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Winner Canisius CAN (1-4-0, 1-0-0)
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Manhattan MAN (1-2-4, 0-1-0)
Winner
Canisius CAN
(1-4-0, 1-0-0)
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Final
1
Manhattan MAN
(1-2-4, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 2 0 2
Manhattan MAN 0 1 1
9/6 - WSOC vs. Canisius Recap
Vincent Dusovic

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Drops MAAC Opener to Canisius

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (1-2-4) fell on Saturday afternoon against the Golden Griffins from Canisius (1-4) by a score of 2-1 at Gaelic Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Roughly ten minutes into the contest, Junior midfielder Olivia McMaster received a great header feed, stopped by Canisius goalkeeper Chloe Tseros.
  • The Golden Griffins converted on both of their first half shots on goal, the first connecting in the 28th minute in the upper left corner.
  • Four minutes later, Canisius' Jessica Whitaker put one to the other side, doubling the visitor lead.. 
  • Junior goalkeeper Molly Brunk clocked her first save in the 60th minute, thwarting a shot to the low right side. 
  • Junior forward Samantha D'Angelo took advantage of her opportunity in the 72nd minute, slashing the lead in half off a feed from Mayah Wheeler
  • D'Angelo got the crowd going with some drama in the 86th, nailing the crossbar as Junior forward Amaya Hill followed up with a bullet that was quickly blocked.
STATS AND NOTES
  • Manhattan won the shots battle 13-9, with the teams each clocking five shots on goal.
  • Molly Brunk made three second half saves, a crucial piece to a Jasper second half shutout.
  • Junior and Senior defenders Talia Omer and Mayah Wheeler each played a full 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • The Jaspers tallied five second half corner kicks.

NEXT UP:
Manhattan will open up the road portion of its conference schedule next Saturday, September 13 against Sacred Heart. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ and will start at 12 noon.
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
28:51
CAN Meghan Joerger (1)
Assisted By: Skylar Cornell
GOAL by CAN Joerger, Meghan Assist by Cornell, Skylar.
32:04
CAN Jessica Whitaker (1)
GOAL by CAN Whitaker, Jessica.
72:54
MAN Samantha D'Angelo (2)
Assisted By: Mayah Wheeler
GOAL by MAN D'Angelo, Samantha Assist by Wheeler, Mayah.

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