Sophomore attacker Alaina Burgess (Holden, MA / The Governor's Academy) exploded for a career-high seven goals and Manhattan notched seven unanswered tallies for a 15-10 win over Canisius in the 2019 MAAC opener at Gaelic Park on Friday afternoon. The Jaspers notch their first MAAC victory of the season and now stand at 6-3 overall. Canisius falls to 0-1 in conference play and 0-9 overall. Burgess netted the game-deciding strike, her sixth goal at the time, to help the Jaspers pull ahead after Canisius sported a 10-8 advantage. Just 45 seconds after that, Burgess received a pass from freshman attacker Cassidy Burns (Massapequa, NY / Plainedge) and potted her final tally for Manhattan's largest lead at that point. The contest featured eight ties and nine lead changes as both teams went back and forth in the first 45 minutes of the battle. Both sides combined for 15 goals after a 5-5 deadlock in the first stanza. Burgess finished with the seven goals, while senior tri-captain Molly Fitzpatrick (Yorktown, NY / Lakeland), senior midfielder Caitlin Murphy (Carmel, NY / Carmel) and freshman attacker Grace Lipponer (Lake Grove, NY / Sachem North) tallied multiple scores as well. Jourdan Roemer was the Golden Griffins' leading scorer with three goals and two assists. Bryar Cummings and Jen Reininger also had a pair of tallies. Manhattan aims for a 2-0 start to conference competition on Wednesday, March 27 as it hosts Marist at 4:00 pm.