RIVERDALE, NY (DECEMBER 28, 2002) - The Manhattan College women's basketball team lost 68-60 to Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.
The Lady Jaspers (3-6) played a remarkable first-half but fell short in the second 20 minutes of play. With the score knotted at 58, Tulsa closed out the game on a 10-2 run to seal the victory.
Manhattan was led by
Rosalee Mason (London, England) who recored a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Mason scored her 1,000th career point in the game. She now has 1,009 career points.
Tulsa got a solid all-around game from Allison Curtin who scored 24 points, grabbed four rebounds, had four assists and four steals. Curtin was 12-13 from the foul-line.
The Lady Jaspers led for most of the first half. After a
Toyelle Wilson (Voorhees, NJ) steal and assist to
Donnette "Shorty" Reed (Syracuse, NY) for the lay-in, Manhattan led 19-12.
Tiffany Schettig (Altoona, PA) made two three-pointers and scored all eight of her points in the first half.
Serra Sangar (Istanbul, Turkey) was a major presence in the game as well, scoring 13 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
Tulsa outscored Manhattan 35-27 in the second half. Curtin scored 13 points in the second half, while TaTanisha Wagoner scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half.
Manhattan shot 43% and Tulsa shot 35% from the field for the game. Tulsa out rebounded the Lady J's 41 to 31, including 20 offensive rebounds for the Golden Hurricane.
The Lady Jaspers return to action on Monday, December 30, when they host Harvard at 2:00 PM at Draddy Gymnasium.
