HAMDEN, Conn. – The Manhattan Jaspers women's lacrosse team (2-10, 1-2 MAAC), despite seven goals in the first half, lost its MAAC contest to the Bobcats of Quinnipiac (6-5, 1-2 MAAC) by a final score of 17-9 at Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The usual duo of Ella Brunette and Julia Kerr scored the first two goals of the game for the Jaspers within 2:15 of the game starting.
- Quinnipiac shortly responded to tie the game by midway through the quarter, with Brunette firing home her second of the day to retake the lead at 3-2.
- Before the frame came to a close, the freshman midfielder secured a hat trick by the end of the first quarter, closing with a 4-3 advantage.
- Logan Pilon joined Kerr in the scoring column halfway through period two, with Manhattan then holding their largest lead of the day at 7-4.
- The Bobcats scored the final four goals of the first half, taking an 8-7 edge into the locker room.
- Less than five minutes after play resumed, Kerr grabbed a hat trick of her own to knot up the contest at eight apiece.
- Quinnipiac went on another run of four unanswered scores to take a 12-8 margin into the final 15 minutes.
- Brunette scored her fifth and final goal of the afternoon less than 90 seconds into the frame, but that was all the offense the Jaspers could muster as the home team took the victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Freshman midfielder Ella Brunette posted her second five-goal outing of 2026, matching a career-high and making her the new team leader in goals (31).
- Sophomore attacker Julia Kerr tallied her seventh hat trick of the season, maintaining her team lead in points (33).
- Freshman attacker Logan Pilon was the lone other Jasper to score a goal, her 11th of the young season.
- Senior defender Naomi Aristone caused the most turnovers for Manhattan with two.
- Junior midfielder Audrey Ziff won the most draw controls with 15, tying her career-high set earlier this season against Furman (Mar. 17).
- Redshirt Junior goalkeeper Sophie Pasnak logged 13 saves through a full 60 minutes, her second-highest total of 2026 (18 @ UMass Lowell).
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2026 campaign on Wednesday, April 1 when the Jaspers return home to Riverdale, this time squaring off against the Pioneers from Sacred Heart. Action from Gaelic Park will get underway starting at 1:00 PM and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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