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Lawrenceville, NJ - Fueled by a dominant fourth-quarter performance, Manhattan swept the weekend series from Rider with a 50-38 win while improving to a perfect 2-0 in MAAC play for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
Leading by just two points after three quarters of action, the Jaspers (2-1; 2-0 MAAC) put the game away by outscoring the Broncs (0-6; 0-2 MAAC) by a 20-10 margin in the fourth and decisive stanza.
Senior
Courtney Warley (West Chester, PA / Bishop Shanahan) was again at the center of the victory, finishing with 14 points and 13 rebounds in registering her first double-double of the year and the 15th of her career. Warley's 13 caroms also marked her second double-digit rebounding output of the year, and the 34th in her three-plus seasons of action.
JuniorÂ
Dee Dee Davis (Bronx, NY / Truman) added 11 points, five rebounds and two steals to round out the double-digit performers for Manhattan.
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Defense was the name of the game for the second-straight game, as the Jaspers registered an impressive 13 steals one night after notching 12. The visitors also forced 25 turnovers that led to 18 points, while limiting the Rider to a paltry 30.0 percent (15-of-50) from the field.
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Notes
* Trailing 28-26 with less than a minute to play in the third quarter, Warley reclaimed the lead for the Jaspers with back-to-back layups to end the stanza.
* Warley's two buckets sparked a game-changing 12-1 spurt that extended the visitor's advantage out to 38-29 with 6:41 remaining.
* Rider would cut Manhattan's lead to seven on three occasions, but was unable to get any closer, as the Green & White ended the game on a 24-10 run.
* Warley is averaging a team-best 13.7 ppg, 11.3Â rpg, 2.7 spg and 1.0 bpg through the first three games, while shooting 79.2 percent (19-of-24) from the line.
* Davis is the lone Jasper to notch double-figures in points in all three games, and is notching 12.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.3 spg in her first action almost two calendar years.
* Manhattan made 13-of-16 (.813) from the line, including all six in the fourth, and is converting on a blistering 78.0 percent (46-of-59) for the year.
* Graduate student
Pamela Miceus (Haverstraw, NY / North Rockland) had six points and one block, and is now tied with Sheila Tighe for ninth place in program history with 73 rejections.Â
* Classmate
Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) registered eight points, five rebounds and three steals, while sophomore
Emily LaPointe (Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Academy) added six points and six rebounds.
* Amanda Mobley (8 points) and Lenaejha Evans (8 points) paced the Broncs.
Up Next
*Â The Jaspers will look to make it three in a row when they host Quinnipiac on Friday, December 18 at 6:00 pm.Â
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