Month: February 2014

Men's Track & Field, Sports, Women's Track & Field

Track and Field Teams Tune Up before MAAC Championships

BY: THERESE KELLY The Manhattan College track and field teams hosted the Draddy Invitational on Feb. 15, which was described by Coach Pat Slevin as a “last chance meet” before MAAC Championships.  Athletes from Manhattan, St. Peter’s and NYU spent the day competing in an array of events, taking advantage of the meet to fine tune their skills or notch a qualifying standard before the … Continue reading Track and Field Teams Tune Up before MAAC Championships

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Baseball, Sports

Manhattan College 2014 Baseball Preview

The 60 game race to the college baseball MAAC championship crowning is about to be underway this week. Where does Manhattan College baseball sit? Last season, MC finished 24-28, (11-13 MAAC). It was a disappointing year for the Jaspers after being back-to-back MAAC champions in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. “We have regrouped in a big way,” Head Coach Jim Duffy said. “There are 13 … Continue reading Manhattan College 2014 Baseball Preview

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Baseball, Sports

Captains on the Diamond & In the Classroom

For a student-athlete, juggling school and sports is a task not too many would be willing to say is their passion and a part of their life in which they love. Manhattan College junior outfielder Christopher Kalousdian (3.36 GPA) and junior right-handed pitcher Michael Scarinci (3.60 GPA) would say just that. Both of which were elected by the team to be its new captains. “I … Continue reading Captains on the Diamond & In the Classroom

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Men's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball

Men’s and Women’s Basketball: More Alike Than You Think

  There was an odd parallelism between both the men’s basketball team and women’s basketball team this past week. Last week, both the men and women’s team knocked off St. Peter’s at home. The men’s team won 64-49, while the women’s team won 58-31. Oddly enough, both the men and women’s teams had their best defensive performances of the season. The men’s team gave up … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s Basketball: More Alike Than You Think

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Men's Basketball, Sports

The Road to the MAAC: Cold Blooded Brrr-own

The Jaspers were up one. After George Beamon missed a jumper before the shot clock expired, Rayvon Harris grabbed the rebound and Niagara called timeout with 6.6 seconds left. Harris got the ball out of the timeout, zipped up the court, easily got to the basket, went up for the easy layup, and the ball was sent away. Game over. You can guess who blocked … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: Cold Blooded Brrr-own

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Features

You Know You’re a Jasper If….

BY: AMBER CALABRO  Once becoming acquainted with Manhattan College traditions and norms, one quickly discovers that some things can only be understood by fellow jaspers. – For starters, you’ve had to explain countless times what a Jasper is As we all know, our mascot stems from Brother Jasper of Mary F.S.C. who invented the “7th Inning Stretch,” in baseball. The story goes that on a rather boiling … Continue reading You Know You’re a Jasper If….

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