HAMDEN, Conn. – The Manhattan Jaspers women's basketball team (0-10), despite another double-digit outing from Brianna Davis, fell to the Bobcats of Quinnpiac (6-4) by a final score of 79-38 inside M&T Bank Arena on Friday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brianna Davis got the scoring started for Manhattan, knocking down a mid-range jumper in the first minute.
- In a two minute span, Autumn Taylor connected on two shots beyond the arc, giving the Jaspers an early 8-7 lead.
- Colette Mulderig scored the following five points for the visitors, putting the Green and White up by three following a three point shot of her own.
- Quinnpiac scored 12 unanswered points to end the frame, going up nine by the first buzzer.
- Hana Mühl joined the contributors on the scoreboard, accumulating five points off a jumper and three points from the free throw stripe.
- Tatianna Collins and Agar Farrés Garcia each chipped in with a point from the line, giving Manhattan 21 first half points.
- As Mühl and Mulderig upped their point totals to seven midway through the frame, Taylor knocked down her third three-pointer of the day, retaking the scoring lead.
- Farrés Garcia hit a layup for the final bucket of the third quarter.
- Mulderig tied Taylor with nine points within five seconds of the fourth, converting on a layup of her own.
- Davis scored seven points in the final frame, but it wasn't enough as Quinnpiac held on for a commanding victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Senior guard Brianna Davis extended her double-digit scoring streak to eight games with 10 today.
- Graduate forward Colette Mulderig swatted a Division I-high three shots today, the most of any Jasper this season.
- Freshman guard Autumn Taylor, in her first career start, set a new career-high for points with nine. All of those points came from behind the three point line.
- Senior guard Hana Mühl tied with Mulderig for the lead in rebounding with seven. That's a new season-high for Mühl, passing her six against NJIT.
- Manhattan shot at its best rate in the opening quarter, with a 36% clip.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign on Monday, December 29 when the Jaspers play host to the Stags from Fairfield to begin the home segment of MAAC play. Action is scheduled to take place from Draddy Gymnasium starting at 7 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
