RIVERDALE, New York – Marist dropped a tight MAAC game to Manhattan 12-10 at Gaelic Park. The Red Foxes led during the first half but Manhattan pulled away in the second. Marist drops to 4-6 and 1-1 in MAAC play.
 

SUMMARY

• Samantha Mehalick fueled the offense early on, scoring a hat trick within the first 11 minutes of the game to give Marist a 4-2 lead. A goal from Devon Connolly put Marist up 7-4 with 8:13 left on the clock.
• Manhattan battled back in the half, scoring three unanswered goals including one in the last 16 seconds of the half to equalize the game. Marist won the following draw control, but Mehalick's shot was blocked by the keeper and both teams remained tied.
• The Jaspers took their first lead of the day early in the second half. For the next 13 minutes, neither team was able to score with both teams playing lockdown defense and having miscues on the offense.
• Manhattan broke the ice with 13:38 left in the half. Hailey Wagner won the following draw control and Mehalick quickly found the back of the net to make it a one-point game again. The Jaspers scored two more goals to take their largest lead of the game at 11-8 with 5:58 left in the game.
• Marist would not go down quietly, never letting the lead get past more than three points. Audrey Cerrone's goal cut the deficit down to two with 3:43 left. Marist had a chance to close the gap on the score, but an errant pass turned the ball over, allowing Manhattan to burn clock to close out the game.

STATS

• Mehalick led Marist with five points from four goals and an assist.
• Marist dominated the draw 18 to 6 with Wagner collecting 14 of them.
• The Red Foxes had 21 turnovers.
• Manhattan's Caitlin Murphy and Cassidy Burns each had four points.

UP NEXT

Marist will stay on the road to take on Monmouth. Opening draw is scheduled for 3:00 PM.