Riverdale, NY (April 24, 2005)- With the score tied at nine in the final minutes,
Victoria Carman netted the game-winner to lift Manhattan to a 10-9 victory over Marist today at Gaelic Park. The win gives the Lady Jaspers a share of the MAAC regular season crown and enables Manhattan to clinch the top seed in the upcoming MAAC Championships.
Marist (6-8, 4-3 MAAC) started off quickly, scoring the first four goals of the game in the opening 13 minutes. The Lady Jaspers then got on the board on consecutive goals from
Lauren Civardi-first on a free position shot, followed by an unassisted goal just 22 seconds later to cut the deficit to 4-2. However, Marist kept up its torrid pace, scoring three of the next four goals to go into halftime with a commanding 7-3 lead.
After intermission, Manhattan (7-7, 6-1 MAAC) came out on fire, scoring six unanswered goals to take a 9-7 lead.
Mary Dudek started it off with back-to-back unassisted goals at the 27:08 mark and the 21:07 mark.
Erin Warren then got on the board with 20 minutes left, cutting the Marist lead to 7-6.
Victoria Carman knotted the score at seven with 17:29, and then
Molly Pheterson found a streaking
Jenny Carman on a nice feed to give Manhattan an 8-7 lead with 14:52 left. Just 18 seconds later, Civardi struck again, taking a feed from
Victoria Carman and finding the back of the net to give the Lady J's a 9-7 advantage.
Consecutive goals by Marist's Lindsey Diener, who scored five on the day, brought Marist back into a tie with Manhattan, 9-9. But
Victoria Carman found the back of the net with 3:20 left to play, lifting Manhattan to the victory on Senior Day, in her last home game at Manhattan.
Along with Carman, fellow seniors
Mary Dudek and
Jamie Carter were honored in a brief pre-game ceremony before the start of the game.
Ashley Devins made 10 stops on the day for Manhattan, while Marist's Heather Ripp stopped 13 Manhattan shots.
Looking to defend its 2004 MAAC Championships title, the Lady Jaspers will return to action on Friday, April 29 at the 2005 MAAC Championships, hosted by Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. The top seed in the Championships, Manhattan will have a rematch with #4 seed Marist in the semifinals. Game time is to be determined.
