SYRACUSE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Lacrosse team (4-4, 2-0 MAAC) fell to the #10 Syracuse Orange (6-2, 0-0 ACC) by a score of 18-2 inside the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaspers were on the defense rather quickly into the game, with goalkeeper Connor Hapward logging five saves in the first eight minutes of the contest.
- Off the fifth save in the sequence from Hapward, Manhattan cleared the ball, which allowed Drew Hiner to grab his own missed shot and bury the first goal of the game in the back of the net to put the Jaspers on the board first.
- After the Orange responded with three straight, the Jaspers found some momentum off a Syracuse turnover caused by Andrew Giandonato, who found Jack Miller to post the team's second goal of the game.
STATS AND NOTES
- Graduate goalkeeper Connor Hapward logged a career-high with 24 saves on the night. Hapward previously held a career-high of 21 against Fairfield on February 22.
- Drew Hiner logged one goal on a team-high seven shots. He also scooped up one groundball in the contest.
- Alex Bales recorded four shots on the night, good for second-best on the team, and picked up two groundballs.
- Jack Miller added one goal on as many shots and grabbed one groundball.
- Sean O'Connor caused one turnover and added three shots to the scoresheet.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan is back in action on Wednesday, March 26, when the Jaspers take on the Bobcats of Quinnipiac University at Gaelic Park at 4 p.m. The contest can be streamed for free on GoJaspers.com.
