Sports

This Week in History: Men’s Basketball Edition

March 25, 2014

The past 25 years of Manhattan College Men’s basketball have been some of the best the Jaspers have ever seen. From 1987 to 2014, the Men’s Basketball program at Manhattan is something to be truly proud of. Despite a few dry spells over the [...]

Michael Alvarado, George Beamon & Rhamel Brown: Greatest Senior Class in Jasper History?

March 25, 2014

At first, it seemed like hyperbole. When head coach Steve Masiello went on “Inside Manhattan Men’s Basketball” and went as far as calling Michael Alvarado, George Beamon, and Rhamel Brown, the greatest senior class in Jasper history, it felt [...]

Carly Eskenazi Helping Lead Women’s Lacrosse Team

March 25, 2014

In an afternoon game on March 15, the Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team came out strong against Delaware State to win their second straight game. The Jaspers scored the first three goals of the game and two of those were from senior [...]

The Road to the NCAA Tournament: 38 Minutes

March 25, 2014

ORLANDO — Cinderella was a tall, beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes who was forced into a tough situation working for her evil stepmother. Her clothes were ragged, her only friends were animals, and she got picked on by her [...]

The Lady Jaspers Struggle to Defend and Lose to Siena

March 12, 2014

After No. 10 Siena came out firing in the first half – shooting 18-33 (54.5 percent) and taking a 17 point lead into halftime – No. 7 Manhattan dug a hole they could not dig themselves out of. The Lady Jaspers lost 87-66 at the MassMutual Center [...]

Jasper Men and Women Receive Honors

March 12, 2014

Before the start of the men and women’s MAAC Tournaments, seniors Michael Alvarado, George Beamon, Rhamel Brown, and Monica Roeder were voted onto the All-MAAC teams by the conference’s 11 head coaches. Beamon, who bounced back strong from an [...]

The Road to the NCAA Tournament: The Long Road

March 11, 2014

When Steve Masiello took the job over as head coach, Manhattan basketball was bad news. They just finished ninth in the MAAC at 6-25 in 2010-2011, making it their worst season in 11 years. Three years later, they cut down the nets at the [...]

How Sweet It Is

March 11, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — They did it. After Donovan Kates split two free throws to give Manhattan a 71-68 lead, Iona’s David Laury missed a potential game tying three at the buzzer, and Manhattan became the 2013-2014 MAAC Champions, and punched [...]

The Longshot

March 5, 2014

As the 2014 MAAC Championships come closer, Manhattan College men’s basketball may be a longshot to make the NCAA Tournament and win a game or two there. Luckily for the Jaspers, they have the longshot specialist. At 6 feet 5 inches and 185 pounds [...]

The Man Behind the Bench

March 5, 2014

Like a politician schmoozing supporters on his re-election campaign, Ronnie Weintraub strode down the side of the court toward press row, shaking hands left and right and shouting greetings as he went. With the Jaspers easily up 32-20 at halftime [...]