Articles by Daniel Ynfante

Softball’s Shutout Streak Reaches Four

April 5, 2017

There’s an old adage in baseball that says you can never have too much pitching. But what if you actually can? For Tom Pardalis, head coach of the Manhattan College softball team, too much pitching is a problem he is content with having. The [...]

Women’s Basketball’s Disappointing Season

April 4, 2017

The Manhattan College Women’s Basketball Team enjoyed the biggest win turnaround in the NCAA in the 2015-2016 season. After going 3-27 in the 2014-2015 season, the Jaspers won 15 games last year. Looking to build on the success of the 2016 [...]

Disappointing Season Comes to an end for Jaspers

March 3, 2017

The Manhattan College Jaspers enjoyed the biggest win turnaround in the NCAA in the 2015-2016 season. After going 3-27 in the 2014-2015 season, the Jaspers won 15 games last year. Looking to build on the success of the 2016 campaign, the Jaspers [...]

Jaspers Lose in MAAC Tournament After Controversial Ending

March 3, 2017

At first there was frustration, then elation. Frustration again, followed by hope. Confusion. But ultimately, there was pain and agony. For the Manhattan College Jaspers, the final four seconds of the game against the Rider Broncs in the opening [...]

Litzell Etching His Name into Manhattan’s Record Books

March 2, 2017

Love Litzell promised himself it would not happen again. Not after all he had been through: His struggles in the weight throw his freshman year. The excruciating second place finish by one centimeter in the MAAC Indoor Championships in his sophomore [...]

Crunch Time for the Jaspers

February 8, 2017

It’s an adage, Steve Masiello has repeated frequently in his six-year tenure as head coach of Manhattan College’s men’s basketball team. “It’s February, it’s time for Manhattan to be Manhattan,” Masiello said on Saturday after a 68-67 [...]

Jaspers Drop Rivalry Game to Iona

January 18, 2017

Few things changed when Manhattan and Iona faced off on Tuesday night. There was still the customary packed Draddy Gymnasium. There was an electric crowd with some fans wearing hard hats, others wearing their Manhattan gear and there were two teams [...]

Jaspers Put on Defensive Clinic in Win Against Eastern Kentucky

December 22, 2016

For the last four seasons, the Manhattan Jaspers have built a reputation as one of the best defensive teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. On the heels of their defense, the Jaspers won two championships in 2014 and 2015. The Jaspers [...]

Jaspers Drop Home Opener to Winthrop

November 15, 2016

Perhaps it was the 8:45 a.m. start. Maybe the early season rust. But the Jaspers struggled, and they did so on both ends of the court against the Winthrop Eagles. The Jaspers shot 40 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers in their 94-81 [...]

The Perils of the NCAA Tournament

November 9, 2016

On March 20, 2014, the Manhattan College men’s basketball team stood on the hardwood floor of the Amway Center in Orlando. Some players cried, others lowered their heads. The Jaspers had just been defeated 71-64 in the second round of the NCAA [...]