GAME 16: Saint Peter's (3-12-0, 1-6-0 MAAC) at Manhattan (1-10-3, 0-6-1 MAAC)
WHEN: Wed, Oct. 29, 2014, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Gaelic Park, Riverdale, N.Y.
SERIES INFORMATION: Saint Peter's leads 27-9-1
LAST MEETING: Manhattan 1, Saint Peter's 0 (10-16-13)
FIRST MEETING: Saint Peter's 3, Manhattan 3 (9-24-77)
SERIES STREAK: Manhattan won 1
LAST SAINT PETER'S WIN: Saint Peter's 3, Manhattan 1 (10-20-12)
opening pitch… Wednesday's match between Saint Peter's and Manhattan marks the 37th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1977 season. The Jaspers ended a seven-game losing streak in the series with a 1-0 victory last year in Jersey City, but the Peacocks lead the all-time series 27-9-1. Saint Peter's last win in the series was a 3-1 decision in 2012.
the word on jaspers… Manhattan comes into the contest 1-10-3 overall and 0-6-1 in league play after falling 1-0 to Canisius on Saturday. Alex Shackley leads the team with two goals and an assist for five points. Daniel Kennedy Laguna, Eugene Heerschap and Abraham Bartoah each have found the twine once this season. Alex Coates McDowall has 64 saves, a 1.39 goals against average and a .771 save percentage.
last time we met… Manhattan scored in the 46th minute en route to a 1-0 win against Saint Peter's on Oct. 16, 2013. Carlos Suarez made three saves for the Peacocks in the loss. Dan Laguna Kennedy scored off a Dominic Chavez assist at the 45:59 mark for lone goal on the afternoon to lead the Jaspers to the victory. Alex Coates McDowall made three saves in the winning effort.
last time out… Quinnipiac defeated Saint Peter's 3-0 on Saturday. David Giddings made two saves while Marcel Maddee' had a team-high three shots in the loss.
next on tap… Saint Peter's plays its final road game of the year on Saturday night at Canisius. The squad returns home on Nov. 5 for the final regular season game of the year against Monmouth. The game time has been moved to 2 p.m. to accommodate the change in daylight saving times.
playoff picture… The Peacocks have not been eliminated from playoff contention, but will need to win its last three games to remain alive for one of the six tournament berths. Canisius and Monmouth, two of the three remaining teams on the schedule, are tied for the final playoff spot with 10 points. A win by either the Golden Griffins or the Hawks or a Saint Peter's loss would eliminate the Peacocks from playoff contention.
not making it fair for other animals… Sophomore Luke Fairlamb leads the team with six goals and four assists for 16 points. It is the most goals and points in a season since Noah Sadaoui had nine goals and one assist for 19 points in 2012. Senior Marcel Maddee' paced the team with four goals and seven assists for 15 points last season.
fairlamb honored… Luke Fairlamb was named the MAAC Wilson Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 22-28. It is the sophomore's first league honor. Fairlamb posted two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win against Atlantic-10 member George Washington. The sophomore converted a penalty kick at the 25:02 mark and then dished out an assist on Louis Mobbs' tally at 33:31 before knocking in his second PK of the afternoon at 40:13 to have a hand in all three Peacocks' first-half goals.
maddee' honored… Marcel Maddee' was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 1-7. It is the senior's second conference honor in his career. Maddee' scored twice to help the Saint Peter's men's soccer team to a 2-1 win against Hartwick on Sunday. The senior converted a Hawks' giveway into a breakaway tally at the 3:32 mark to give the Peacocks an early 1-0 lead. He then took a feed from Santiago Mateus and found the back of the net at the 68:44 mark for what proved ro be the eventual game-winning goal. It was the senior's second multi-goal performance of his career after posting two goals in a 2-all standstill against Niagara last season on Oct. 5, 2013.
collegiate firsts… Sophomore Luke Fairlamb notched his first collegiate goal against Villanova on Sept. 11. The sophomore had three assists as a freshman, but had not twinkled the twine until his tally against the Wildcats. Sophomore Santiago Mateus posted his first career assist in the 2-1 win against Hartwick on Sept. 7. Freshman Ezequiel Cei notched his first career tally against Delaware on Sept. 14 and recorded his first collegiate assist against Bryant on Sept. 27. Freshman Michael Crentsil posted his first career goal and assist against Iona on Oct. 15.
so close… Saint Peter's finished 4-9-5 last season and played in seven overtime games. The Peacocks were 1-1-5 in extra session contests and played in 15 games that were decided by one goal or less. Saint Peter's was 4-4-5 in games set in that margin of score in 2013. Ten of the 15 games played in 2014 have been decided by one goal or less.
say willie, are you ready to go on the road again... The Peacocks started the season with a six-game road trip. It was the third time in team history the squad has opened a season with six-straight away contests, joining the 1993 and 2011 teams. It will also be the only the second time in program history Saint Peter's will play nine of its first 10 games on the road and the first since the 2003 campaign.
preseason poll… The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced the Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. The defending league regular season champions Monmouth earned 112 points to be tabbed as the preseason favorite while Quinnipiac, the team that defeated the Hawks in the MAAC Championship Game, earned 101 points to finish second in the poll. Iona (98), Fairfield (90), Manhattan (64), Siena (62), Rider (49), Marist (35), Niagara (32) and Saint Peter's (26) rounded out the poll
foreign flavor… Head coach Julian Richens has an international feel to his 2013 squad. Freshman Gabrielle Bandelli (Italy), junior Michael Broncati (Brazil), sophomore Luke Fairlamb (England), Itay Hajaj (Israel), Davis Hocking (Canada), Reece Lambert (New Zealand), Marcel Maddee' (Germany), Louis Mobbs (England) and Dor Uzan (Israel) each hail from countries outside the United States.
new to the flock… Head coach Julian Richens has added junior Carlos Cartegna and freshmen Gabrielle Bandelli, Ezequiel Cei, Michael Crentsil, Itay Hajaj, Davis Hocking, Brandon Pereira, Chris Rodrigues, Andrew Romero have been added to the team in 2014.
about the coach… Head coach Julian Richens is in his fourth season as the head coach of the men's soccer team at Saint Peter's. The Peacocks beat Seton Hall in the 2012 season opener under the watch of Richens.
