{"id":116430,"date":"2026-01-29T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/116430\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:50:34","slug":"womens-basketball-attempts-to-get-back-above-500-in-maac-play-at-sacred-heart-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/116430\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Attempts To Get Back Above .500 In MAAC Play at Sacred Heart on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Game #20: Manhattan Jaspers\u00a0at Sacred Heart Pioneers
\nThursday, January 29, 2026 | 7:00 PM
\nWilliam H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center | Fairfield, Conn.
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After going an even 5-5 through the first ten games of the conference schedule, the Jaspers look to steal a win Thursday when they take on the Pioneers from Sacred Heart. Leading Manhattan in the points category has been Senior guard Brianna Davis<\/a>, averaging 13.1 points a night, including a Division I high of 23 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 19 against Rider. On the defensive end, Graduate forwards Colette Mulderig<\/a> and Agar Farr\u00e9s Garcia have helped anchor that end of the floor, with the former’s 1.6 average on blocks putting her in second place across the MAAC, while the latter’s 7.1 rebounds have her in fifth. R-Sophomore forward Kristina Juric’s<\/a> 53.8% clip from the field also has her in second place across the MAAC. The Green and White will look to get back above .500 in conference play before returning to Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday to take on in-state foe Iona.<\/p>\n

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\u2022Despite starting the 2025-26 season 2-7 in non-conference play, the Sacred Heart Pioneers have since gotten out to an 8-3 start to the MAAC slate, currently holding third place.<\/p>\n

\u2022In their most recent stretch, Sacred Heart has picked up three straight wins and won four of their last five against Siena, Marist, Canisius, and Niagara.<\/p>\n

\u2022The Pioneers are led by the two-headed monster of Senior guard Amelia Wood and Junior forward Nalyce Dudley, averaging a combined 27.8 points a night, with the former chipping in 15 of those. Wood has also scored in double figures in her last 15 games, accumulating 21 on three separate instances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022Two other players average 8.2 points apiece, in Junior center Emma Kirby and Freshman guard Sophie Nascimento.<\/p>\n

\u2022Sacred Heart was selected to finish 12th in this year’s edition of the MAAC Preseason Poll, making them one of the biggest underdog stories in all of mid-major basketball.<\/p>\n

\u2022The Pioneers finished the 2024-25 season with an overall record of 9-20, going 5-15 within the MAAC.<\/p>\n

\u2022Due to their conference record, Sacred Heart did not qualify for the 2025 MAAC Championship in Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

\u2022This will serve as just the tenth matchup between Sacred Heart and Manhattan, with the Jaspers falling in four of the last five.

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Manhattan Leads 5-4<\/p>\n

3\/6\/25……………………………….SHU 61-50<\/p>\n

2\/1\/25………………………………MAN 64-58<\/p>\n

12\/16\/18……………………………..SHU 74-46<\/p>\n

11\/15\/17……………………………….SHU 65-61<\/p>\n

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