RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan Jaspers women's basketball team (6-18, 6-9 MAAC), on the backs of 47 combined points from Brianna Davis (18), Colette Mulderig (16), and Elisa Solé Sanchez (13), broke their five-game losing streak against the Purple Eagles from Niagara (0-24, 0-15 MAAC) by a final score of 60-42 inside Draddy Gymnasium on Thursday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Being held without a basket over the first four minutes, Hana Mühl found herself with the ball in the defensive end and went coast-to-coast on the first Jasper bucket of the game.
- Mulderig collected six points throughout the opening frame, with four coming via the free throw stripe.
- Newcomer Tatianna Collins tacked on the last score of the first, putting Manhattan down three after 10 minutes.
- Davis teamed up with Mulderig to score the first two field goals in the second, putting the deficit back at three.
- Two more at the stripe for Davis put the Green and White within six at the halftime break.
- Mulderig increased her scoring total to double digits after an inside layup, with Manhattan now down just a point.
- Solé Sanchez collected the next five points on her own to give the Jaspers their largest and only lead of the night thus far.
- A 20-5 run later ensued after Solé Sanchez lit up the crowd, as Davis' final punch came with four seconds to play, giving the hosts a 12 point advantage at the horn.
- Davis and Mulderig had combined for 32 points by the midway point of the fourth, with Manhattan tallying five free throws in that same stretch.
- Mühl drained a shot from beyond the arc as the shot clock expired with 4:05 to go, seemingly putting the dagger in the contest.
STATS AND NOTES
- Senior guard Brianna Davis led the team with 18 points, also collecting six rebounds and four blocks.
- Graduate forward Colette Mulderig followed with 16, also swatting four shots with six boards herself.
- Graduate guard Elisa Solé Sanchez compiled her seventh outing in double figures on the season, going two-for-seven from beyond the arc with four assists.
- Graduate forward Agar Farrés Garcia tallied a new career-high with 16 rebounds, besting her two performances of 15 in the non-conference slate.
- Manhattan shot at its best rate in the third quarter, with a 56% clip.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign on Saturday, February 14 when the Jaspers complete their brief three-game homestand, against the Golden Griffins from Canisius. Action is scheduled to take place from Draddy Gymnasium starting at 2 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
