Articles by John Jackson

Manhattan’s Season Ends With Overtime Loss To Canisius In MAAC Quarterfinals

March 15, 2019

by JOHN JACKSON, Senior Writer FIRST ROUND MBB: MAN 57, FAIR 53 QUARTERFINALS MBB: MAN 65, CAN 69 The No. 7 Manhattan College Jaspers saw their season come to an end on Friday, March 8 as they fell in overtime to the No. 2 Canisius College Golden [...]

Manhattan Opens Up Four-Game Homestand with Victory Over Fairfield

February 9, 2019

by JOHN JACKSON, Senior Writer The Manhattan College Jaspers closed out the month of January by hosting the Fairfield Stags on the night of Jan. 31 to kick off a four-game homestand. The Jaspers came into the night 4-16 overall and last place in [...]

Fall 2018 Sports Recap

December 6, 2018

by JOHN JACKSON, Sports Editor Basketball Both teams kicked off their seasons with a Draddy Gymnasium double-header on Nov. 6. The women’s team took down LIU Brooklyn 61-46 while the men fell 62-56 to Elon. Since then, the women have been on a [...]

Women Open with Win vs. LIU Brooklyn

November 14, 2018

by JOHN JACKSON, Sports Editor Manhattan Madness may have been on Oct. 30, but Draddy Gymnasium held host to some additional madness on Nov. 6 as both basketball teams opened their regular season in a nighttime doubleheader. The women’s basketball [...]

Matt Centrowitz Returns Back to Where It All Started to Bolster Running Program

September 27, 2018

by John Jackson Sports Editor Manhattan College had a reunion this past August with a former Jasper student-athlete who has accomplished numerous things over the last 44 years since he attended college in Riverdale. That former Jasper, Matt [...]

Men’s Soccer Topples Fordham In Final Minute

September 25, 2018

by JOHN JACKSON, Sports Editor The Manhattan College men’s soccer team (7-1; 0-0 MAAC) took down No. 25 Fordham (3-1-2; 0-0-0 A-10) thanks to a late goal from junior defenseman Adrien Awana on Sept. 18 at Gaelic Park. This latest installment of [...]

Fabian Pena & Joe Jacques Selected in 2018 MLB Draft: The Giant Swing and Hooking Fastball That Made Two Jaspers “Go Pro”

September 1, 2018

by JACK MELANSON, News Editor Fabian Pena and Joe Jacques punched their tickets to the pros this summer in what is seemingly becoming a tradition for the Jasper baseball program. Pena was selected as a catcher by the San Francisco Giants in the [...]