{"id":133335,"date":"2026-02-14T05:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133335\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T05:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:16:29","slug":"womens-basketball-wraps-homestand-against-canisius-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133335\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Wraps Homestand Against Canisius Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Game #25: Canisius Golden Griffins\u00a0at Manhattan Jaspers
\nSaturday, February 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM
\nDraddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, N.Y.
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Fresh off their 18 point win over Niagara, the Manhattan Jaspers look to string a pair of wins together Saturday against the Golden Griffins from Canisius. Leading Manhattan in the points category has been Senior guard Brianna Davis<\/a>, averaging 14.3 points a night, including a Division I high of 28 points against Rider on Feb. 5. Her scoring average puts her in fourth place across the MAAC. Senior guard Hana M\u00fchl has helped spread the rock, with a nightly average of 3.8 holding second place in the MAAC. On the defensive end, Graduate forward Colette Mulderig<\/a> has helped anchor that end of the floor, with her 1.7 average on blocks putting her in second place across the MAAC, while a 5.8 rebound average keeps her in the top 15 as well. The Jaspers will look to put back-to-back wins together for the first time since Jan. 14 before they travel to Marist on Thursday (Feb. 19).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scouting the Opposition:

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\u2022After seven consecutive losses to open 2025-26, the Canisius Golden Griffins have picked up two wins in the conference slate.

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\u2022Both of their MAAC wins have come against nearby foe Niagara, winning by a combined 32 points, 16 at each campus.

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\u2022Canisius is led by Junior forward Shariah Gailes, who has posted 12.8 points a night, including three 20 point performances

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\u2022Gailes is also the team’s leading rebounder at 8.1 a game, also good enough for third across the MAAC.

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\u2022Sophomore forward Yasmine Djibril (8.6) and Senior guard Frank Wittenberg (8.3) both follow behind, averaging above eight points each.

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\u2022Two more Golden Griffins average at least five points a contest, in Sophmore forward Irene Ray Pineda (6.1) and Sophomore guard Corniya Clay (5.5).\u00a0

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\u2022Canisius was selected to finish in ninth place in this year’s edition of the MAAC Preseason Poll.

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\u2022After hovering just below. 500 in the conference slate at 9-11 in 2024-25, the Golden Griffins entered the 2025 MAAC Championship as the ninth-seeded team.

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\u2022In Atlantic City, Canisius’ first round matchup came against eighth-seeded Manhattan, who immediately ended their season by a final score of 52-42.

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\u2022This will serve as the 76th matchup between Canisius and Manhattan, with the Jaspers taking the win in four of the last five meetings.<\/p>\n

\nLast Five Meetings vs. Golden Griffins:
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Manhattan Leads 39-36<\/p>\n

1\/8\/26………………………………MAN 69-43

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3\/11\/25……………………………..MAN 52-42

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2\/27\/25……………………………..MAN 71-35

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3\/14\/24……………………………..CAN 58-55

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