Game #21: Iona Gaels at Manhattan Jaspers
Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, N.Y.
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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - After dropping their road contest to Sacred Heart on Thursday, the Manhattan Jaspers look to get back on track at home on Saturday against the Gaels from Iona. Leading Manhattan in the points category has been Senior guard
Brianna Davis, averaging 13.3 points a night, including a Division I high of 23 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 19 against Rider. Her scoring average puts her in a tie for seventh in the MAAC. On the defensive end, Graduate forwards
Colette Mulderig and Agar Farrés Garcia have helped anchor that end of the floor, with the former's 1.7 average on blocks putting her in second place across the MAAC, while the latter's 6.9 rebounds have her in fifth. The Green and White will look to get back to .500 in conference play before going on a two-game road trip to Rider on Thursday (Feb. 5) and Siena on Saturday (Feb. 7).
Scouting the Opposition:
•After starting the 2025-26 season 7-3 through the non-conference slate, the Iona Gaels have settled at 6-6 so far through the MAAC schedule, sitting in a tie for sixth place with Mount St. Mary's.
•In their most recent stretch, Iona has won two of their last three games, dropping to Merrimack last time out 87-63, but defeating Rider and Marist.
•The Gaels are led by the two-headed monster of Graduate guard Isabellah Middleton (13.6) and Junior forward Zoey Ward (12.6), averaging a combined 26.1 points a night. The former's 26 points against Saint Peter's on Jan. 19 were a season-high, shooting 10-for-18 from the field.
•Two other players average eight or more points apiece, in Junior guard Mya Zaccagnini (8.7) and Graduate guard Ella Fajardo (8.2).
•Iona was selected to finish sixth in this year's edition of the MAAC Preseason Poll, putting them exactly where they stand at this point.
•The Gaels finished the 2024-25 season with an overall record of 11-21, going 8-12 within the MAAC.
•Squeezing into the last spot in the 2025 MAAC Championship at the 10 seed, Iona upset seventh-seeded Saint Peter's in the first round by the final score of 42-40. Their season came to an end in the quarterfinals against Quinnipiac, 79-51.
•This will serve as the 96th matchup between Iona and Manhattan, with the Jaspers winning three of the last four.
Last Five Meetings vs. Gaels:
Manhattan Leads 59-36
2/20/25.................................MAN 68-65
1/30/25..................................IONA 64-47
3/9/24...................................MAN 66-56
1/27/24..................................MAN 64-56
3/11/23...................................IONA 73-60
