Manhattan Women’s Soccer against Merrimack.
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By Andrew Mannion, Sports Editor
Cross Country
Cross Country had their best meet of the season when they headed down to Branch Brook Park for the metropolitan championships. The men’s team took home first place at the meet, with the women’s team being able to garner second in their race.
Jaxon Newton led the men’s team, as he placed sixth. The team had incredible depth, as the top five placed all within the top 17 runners. This led to them having an average position of 12.6, which was good enough to earn them a spot in the metropolitan championship. Currently, that makes 27 championships for the men’s cross country team, the most of any school in the MAAC.
The women’s team finished second place overall at the meet. They were led by freshman Mikaella Martin, as she was second place individually at the race. Kylie Conroy wasn’t far behind, as she was the second Jasper to cross the finish line and sixth overall. The team had an average position of 16.6 for the race.
Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team had two games this week, one of which was a tie to Merrimack and the other a 3-0 loss to Siena.
The Jaspers were down early as Merrimack scored their first goal within four minutes of game time. The 1-0 deficit stood for most of the first half, until the Jaspers erupted for two consecutive goals within 47 seconds of each other. Amaya Hill netted the first goal, with Corrine Jackson following soon after to give the Jaspers a 2-1 lead.
Merrimack scored the lone goal of the second half and knotted the game up at two goals a piece. That score stood and MU left with a tie. This leaves the Jaspers fifth in the MAAC, with a game against Quinnipiac coming up on Wednesday.
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team had a game against St. Peters last Saturday, where they tied 1-1. After a barrage of shots over the course of the game against St. Peters’ goalkeeper, Pedro Alves, the Jaspers left Jersey City with a tie.
Ziv Dahan was the lone goal scorer for the Jaspers, as he scored in the 18th minute of the game. He was in the right place at the right time after Sebastian Musu’s shot bounced off the post. Dahan’s rebound put the Jaspers up 1-0 early into the match.
St. Peters netted the equalizer, courtesy of Tim Strelle. This response came in the twenty seventh minute, and knotted the game up at one. This score proved to stand as the final score.
The superstar for St. Peters was goalkeeper Alves. He saw 21 total shots throughout the game, and ended up tallying six big saves. He held the Jaspers to one goal and helped St. Peter’s control a tied game for the final 63 minutes of game time.
The Jaspers’ next game will be Oct. 23 against Quinnipiac. Both universities hold similar records and are .500 in MAAC play, making this a crucial matchup for each team. The game will kickoff at 6:30 p.m.