Emily Derrico, #16, scored three goals in the Jaspers’ game against Binghamton University.
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Emmanouel Sofillas, Managing Editor
Women’s Lacrosse
The Manhattan Jaspers women’s lacrosse team faced a tough afternoon at Gaelic Park, falling to the Binghamton Bearcats 19-4 on Wednesday. Coming off a close loss to LIU nearly two weeks ago, the Jaspers were eager to get back on track at home, but Binghamton came out strong, scoring four unanswered goals to set the tone early.
Manhattan finally found its rhythm when Olivia Cruthers took a shot that went wide before Moira Marcozzi connected with Emily Derrico for the Jaspers’ first goal of the game. Midway through the second quarter, Derrico struck again, this time off an assist from Catie Edson, burying one in the back of the net. The Jaspers added another in the third when Derrico completed her hat trick on a man-advantage, with Cruthers setting her up for the score. Their final goal of the day came after Ava Drangula forced a Bearcats turnover, leading to Marcozzi finding Ella Hirsch for her first goal of the season.
Derrico led the Jaspers with three goals on five shots, four of which were on target, while also causing a turnover and logging a draw control. Marcozzi recorded two assists, setting up both Derrico and Hirsch. Edson contributed an assist, grabbed two ground balls, and caused two turnovers, while Emily Fiola was active defensively with three ground balls, two forced turnovers, and two draw controls. Cruthers added an assist and six shots, two on target, while also causing a turnover.
It was a challenging matchup for Manhattan, but they showed flashes of strong play and will look to regroup as they continue their season in the MAAC.
Men’s Baseball
Manhattan baseball wrapped up its weekend series against Fairfield on Saturday, dropping both games of a doubleheader to fall to 2-4 in MAAC play. The Jaspers fought back in game one but ultimately fell short in a 6-5 loss before Fairfield took control early in game two and secured a 12-4 victory.
In the first game, Fairfield built a 6-0 lead, capped off by a three-run homer from Luke Nomura in the sixth inning. Manhattan responded with a big sixth-inning rally, scoring all five of its runs in that frame. Aidan Taclas sparked the offense with a two-run double, followed by an RBI single from Andreaus Lewis to bring Taclas home. Tyler Galletti then came through with a clutch two-run single to make it a one-run game, but the Jaspers couldn’t push across the tying run.
The second game saw Fairfield jump ahead quickly, scoring eight runs in the first four innings to take control early. Manhattan got on the board in the fourth when Andreaus Lewis led off the inning with a solo home run. A walk by Trevor Hansen, a double from Dylan Mayer and a walk by Guriyandel Salva loaded the bases for Hunter Sute, who delivered a two-run single to trim the deficit to 8-3. The Jaspers added one more in the seventh on an RBI double from Lewis, but that was as close as they would get.
Lewis had a strong day at the plate, going 6-for-10 across both games with three RBIs while starting at catcher. Taclas went 3-for-9 and drove in two runs in the first game. On the mound, Joey Craska provided a bright spot in game two, tossing three scoreless innings to close out the day. Despite the losses, Manhattan will look to regroup as they continue their conference schedule.