RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan Jaspers women's basketball team (1-12, 1-3 MAAC), despite a combined 32 from Colette Mulderig (18) and Hana Mühl (14), fell to the Red Foxes of Marist (5-9, 2-2 MAAC) by a final score of 62-57 inside Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brianna Davis and Mühl both knocked down the first pair of buckets from inside in the first few minutes.
- Four free throws courtesy of Elisa Solé Sanchez and Mulderig upped the advantage to five points.
- Autumn Taylor's feed to Mulderig in the paint gave her four on the day and a six point lead for the Jaspers, before ending the quarter at four.
- Marist jumped back on top following seven unanswered points, a run starting in the first and culminating at the start of the second frame.
- Mulderig was granted the opportunity at a three point play following her and-one layup in the paint, extending her point total to seven.
- Davis drove inside for a layup with under a minute to go, eventually being the last bucket of the half, as Manhattan held a three point advantage going into the locker room.
- The Red Foxes came out of the break on a mission, scoring the first six points forcing a Green and White timeout.
- Kristina Juric tacked on two field goals out of the media timeout, giving the Jaspers the lead once more.
- Davis and Mulderig beared the scoring load down the stretch of the third frame, combining for seven in the final four minutes to knot things up at the end of the quarter.
- It was another hot start for the visitors to start the fourth, going up six within three minutes.
- Solé Sanchez tallied two layups at the five minute mark to cut the margin down to two.
- Mulderig went one-for-two from the stripe with 1:13 remaining, putting the hosts within reach at one point.
- Manhattan got outscored 6-2 in the final minute, with the Red Foxes holding on 62-57.
STATS AND NOTES
- Graduate forward Colette Mulderig led the way in scoring with 18 points on seven-for-14 shooting, as well as seven rebounds and four blocks.
- Senior guard Hana Mühl accumulated 14 on the scoreboard, the third time she's hit that number on the season. In addition, the Croatia native sunk all six of her free throw attempts for a new season-high.
- Senior guard Brianna Davis spread the rock around with four assists, while swiping it away on the defensive end for three steals.
- Junior forward Kristina Juric pulled down the most rebounds with eight, her second-most on the year.
- Manhattan shot at its best rate in the third quarter, with a 50% clip.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign on Thursday, January 8 when the Jaspers travel to Buffalo to take on the Golden Griffins from Canisius. Action is scheduled to take place from Koesssler Athletic Center starting at 11 a.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
