Manhattan Women’s Volleyball falls to Northern Arizona. GOJASPERS.COM / COURTESY
Andrew Mannion, Sports Editor
Men’s Soccer
Manhattan University Men’s soccer was back at Gaelic Park in style on Tuesday, as they delivered a 6–0 thrashing against New Jersey City University powered by the three first-half goals of Martin Rodriguez. The win moves the Jaspers to 1–1 and marks the program’s first hat trick since 2023 and the first at Gaelic Park since 2008.
The Jaspers set a tone just three minutes into the game. The two played in unison, won the ball and forced Rodriguez to finish a great play – which was the first goal of the game – with power and precision. The interruption by offside led to the same trio going again a few minutes later but this time leading to a different scorer. Hamilton’s ball and Asplin-Rowley’s pass allowed Martin to get his second goal and make it 2–0.
Manhattan did not loosen its grip on the ball towards the end of the first half when sophomore midfielder William Fagerberg delivered a free kick that Gregory Sprenkel headed home for his first goal in for the Jaspers. Soon after, Fagerberg was fouled in the penalty area; Hamilton took the spot kick and with a little feint and quick shot, he scored the fourth goal, and the home side went into the half up by 4–0.
The assault went on after the break. In a 34-second blitz, Rodriguez got his third goal but then laid the ball off for Thiago da Silva, whose shot was the last and the final highlight of the game, showing Manhattan’s quickness and decisiveness in counter-attack.
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Rodriguez was good for four shots on target and an assist for his 63 minutes of play, leading him to enter the Jasper hall of fame by his name. Hamilton played 72 minutes, and his goal combined with two assists, making him the attacking spark from the midfield. Fagerberg came off the bench and played 36 minutes; he shot four times and also provided an assist for the Jaspers.
Women’s Soccer
Manhattan University Women’s soccer drew 1–1 at Wagner to move to 1–1–3. The Jaspers started fast as Kaylee Stowell and Amaya Hill generated three early looks. Hill broke through in the 29th minute for her first goal of 2025.
Jaspers goalkeeper Julianna Mosca preserved the lead, but the Seahawks’ Izzy Gomez equalized 90 seconds after restart. Manhattan finished with 15 shots—their most since Aug. 19—while Hill rattled the post in the 75th. Mosca made three saves, tying her season high, senior Nevaeh D’Aloia logged her first two shots of 2025 and Hill posted highs with seven shots, five of which were on goal.
Women’s Volleyball
Manhattan University Women’s volleyball won one game and lost another at the Johnson Center in New Mexico. Manhattan lost the first game to the Lobos in three straight sets (10–25, 21–25, 16–25) but was able to fight back and win the second match comfortably against Houston-Christian University (25–22, 29–27, 25–19). The Jaspers were very united in the game against HCU. On the opening serve of the game, senior setter Sarah Emmons also managed to get the team’s only ace. Helenn Montilla and Hanna Kaczynska contributed with a few points while Katie Powers hit a cross-court kill. The Jaspers finished the game with six blocks and 24 kills on 86 swings, while Emmons distributed 20 assists.
The game against Houston-Christian University proved to be a start over, and the Jaspers reset very quickly. Montilla’s first ace set the tone, Kaczynska added another and the serve pressure of Manhattan kept the two teams trading sideouts. The Jaspers, down 15–13 in the second set, made a 7–4 run of which the last point was an Emilia Kuzniar kill and they then decided the tiebreaker on a Teresa Garza ace. Two four-point runs opened up the third set considerably and Emma Francesconi terminated the match at the point of the winning run. Kuzniar created 39 assists, while Kaczynska and Fiona VanDyke were responsible for 27 of the 43 kills of Manhattan combined. The Jaspers dominated the service line 7–1 in aces and hit .326 in the second set. Abby Morreale was the pillar on the net for the Jaspers with nine blocks across both matches.