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The Niagara men's soccer team closes out a two-game road trip as they visit the Manhattan Jaspers on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m.
Purple Points
- Niagara fell 3-0 at Iona in their last time out.
- Zulfikar Karimi registered three shots for the Purple Eagles with two of those on net.
- Niagara outshot Iona 8-7 in the first half of play before the Gaels took an 8-3 second half advantage, outshooting Niagara 15-11 overall. Iona outshot Niagara five to four on goal.
- Casey made two saves in net for the Purple Eagles. He ranks second in the NCAA with 6.00 saves per game.
- Zulfikar Karimi and Bautista Pedezert are tied for the team offensively this season with two goals and one assist each. Karimi leads alone in shots (22) and shots on goal (12).
- Karimi, Pedezert, Asante Carroll, Luca Pacheco and Konrad Zydowicz all have a team-high two goals for the Purple Eagles.
Across the Pitch
Manhattan Jaspers (8-7-0, 5-3-0 MAAC)
- Manhattan has gone 5-3 their last eight matches, outscoring opponents 12-4. In that stretch, the Jaspers have gone to double overtime three times and all three losses came 1-0.
- The Jaspers have three players in double digits in points. Lucas Da Silva has 14 points (six goals, two assists), Brandon Joseph-Buadi has 11 points (four goals, three assists) and Callum Carsley has 10 points (three goals, four assists). Da Silva ranks tied for fifth in the MAAC in points and goals.
- Goalkeeper Marcellin Gohier has seen 1,011 minutes in net this season for Manhattan, recording a 0.62 goals-against average and .854 save percentage. He ranks first in conference and 13th in the NCAA in goals-against average while ranking first in the MAAC and fifth in the NCAA in save percentage. His five shutouts rank second in the MAAC.
