The game will be streamed live on Facebook on the Fairfield Athletics page. The athletic department will supplement the coverage with live statistics.
The Standings Entering Wednesday
- The Jaspers occupy the sixth spot in the standings with 15 points, having the tiebreaker over Rider, who has an identical record.
- Manhattan can finish as high as fourth in the standings, which would result in hosting the MAAC Quarterfinals at Gaelic Park for a second consecutive year.
The Schedule
- Manhattan and Fairfield will be the final game of the five-match MAAC slate on Wednesday.
- Quinnipiac (7-1-1 MAAC, 22 points) hosts Monmouth (0-9 MAAC, 0 points) at 1:00 pm with the Bobcats fighting for the top seed.
- Saint Peter's (5-3-1 MAAC, 16 points) heads to Siena (3-6 MAAC, 9 points) at 2:00 pm needing two points to clinch a playoff berth.
- Rider (5-4 MAAC, 15 points) visits Canisius at 4:00 pm. The Broncs will have to win and get help from other teams to stave off elimination.
- Marist (5-2-2 MAAC, 17 points) welcomes Niagara (1-8 MAAC, 3 points) to Poughkeepsie, NY. The Red Foxes can finish as high as the third seed or be eliminated altogether.
The Scenarios
- Manhattan clinches the fourth seed with…
- A win vs. Fairfield AND a Marist loss AND a Saint Peter's loss, having 18 points compared to 17 and 16, respectively. Rider's result wouldn't affect Manhattan as the Jaspers win the two-way tiebreaker.
- Manhattan clinches the fifth seed with…
- A win vs. Fairfield AND a Marist win/draw AND a Saint Peter's draw/loss, losing the two-way tiebreaker to Marist at 18 points, but having more points than Saint Peter's. Rider's result wouldn't affect Manhattan as the Jaspers win the two-way tiebreaker.
- Manhattan clinches the sixth seed with…
- A win vs. Fairfield AND a Marist win/draw AND a Saint Peter's win. Rider's result wouldn't affect Manhattan as the Jaspers win the two-way tiebreaker.
- A draw vs. Fairfield AND a Rider draw/loss. At 18 points, the Jaspers win the two-way tiebreaker.
- A loss vs. Fairfield AND a Rider loss. The Jaspers win the two-way tiebreaker.
- Manhattan is eliminated from playoff contention with…
- A loss vs. Fairfield AND a Rider win/draw.
- A draw vs. Fairfield AND a Rider win.
- If the Jaspers defeat Fairfield, Saint Peter's and Rider win and Marist draws, the Peacocks would secure the fourth seed at 19 points. With the Jaspers, Broncs and Red Foxes knotted at 18 points, the tiebreaker comes down to goal differential in MAAC play. Entering Wednesday, Rider is +7, Marist is +5 and Manhattan is +2. The top two teams would be the fifth and sixth seeds in this scenario.
- If Saint Peter's loses and Rider and Manhattan tie, all three teams would be locked in a three-way tie at 16 points, with Marist locking up the fourth seed. Entering Wednesday, Rider is +7, Saint Peter's is +6 and Manhattan is +2.
In case you missed it…
- The Jaspers cruised to a 2-0 victory over Canisius on Senior Day last Saturday, fueled by second-half goals from forwards Berti Fourrier and Noah Amissah.
- Manhattan outshot Canisius 25-3 as the Jaspers defeated Canisius for the first time since 2011.
- Senior goalkeeper Connor Hayes, playing in front of his family after being honored before the game, got the shutout win, adding one save.
Game Recognizes Game
Before Saturday's match, former Jasper netminder Andy Hlushko '83 congratulated Marcellin Gohier on breaking his all-time shutout record earlier this year. Hlushko caught up with all of Manhattan's keepers.
Scouting Report: FairfieldGreat to have Class of '83 graduate Andy Hlushko at Saturday's game to congratulate Marcellin for breaking his all-time shutout record. There are 30 Jasper clean sheets in this photo! #JasperNation #JasperFamily pic.twitter.com/GAoa1THXBV
— Jaspers Men's Soccer (@JaspersSoccer) October 30, 2018
- The Stags are the top-ranked team in the MAAC at 23 points entering Wednesday's tilt, most recently defeating Saint Peter's 1-0 last Saturday.
- The defending MAAC champions, with a win or a Quinnipiac loss, can clinch the top seed in the MAAC Tournament and a first-round bye.
- Fairfield took down then-#9 UNCW 2-1 on September 7.
- Diego Casielles headlines the squad with five goals and 11 points. In net, Gordon Botterill has a 1.03 goals-against average to go with 54 saves. He and Gohier are the only keepers in the MAAC that have 10 wins on their record.
- Last season, the Jaspers fell to the Stags 1-0 at Gaelic Park. Marcus Nordgard tallied the game-deciding goal in the 27th minute.
- Manhattan seeks its first win over Fairfield since 2015, when the Jaspers earned a 1-0 decision off Troy Carrington's first goal in the Kelly Green and White.