CHRIS CIRILLO & DANIEL YNFANTE SENIOR WRITER & ASST. SPORTS EDITOR In the battle of the Bronx played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the team from the Bronx named Manhattan won bragging rights. The Jaspers (1-1 MAAC, 4-7) overcame a slow start and defeated Fordham, 71-57, in the 107th annual game between the Bronx schools. Fordham jumped out to a 10-0 start in the … Continue reading Jaspers Run the Bronx
As he had done hundreds of times before in his career, Shane Richards curled around a screen; received a pass; and connected on a three-pointer. This three-pointer, however, was unlike the hundreds he had hit in his career. This one was special. It was three number 166, which made Richards Manhattan College’s new three-point king. “I’m happy. I’m ecstatic that I’ve done it,” Richards said. … Continue reading Inside the Numbers: Shane Richards Sets School Record for Three-Pointers
It was close. It was ugly. But it was a much needed win for the Manhattan Jaspers, who defeated the Morgan State Bears 73-69 at Draddy Gymnasium. The Jaspers, led by Shane Richards’ 20 points and Emmy Andujar’s 16 points; six assists and five rebounds, forced 19 Bears turnovers en route to a nail-biting victory. “We figured it out, we gutted it out and we … Continue reading Jaspers Win Nail-Biter Against Morgan State
Playing at Madison Square Garden, Manhattan College was hoping it could turn its season around by defeating a Big Ten opponent in Rutgers University. In many ways, the 63-55 loss to Rutgers was a microcosm of the Jaspers’ season. The game for Manhattan was riddled with turnovers, missed free throws and, most importantly, scoring woes. Eddie Jordan, Rutgers’ head coach, summed it up best. “It … Continue reading Inside the Numbers: Takeaways from Loss to Rutgers
CHRIS CIRILLO & DANIEL YNFANTE SENIOR WRITER & ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Manhattan Jaspers (1-1 MAAC, 2-6) fell to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 63-55 despite a heroic second half effort by Emmy Andujar. The Jaspers have lost six of their past seven games away from Draddy Gymnasium this season. After the game, head coach Steve Masiello took blame for the team’s poor start. It is … Continue reading Masiello: “I did a really bad job at our scheduling.”
After a 1-5 start to a six-game road trip to start the season, a home game was just what the Manhattan Jaspers needed. Behind a near triple-double from Emmy Andujar—15 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists— Manhattan defeated the Marist Red Foxes 60-38, in its home opener to earn its first win in the MAAC this season. Playing with a completely healthy roster for the … Continue reading Jaspers Beat Marist in First Home Game of the Season
On Friday afternoon, students and faculty gathered on the quad to read selections from civil rights documents, most notably Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The event was organized following the recent court decisions involving the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner on Staten Island, NY. The lack of indictments in both cases has ignited protest related to police brutality and … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Civil Rights Read-Aloud On the Quad
“What are your plans after graduation?” said everyone ever to any given senior in college. The mere thought of my college years being almost over is more than enough to make me feel like I’m going to throw up. But seriously, the agita is real. The Class of 2015 has been around the (c)block, we’ve drank far too much at Cannons, Fenwicks and River City. … Continue reading Keep Calm and Graduate
New York City is decorated like a postcard, Starbucks has introduced their red holiday cups and Christmas music has seeped its way onto every station on the radio. But one obstacle stands between Christmas break and us: finals week. The bliss of Thanksgiving break is starting to fade away with the incoming pile of papers and tests to start preparing for. An increase in stress … Continue reading The Freshman Files: The Final Straw
