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Lawrenceville, NJ - No. 5 Manhattan (3-2-0) will square off with No. 4 Rider (3-1-2) in MAAC Quarterfinal Action with first kick at Ben Cohen Field tabbed for 4:00 pm.
With A Win ... the Jaspers will play the winner of No. 1 Siena and No. 8 Iona on Monday at the site of the higher seed.
2020-21 Manhattan Record Against ...
No. 1 Siena - DNP
No. 2 Quinnipiac - 1-0-0
No. 3 Monmouth - DNP
No. 4 Rider - 0-1-0
No. 6 Niagara - DNP
No. 7 Fairfield - 0-1-0
No. 8 Iona - DNP
All-Time Jasper Record In MAAC Championship Play ...
No. 1 Siena - 1-1-0
No. 2 Quinnipiac - 2-0-0
No. 3 Monmouth - 0-1-0
No. 4 Rider - 2-1-0
No. 6 Niagara - NA
No. 7 Fairfield - 0-2-1
No. 8 Iona - 1-0-0
* Manhattan is 0-0-1 against former MAAC member Loyola (MD)
Championship Notes:
- Manhattan will participating in the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship for the 10th time, and first since 2017.
- The Jaspers hold an all-time record of 6-7-2 in nine previous trips to the MAAC Championship.
- Manhattan has reached the Championship match in each of its last two trips to the MAAC Tournament (2015, 2017).
- The Jaspers will be the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2001.
- Manhattan, which is 2-1-0 in MAAC Championship play against Rider, most recently squared off in the postseason against the Broncs in 2015 (W-3-1).
- The Jaspers also defeated Rider in the 8-9 match by a 1-0 count in 2009, and lost to the Broncs by a 4-0 score in the 2005 8-9 match.
- Senior Lindsey Healy is the lone current member of the Green & White to have scored in MAAC Championship play, doing so in a 6-0 quarterfinal victory over Iona in 2017.
Rider Notes:
- Rider took the lone match-up between the teams by a 3-1 count on Saturday, April 3.
- Healy scored the only Manhattan goal, and was assisted by junior Bri Floyd.
- In 2019, the Jaspers defeated the Broncs by a 3-1 count with graduate student Tia Painilainen and senior Bri DeLeo finding the back of the net, as Healy, senior Alexa Chapman and junior Eve Montgomery all registering assists.
- Manhattan is 10-10-6, all-time, against Rider.
- Since the 2015 season, the teams are 2-2-3 against each other.
- Makenzie Rodrigues scored a team-best five goals with one assist in four matches for the Broncs.
Player Notes:
- Chapman has scored a team-high three goals, while Healy has two goals and an assist.
- DeLeo, junior Kaitlyn Hogan, sophomore Jenna Buckley and freshman Chloe Davis have all also found the back of the net in 2020-21.
- Painilainen and Floyd each have a team-best two assists.
- Junior Kim Mains is 3-2-0 between the pipes, with a 1.20 GAA and a .806 save percentage.
Coach Brendan Lawler:
- Lawler has a school-record 64 victories over his 11 years in Riverdale, and has taken the program to its only two MAAC Finals appearances.
- Lawler is 4-2-1 in three previous trips to the MAAC Championship.
- Lawler was a goalie at Saint Peter's during his playing days, and graduated from the school in 2002.
