Game #2: Manhattan Jaspers at UAlbany Great Danes
Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 6:30 PM
Broadview Center | Albany, N.Y.
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ALBANY, N.Y. - After opening the 2026-27 campaign inside Draddy Gymnasium this past Monday with a victory over Pace, the Manhattan Jaspers now head to New York's capital region to take on UAlbany and the Great Danes. Three of Head Coach
Heather Vulin's six JUCO transfers combined for 41 points in the 67-42 final score.
Laura Ring (18),
Amanda Baumgarte (12), and
Ana Zesati (11) used their size to dominate the inside, while Ring knocked down four shots from beyond the arc. UAlbany also enters this game 1-0, taking down CAA member Northeastern on the road in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite trailing by two at half, the Great Danes used a strong third quarter to overtake the Huskies, as Alexia Bujold led with 19 points on six-for-ten shooting from the field. This will be the first chance for Manhattan to pick up a Division I program, before they head back home on Sunday, Nov. 8 to take on Bryant inside Draddy.
Scouting the Opposition:
•In their first contest of the 2026-27 season, UAlbany went on the road and took down CAA member Northeastern by a final score of 65-61.
•Freshman guard Alexia Bujold from Quebec, Canada led the way with 19 points across 34 minutes, shooting six-for-ten from the field including a perfect seven-for-seven from the free throw stripe. She also added two blocks to her totals.
•Fellow Freshman guard in Noa Lopez Tallon contributed the same amount in less than half the time, knocking down six shots from three-point range in only 16 minutes.
•This is the first year in Head Coach Kelly Morrone's tenure, serving the previous six at fellow Metro member institution Merrimack.
•Morrone brought three of her former Warriors to New York, with Cadence Johnson, Daria Shishkina, and 2026 All-MAAC First Team member Madison Roman.
•UAlbany was selected to finish seventh in the 2026-27 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, sandwiched in between NJIT and New Hampshire.
•The Great Danes come off a 14-16 year in 2025-26, finishing 4-12 inside the America East.
•UAlbany matched up with top-seeded Vermont in the America East quarterfinals, losing 55-40 in Burlington to end their season.
•This will serve as the fourth matchup in program history between UAlbany and Manhattan, with the Great Danes taking both prior meetings in the Vulin era.
Series History vs. Great Danes:
UAlbany Leads 3-1
11/14/18...................................ALB 60-54
12/6/17.....................................ALB 62-56
11/19/10....................................ALB 48-47
11/30/99.................................MAN 74-56
