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Riverdale, N.Y. — The Manhattan women’s soccer program has released their 2024 schedule which includes five non-conference games and 12 MAAC games. The 12-game conference format has been added following the additions of new MAAC schools Sacred Heart and Merrimack, with each team facing each other once.
-Manhattan will open their 2024 campaign with a Battle of Bronx showdown at Fordham on 8/15. Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m., and this year’s contest will be the first meeting between both schools since 2021 when Fordham came away with a 2-1 overtime win at Gaelic Park. The last time Manhattan opened the season versus their crosstown rival was back in 2013 when the Jaspers recorded a 2-1 overtime victory at Gaelic Park.
-After playing Fordham, the Jaspers will stay on the road for non-conference showdowns with Army (8/18) and LIU (8/22). Manhattan tied LIU 0-0 last year, but came away victorious with a 2-1 result on the road in 2021. Meanwhile, in 2023, Army compiled a 10-6-4 record and lost to Bucknell in a shootout (4-3) in the Patriot League Championship Game.
-Manhattan’s home opener will take place on 8/25 versus the Wagner Seahawks. The Jaspers have won two of their last three games against Wagner, including a pair of 2-1 wins on Staten Island coming first in 2021 and then in 2023.
-The Jaspers will take on Central Connecticut State University in New Britain on 8/29. The Blue Devils are coming off a 2023 campaign during which they compiled a 10-5-5 overall record and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the automatic bid from the NEC.
-Manhattan will close out their non-conference slate with a home game versus Delaware State (9/6).
-Manhattan will start their MAAC journey at Canisius on 9/14 before returning home to face Sacred Heart on 9/21. The match–up with the Pioneers will be the first conference showdown between the schools following Sacred Heart’s addition to the MAAC this summer. Both schools previously met in Connecticut back in 2022 which ended in a 1-0 win for Sacred Heart.
-Manhattan’s first MAAC meeting with inaugural member Merrimack will come on 10/19 in North Andover. The Jaspers previously traveled to face the Warriors for a non-conference meeting in 2019 which resulted in a 5-3 win for the home team.
-The Jaspers will wrap up their MAAC campaign versus Iona (10/30) at Gaelic Park.
-Manhattan will be featured on ESPN+ for the following home games: Sacred Heart (9/21), Fairfield (10/5), Rider (10/9), Niagara (10/12), Quinnipiac (10/23) and Iona (10/30).
-The MAAC Playoffs will be held from 11/3 to 11/10. The top eight teams will qualify for playoffs.
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Publish date : 2024-07-30 03:56:13
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