Riverdale, NY — The Jaspers officially return to competition on Saturday when Sacred Heart arrives at Gaelic Park for a 12 p.m. kick-off. The action will be streamed live on ESPN +.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
-Entering Saturday's match-up with Sacred Heart, Manhattan is 2-0 at Gaelic Park. The Jaspers play a total of 8 regular season games at Gaelic. Sacred Heart is Manhattan's first home opponent on the MAAC schedule.
-The loss at Canisius snapped Manhattan's 4-game winning and shutout streaks.
-Sami Derrico has shined in her senior campaign, leading Manhattan with 9 points by virtue of 4 goals and 1 assist.
-Sophomore goalie Molly Brunk owns a 0.85 goals against average through 7 games.
-Manhattan and Sacred Heart will meet for the first time since 2022 when the Jaspers dropped a 1-0 decision on the road. This is the first time both teams will meet as conference foes with Sacred Heart currently in their inaugural MAAC season.
-Sacred Heart enters the game 0-7-1 with a -11 goal differential.
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