LOWELL, MA – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Soccer team (2-4-0) dropped a heartbreaker to the Riverhawks of UMass Lowell (4-2-2) by a score of 2:1 inside Cushing Field on Friday evening, for its final non-conference fixture of the campaign.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Green and White opened the fixture with a vengeance, with back-to-back shots on target from Tycho van Haaren and Cristiano Marsilii within three minutes.
• The Jaspers continued to find chances, with Mouhamadou Diagne and Ziv Dahan adding to the chart through the first 15 minutes.
• After the Riverhawks struck first toward the end of the half, the Jaspers continued to claw their way back, with chances coming out of the locker room from Marsilii and Dahan once more.
• After Philip Isaksson's day ended at the break, Gaspar Homar relieved the freshman and made two quality stops along his line.
• After a foul in the Jaspers' offensive midfield, Manhattan was awarded a free kick in the 85th minute, with van Haaren taking the set-piece chance and finding Nicolo Donadio on the header to equalize.
• The Riverhawks found a way in the waning seconds to leap back in front, off a Giovanni Rivera yellow card, and the game-winning header then followed.

STATS AND NOTES

• Defender Nicolo Donadio logged his first collegiate strike on a match-high five attempts, with two on target, while playing all 90 minutes.
• Forward Cristiano Marsilii added four shots, two on target, to his resume in 90 minutes.
• Redshirt junior striker Ziv Dahan posted three shots, one on target, in 90 minutes.
• Defender Max Asplin-Rowley registered two shots in 90 minutes.
• Forward Tycho van Haaren recorded one shot on target and assisted on the Donadio marker, totaling 50 minutes on the field.
• Freshman goalkeeper Philip Isaksson recorded a no-decision in his first collegiate start, allowing one goal, with two saves, and played the first half.
• Goalkeeper Gaspar Homar finished the contest with three saves while surrendering one goal.
• Despite the loss, the Green and White outshot the Riverhawks 18-13, while both teams combined for 32 fouls.

NEXT UP

The Jaspers open Metro Conference play on the road when the Green and White visit the Saints of Siena University on Saturday, September 26, for a 3 p.m. first touch inside Hickey Field. The match will begin at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ and can be viewed with a paid subscription.

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