RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan Jaspers women’s basketball team (5-16, 5-7 MAAC), fell in its conference contest to the Gaels from Iona (14-9, 7-5 MAAC) by a final score of 65-51 inside Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED


As the Gaels scored the first six points of the contest, Brianna Davis’ and-one at 7:04 of the opening frame was converted, cutting that initial margin in half.
Getting to within three late in the quarter, Colette Mulderig’s layup got the Jaspers the closest all period, ending the first down nine.
Mulderig knocked down the first jump shot of the second, upping her point total to seven.
Free throws were the name of the game in the second frame, as the Green and White knocked down all four they were given.
Agar Farrés Garcia kept Manhattan within single digits just prior to half, knocking down her layup opportunity, going into the break down eight. 
Elisa Solé Sanchez connected on her first shot of the game from beyond the arc, thwarting an early Gael push to start the second half.
Mulderig put herself in double figures with a turnaround shot with under two minutes to play, as did Davis with a step back at 1:11 on the clock.
Tatianna Collins got in the scoring column off a feed from Davis for the final basket of the third frame.
Davis took the active lead in scoring with 13 when her jump shot connected for the first basket of the final ten minutes.
With roughly five minutes to play, Farrés Garcia hit her first three point jump shot in Division I, giving her seven on the day.
Despite the Jaspers winning the final quarter, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Gaels, dropping to 5-7 in conference play.

STATS AND NOTES


Senior guard Brianna Davis led the way with 20 points, her second 20+ point performance of 2025-26, and the team’s fifth. Davis also tied Freshman forward Tatianna Collins with seven boards.
Graduate forward Colette Mulderig followed with 13, improving her season average to double digits at 10.0. 
Senior guard Hana Mühl tied two career-highs with eight assists, while also accumulating four steals. 
Manhattan shot at its best rate in the final quarter, with a 60% clip.

NEXT UP:

Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign on Thursday, February 5 when the Jaspers begin a brief two-game road trip, starting with the Broncs from Rider. Action is scheduled to take place from Alumni Gymnasium starting at 7 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.

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