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RIVERDALE, N.Y.\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers women’s basketball team (4-12, 4-3\u00a0MAAC),\u00a0led by four players scoring in double figures, won their fourth out of the last five\u00a0games, today against the Mountaineers\u00a0of Mount St. Mary’s\u00a0(7-9,\u00a03-4\u00a0MAAC) by a final score\u00a0of 68-59\u00a0inside Draddy Gymnasium\u00a0on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS<\/p>\n
NEXT UP:<\/p>\n Manhattan will continue its 2025-26 campaign on Saturday, January 17\u00a0when the Jaspers\u00a0go back on the road for the rematch\u00a0against\u00a0the Stags\u00a0from Fairfield.\u00a0Action is scheduled to take place from Leo D. Mahoney Arena\u00a0starting at 2\u00a0p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.<\/p>\n Read Full Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\tIn front of a raucous crowd from four separate elementary schools, Brianna Davis<\/a> got the scoring started to tie the game at three.
\n\tKristina Juric<\/a> rallied for the next two baskets to take an early Jasper lead.
\n\tJuric followed up Elisa Sol\u00e9 Sanchez’s score to end the opening quarter with a five point Green and White advantage.\u00a0
\n\tDavis stormed into the paint with a high-flying tip-in to get things going in the second frame.
\n\tSol\u00e9 Sanchez knocked down an important one from beyond the arc, putting Manhattan up eight points, their biggest advantage on the day thus far.
\n\tThe Mount quickly fired back with six unanswered, but four more points from Juric to end the half kept the visitors at bay heading into the break.
\n\tOut of the locker room, Colette Mulderig<\/a> put together three\u00a0of the first four\u00a0Manhattan field goals, extending the lead to a new high of nine.
\n\tFree throws were the name of the game in the third quarter, as the Jaspers\u00a0tied for a game-high of eight attempts\u00a0in the frame. Hana M\u00fchl collected three points via the stripe, contributing to her total of five on the day.
\n\tMount St. Mary’s found their way back into the game to open up the fourth, scoring six unanswered to knot the score at 43 apiece.
\n\tWith over 1,500 strong inside Draddy waiting on bated breath, M\u00fchl and Sol\u00e9 Sanchez both tied and took the lead for the Jaspers, respectively at 47-47 and 49-48 with 6:53 to play.
\n\tUp four with 3:30 to play, Sol\u00e9 Sanchez lit up the gym with an electrifying three-point shot.
\n\tOne possession later, she’d do the same on the left wing, letting out a passionate scream to her bench-mates beside her, extending the lead to eight.\u00a0
\n\tThe free throw game ensued for the final 30 seconds, with the Jaspers holding on for a nine point win.
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\n\tRedshirt Sophomore forward Kristina Juric<\/a> scored a new career-high of 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting along with nine rebounds.
\n\tGraduate guard Elisa Sol\u00e9 Sanchez continues to outdo herself, scoring a Division I-high for the third consecutive game. this time with 18 on three-for-eight shooting from beyond the arc. The Spanish native also led the squad in assists with seven.
\n\tGraduate forward Colette Mulderig<\/a> posted her second consecutive double-double, with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
\n\tJuric and Mulderig each swatted four shots to accumulate the highest amount of blocks by the Jaspers this season with eight.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan shot at its best rate in the final\u00a0quarter, with a 67% clip. This is the highest single quarter shooting percentage Manhattan has posted in 2025-26.
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\n\tHead Coach Heather Vulin<\/a>: “Today was always going to feel like a playoff game … Really impressed that we battled, when Mount took the lead back, I feel like we stayed locked in and had a real ultimate great team win today.”
\n\tVulin on continuing the momentum: “We’ve struggled offensively to start this year, but with this stretch of games where we’ve been scoring and winning, I feel like we’re getting stronger and confident. I want to make sure we can be consistent with the scoring and continue this stretch going forward.”
\n\tR-Sophomore forward Kristina Juric<\/a>: “It’s great knowing I could help our team get this win today, really important for us and hoping we can continue going this way.”
\n\tJuric on how the win will build the team’s confidence going forward: “I think it means a lot, we’re starting to play more as a team and it’s showing on the court, this will do a lot for us going into future MAAC play.”\u00a0
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