NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Soccer team (5-2-2, 2-1-2 Metro), sparked by a goal from
Olivia McMaster within the first three minutes, drew in its Metro contest against the Warriors of Merrimack (2-7-3, 0-4-2 Metro) by a final score of 1-1 on Saturday afternoon at Martone-Mejail Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Before the crowd had even settled into their seats, McMaster fired a ball past the reach of Addison Israel at the 2:46 mark to put the Jaspers on top.
- Lauren Ahearn joined her fellow captain on a pair of shot opportunities, but Merrimack stayed firm through 20 minutes.
- Just after that marker, Isabella Keogh found a ball from her sister Sophia to knot the contest up at one.
- In the subsequent five minutes, both McMaster and Mary Trudeau clocked shots on target within 25 seconds of each other, both forcing saves from Israel.
- The newcomer Logan Smith collected her own shot on target 10 minutes before the break, but another save kept us at 1-1 through 45 minutes.
- Manhattan wasted no time out of the locker room, as Smith, McMaster, and Ahearn all sent shots towards the Merrimack net, with Israel recording more saves from the latter two.
- Molly Brunk tallied her first save of the afternoon at the 61st minute, stopping a shot from Kylie Fuller.
- McMaster forced Israel to gather two more saves in the game's home stretch, continuing to apply the pressure.
- I. Keogh tried to double up on her previous score, but Brunk's stop in the 80th was the final defensive stand needed to secure the draw.
STATS AND NOTES
- Senior midfielder Olivia McMaster scored her fourth goal of the season, now just one behind teammate Lauren Ahearn. McMaster's six shots on target led both teams, doubling Merrimack's output.
- Seniors midfielder Mary Trudeau and Lauren Ahearn, along with Freshmen forward Katie Cragan and midfielder Logan Smith each recorded one shot on target.
- Senior goalkeeper Molly Brunk recorded two saves.
- Manhattan dominated the shot battle 23-9, winning 10-3 in the on target category.
NEXT UP
- Head Coach Brendan Lawler and the Jaspers will return home this Wednesday, October 7 when they welcome the Broncs from Rider. Action from Gaelic Park is scheduled to get underway at 3:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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