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Women’s Soccer The third season for head coach Brendan Lawler was one of both struggle and promise as the women’s soccer team got a glimpse of what the future could hold in Riverdale. With multiple injuries, the Jaspers rallied around senior captain goalkeeper Kara Davis and saw a multitude of young and veteran players contribute to the season. Through the first six games, the Jaspers had a record of 3-3 and found a flare for the dramatic. After dropping their season opener to rival Fordham, Manhattan rebounded for a 2-0 win over Delaware State on Aug. 26. Freshmen Emily Ude and Tiffanie McIntosh provided the goals, as four of the teams’ 12 scores on the season came from first-year players. Manhattan would again even up its record with a 2-1 victory over Lafayette in the home opener. All three goals came in the second half as the Jaspers held a one-goal advantage in the final five minutes before the Leopards tied things up. Junior Janie Schlauder tallied one of her team-high four goals of the year when a corner kick ricocheted off her body and into the net with just two minutes left.
Manhattan notched another dramatic home win five days later, as junior Martine Diamond headed in a cross from junior Aislinn McIlvenny in overtime to defeat Wagner, 1-0, on Sept. 12. However, the Jaspers were unable to maintain the momentum as they dropped seven of their next eight games, including five in a row through conference play. Their only victory in that stretch came in the MAAC opener against Saint Peter’s. Schlauder scored twice for the Jaspers in the match with Diamond scoring the other goal. The Jaspers ended their five-game skid with a victory on senior day as Davis posted a shutout against Siena College and made three saves. Diamond provided her fourth goal of the year for the 1-0 victory, tying Schlauder for the team high. Manhattan would drop the final two games of the year and finish with a record 5-12, 2-7 in MAAC play. Four different players were honored by the league and earned postseason recognition. Both Davis and McIlvenny were named MAAC All-Second Team players, while Ude and freshman Taylor Salkowsky were se-
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lected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Seven student-athletes were also named to the MAAC All-Academic Team: Davis along with sophomore Shannon Garrity, juniors Keara Hunt and Maria Sanzari, seniors Nicole Landes, Jordan Luithle and Allison Pfeiffer. Manhattan also was honored with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the second straight year.
Men’s Soccer After a surprising run to the MAAC Championship game in 2011, head coach Ashley Hammond and the men’s soccer team looked to prove it was not a fluke. Despite solid experience returning to the pitch, the Jaspers struggled to a 3-12-1 overall record, 2-5 in conference play. The season began with a fivematch losing streak, including a trip to Spokane, Wash., to compete in the Gonzaga Nike Classic against the Bulldogs, as well as Oregon State. That tournament began a stretch of nine straight games away from Gaelic Park for the Jaspers who played just four home matches all year. Manhattan’s skid would come to an end on Sept. 21, when it battled to a 1-1 draw at St. Francis (N.Y.). Sophomore Eugene 20 N spring 2013
Heerschap scored the lone goal for the Jaspers, tying things up in the second half, while senior George Ellis made seven saves in net. Their next two contests would be nail-biting losses, as they couldn’t overcome a 2-0 road deficit to Bryant, before falling 1-0 in overtime at Fordham in the Battle of the Bronx. The Jaspers did rebound after the losses, opening MAAC play with a 1-0 road win over Marist. Sophomore Reese Akers contributed the goal for Manhattan and looked to take some momentum into the rest of the conference slate. Unfortunately, it would not be so, as the Jaspers dropped their next four games. Yet again, the team found a way to get back on the right track. A return to their home
pitch saw Manhattan earn a key nonconference victory, defeating Army 1-0 on Oct. 23. Junior Daniel Festa scored on a penalty kick in the 61st minute, while junior Christopher Lands posted seven saves in the shutout. That confidence boost led to a second consecutive win three days later when the team traveled to MAAC opponent Rider. Freshman Alex Shackley had three points on the day, scoring a goal and assisting on another, while Ellis got his second shutout of the year in a 2-0 victory. They looked for a third-straight win but were denied by regularseason champion Loyola. Hurricane Sandy brought an abrupt end to the season, canceling the final two games of the year and ending the careers of George Ellis ’13
both Ellis and fellow senior C.J. Dragovich. Throughout the year, Manhattan’s offense showed promise for the future as 10 of the 12 goals were scored by underclassmen. Sophomore Tommy Amos led all players with 10 points, including four goals. In the classroom, seven Jaspers were awarded for their academic success. Akers, Festa, Heerschap, Ellis, juniors Sam Howard and Stefano Carlacci, and sophomore Jake Scavetta were all named to the MAAC AllAcademic Team with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20.