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JERSEY CITY, NJ\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Soccer team (8-2-3, 5-1-3 Metro), anchored by yet another pair of second-half goals from Olivia McMaster<\/a> and Lauren Ahearn<\/a>, won their second consecutive match on the road against the Peacocks of Saint Peter’s (2-12-1, 1-7-1 Metro) by a final score of 2-1\u00a0on Wednesday afternoon at Jaroschak Field. It is the first time this season the Green and White have won two straight road contests.\u00a0
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\n\tMolly Brunk<\/a> only needed five minutes to record her first save of the day, rejecting an on-target chance from the Peacocks’ Lea Masching.\u00a0
\n\tOn the offensive end, Lauren Ahearn<\/a> started off that duty for the Green and White, as the Saint Peter’s keeper stopped her shot at the ninth minute.\u00a0
\n\tIn the 23rd, both Katie Cragan<\/a> and Baileigh Johnson<\/a> sent shots in towards the net, but the hosts were ready for them, denying both.\u00a0
\n\tLogan Smith<\/a> joined the crowd in the 40th minute, with SPU now going up to four saves in the first half.\u00a0
\n\tA mere 25 seconds later, Saint Peter’s came running\u00a0up the other end, with Alex Husson finishing off their opportunity and putting the home team up 1-0.\u00a0
\n\tShortly after, the two sides heading to the locker room with Manhattan facing a deficit through 45 minutes.\u00a0
\n\tOlivia McMaster<\/a> came right out of the gate for the visitors ready to fight, forcing another save within two and a half minutes.\u00a0
\n\tL. Smith sent in another at the 51st, but it wasn’t until McMaster tapped one in herself right at the 55 minute mark that the Jaspers tied this one up at one apiece.\u00a0
\n\tContinuing to apply the pressure, Johnson’s chance was rejected at the 63rd minute.\u00a0
\n\tWith time winding down in the second half, Scarlett Smith<\/a> developed a push with Ahearn in the 79th, finding one of her captains for the winning score as just over 11 minutes showed on the clock.\u00a0
\n\tSaint Peter’s managed to send in one more on-target that was yet again stopped by Brunk in the 81st.
\n\tWith no more opportunities, the Jaspers won their fifth conference match-up in nine tries.\u00a0
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\n\tSenior team captains, midfielder Olivia McMaster<\/a> and forward Lauren Ahearn<\/a>, scored their sixth and seventh goals of the season, respectively. Each of them are the lone two Jaspers with more than three goals this season.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tFreshman midfielder Logan Smith<\/a> and Baileigh Johnson<\/a> each recorded two shots on goal, tying them with the goalscorers.\u00a0
\n\tSenior goalkeeper Molly Brunk<\/a> collected two saves in the\u00a028th win of her career, extending her program record.
\n\tSenior\u00a0defender Talia Omer<\/a>,\u00a0midfielder Mary Trudeau<\/a>, and Ahearn, along with Sophomore\u00a0defenders Eryn Primus<\/a>,\u00a0Madison Heitman<\/a>, and finally\u00a0Graduate midfielder Marlene Berlinghoff<\/a> each logged a full 90 minutes on the pitch.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan dominated the Peacocks\u00a0in\u00a0the shot battle 25-7, including 9-3\u00a0in the on target category.\u00a0
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