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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers women’s basketball team (11-19, 10-10\u00a0MAAC), anchored by 25 points from Brianna Davis<\/a>, won their first round bout against the ninth-seeded Red Foxes\u00a0from Marist (11-20, 8-12\u00a0MAAC) by a final score\u00a0of 64-55\u00a0inside Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
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\n\tEighth-seeded Manhattan tallied the first nine points of the contest, as the trio of\u00a0Davis,\u00a0Agar Farr\u00e9s Garcia, and Elisa Sol\u00e9 Sanchez each converted on a jumper to force an early Marist timeout.\u00a0
\n\tKeeping the energy going throughout the rest of the frame, Hana M\u00fchl tacked on seven more points by the end of the first ten, with the Jaspers taking a double-digit lead after the first ten minutes.
\n\tThe Green and White started the second on a 11-2 stretching their advantage out to 20, after Davis knocked down the team’s first three-point shot of the afternoon.\u00a0
\n\tKristina Juric<\/a> saw game action for the first time since Jan. 24, collecting her first two points of the day midway through the second quarter.
\n\tAn 11-2 run out of the huddle put the Peacock’s back to within six midway through the second quarter.
\n\tNewcomer Celeste Harper<\/a> found her own range from beyond the arc just before the halftime break, giving the Jaspers an 11 point edge by the horn.\u00a0
\n\tColette Mulderig<\/a> hit her first two jump shots out of the locker room, as the Green and White sat comfortably with a 10+ point lead the entire quarter.
\n\tM\u00fchl and Mulderig converted on the last two Jasper field goals to end the third with a 13 point lead.
\n\tDespite a 15 point lead with roughly nine to play, the Red Foxes used ten unanswered points to suddenly make the margin only five with under two minutes on the clock.
\n\tFarr\u00e9s Garcia found Juric open in the paint with 35 seconds showing, which the Croatia native knocked down with ease, putting the ice on the first round matchup.
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