improving on the good things we're doing."
Junior
Lauren Ahearn: "I am so proud of this team and the effort we have given in every single game. This win felt absolutely amazing and it's great to get two back-to-back after having a rough start. We will take this confidence into our next game and keep playing for each other."
NEXT UP
The Green and White are back in action on Wednesday, October 1, when the Jaspers trek to Western New York to face the Purple Eagles of Niagara University for a 12 p.m. first touch. The fixture will be available on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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