Riverdale, NY – Manhattan opens up MAAC play with its first home games of the 2019 campaign this week, as the Jaspers welcome Monmouth and Quinnipiac to Gaelic Park.
The Schedule:
Monmouth (Wednesday, October 2 - 7:00 pm)
Quinnipiac (Saturday, October 5 - 2:00 pm)
Follow Along: Both games will be streamed live on
Jasper Sports Network with
live stats being provided by the Jaspers.
Last Time Out: Manhattan won its first game of the season in dramatic fashion as junior
Berti Fourrier sent a beautiful long ball into the box that senior
Noah Amissah volleyed into the back of the net in a 2-1 win over Fordham. Amissah's first goal of the season lifted the Jaspers to their second-straight over 'Battle of the Bronx' win.
It Was A Good Week: Fourrier was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Fordham. Fourrier had a hand in both goals against the Rams, assisting on the game-winning scored in the 93rd minute, after scoring the Jaspers' first goal in the 64th minute. It was the first weekly award of Fourrier's career and the third weekly MAAC accolade bestowed upon a Manhattan soccer student-athlete this year.
Testing Yourself: Manhattan's six non-conference opponents are 31-16-4 so far on the season. Three opponents (UConn, Rutgers, St. John's) have spent time ranked in the Top 25 by the United Soccer Coaches' Poll, with St. John's currently in the 12th spot and Rutgers receiving votes. Lehigh and St. Francis of Brooklyn are also ranked in the Top 10 in the United Soccer Coaches regional polls.
Awana Named A Senior Class Candidate: Senior
Adrien Awana was selected as one of 30 candidates for 2019 Men's Soccer Senior CLASS® Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for
Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ® the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. A 2018 All-MAAC first team selection, he will graduate this year with a degree in management and finished his first year in Riverdale with a 3.67 GPA, including a 3.87 mark in the spring semester. For the full release click
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Notes From The Fordham Victory
- Gohier's win was the 19th of his three-year career.
- Amissah's eighth career goal was also his third game-winner.
- Manhattan is now 6-1 when Amissah finds the back of the net.
- Fourrier notched his first career multi-point performance (1 goal, 1 assist)
- The Jaspers are now 10-1 when Fourrier registers a point.
- Fourrier leads the team with a goal and an assist has notched five goals and seven assists in his career.
- Senior Felipe Clavijo's assist was his first as a Jasper.
- Manhattan snapped a seven-game losing streak when allowing the opposition to score first.
Scouting Monmouth:
- Hawks are 0-6-1 on the season, most recently dropping a 2-0 decision at Columbia.
- Monmouth was picked eighth in the MAAC preseason poll
- Sean Murray, a 2018 All-MAAC Rookie Team selection, has started all seven games this season in net, posting one shutout and making 29 saves.
- Sebastian Rodriguez leads Monmouth with two goals while Julian Gomez has a team-best two assists.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series against Manhattan 8-3-1 dating back to 1996.
- The Jaspers have won each of the last two match-ups by identical 1-0 scores.
- The teams also opened the 2018 MAAC season, with the Jaspers winning 1-0 thanks to a Amissah goal in the 56th minute off a pass from Fourrier.
- Manhattan was victorious in the last meeting between the teams at Gaelic Park with Ryan Shields scoring the game-winner in the 105th minute off a pass from graduate student Callum Carsley.
Scouting Quinnipiac
- The Bobcats enter the week 2-3-2 on the season and will open MAAC play against Saint Peter's.
- Quinnipiac was picked second in the MAAC Preseason poll.
- The Bobcats feature two Preseason All-MAAC selections, highlighed by Preseason Player of the Year Eamon Whelan.
- Jarred Mazzola has started all seven games in net, surrendering at least one goal in every game and has made 33 saves.
- Four different Quinnnipiac players have scored two goals, including Whelan.
- The Bobcats control the all-time series versus Manhattan by a 7-1-1 count in a series that dates back 2005.
- With a win, the Jaspers would snap a seven-match losing streak to Quinnipiac while collecting their first win in the series since 2006.
- Manhattan fell 2-1 on the road last season, after dropping a pair of 1-0 decisions to the Bobcats at home in 2017.
