HAMDEN, CT – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Lacrosse team (4-10, 2-6 MAAC) put together an emotional double overtime victory over the Bobcats of Quinnipiac University (5-9, 4-4 MAAC) by a score of 10-9 inside the Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Seeking a victory to close out the campaign with back-to-back victories, were the Jaspers on the road against the Bobcats, who already etched their spot in the postseason.
- After Quinnipiac struck first just 42 seconds into the contest, the Green and White found a way. They kept pushing before posting three unanswered goals within the next 12 minutes of the first stanza, courtesy of Connor White, Liam Peabody, and Nick Henry.
- Down the stretch of the first, both teams exchanged goals with the Bobcats grabbing two of the next three.
- In the second quarter, the Jaspers continued to push the pace against Quinnipiac and found the back of the net three times with Aiden Kane, Tyler Mosca, and Connor White all tallying a marker, and taking a four-goal lead to the locker room.
- Trailing by as much as four, despite a wave of Manhattan attempts that were all turned aside, the Bobcats came roaring back with four unanswered goals heading to the fourth quarter tied at seven.
- Manhattan surrendered six straight goals before Jack Miller stopped the bleeding to make it a one-goal deficit.
- Coming off an extra man opportunity for the Green and White, followed by a Quinnipiac turnover with two seconds remaining down the stretch, Nick Henry put home the equalizer to knot the game at nine, and force overtime.
- In the first overtime period, the Jaspers put together three attempts, with one by Peabody, hitting the post with less than a minute to go. The Green and White controlled the first period with two shots, holding the Bobcats to a lone ground ball scoop.
- Since 65 minutes was not enough, the Jaspers continued to keep their foot on the gas with two attempts from Sean Shelko and Thomas White, before Liam Peabody buried the game-winner home just a minute and a half into the second overtime, and ended the season with a victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Liam Peabody netted the final goal of the campaign to total two on the day, with one assist, six shots, and three on target.
- Nick Henry paced the Jaspers with three goals and one assist on eight shots, with five on target. Henry also picked up two ground balls in the effort at Quinnipiac.
- Casey Klossner converted 15-of-20 in the face-off X, while scooping a game-high nine groundballs.
- Thomas White registered a team-high nine shots, with two on target, and grabbed one ground ball.
- Jack Miller recorded one goal and one assist with five shots and four on target.
- Tyler Mosca netted one goal on five shots, three on target, while picking up four ground balls.
- Aidan Kane scored one goal, assisted on two, with eight shots, four shots on goal, and picked up three ground balls.
- Ryan Beller recorded his third victory of the year and logged 13 saves on 27 shots faced in 66 minutes on the field.
- Connor White posted two goals on three shots on target.
- Manhattan led the game in shots 53-41, with 27 shots on goal, compared to 22.
- The Jaspers also led the game with 37 ground balls, compared to Quinnipiac's 20, and won the face-off battle with 15 wins, compared to seven.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS:
Head Coach Doug Sage: "So incredibly proud of our team for finishing the season strong with an incredible win over Quinnipiac today in double overtime."
"The players have stuck together through some tough parts of the season and never stopped fighting together. Their resilience showed today with their refusal to give up and proved to themselves that they can compete with a very strong playoff-bound Quinnipiac team."
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