By John Jackson Staff Writer Coming off a thrilling 60-56 victory against Holy Cross, Manhattan looked to make it two and a row to start the 2016-2017 season. That is something the team has not accomplished since the 2002-2003 season when the Jaspers won the MAAC Championship. They did just that Tuesday night against the Yale Bulldogs as they beat them 63-57. This was win No. … Continue reading Jaspers Start Season 2-0 for First Time Since 2002
By Angela Quadrini, Staff Writer The Manhattan College Women’s basketball team opened its season last night against Holy Cross. With new head coach Heather Vulin behind them, the Jaspers defeated the Crusaders 60- 56. Holy Cross led the Jaspers in the first quarter 21-14. For the remaining three quarters, the Jaspers were able to hold a steady lead until Holy Cross tied the game 56-56 with … Continue reading Jaspers Win First Home Opener since 2012
Press, faculty, student athletes and alumni filled the basketball court in Draddy Gymnasium for a press conference on Friday. The Manhattan community welcomed Heather Vulin as the new women’s basketball head coach. It was the second press conference for the athletic department in a month after introducing Marianne Reilly as the new athletic director on March 31. It took Reilly less than 30 days to … Continue reading Women’s Basketball Names Heather Vulin Head Coach
For Manhattan College’s women’s basketball team, the season came to an end at the hands of the Marist Red Foxes in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. For some squads, an elimination this early in the tournament would be deemed disappointing. And while the Jaspers are unsatisfied with the result, a quarterfinal appearance almost seemed extra, given the team’s 2014-2015 season. Manhattan … Continue reading An Epic Turnaround
ALBANY, N.Y.– After Manhattan’s first round victory against Saint Peter’s, head coach John Olenowski declared he liked his team’s chances against the 10-time champs Marist Red Foxes. The Jaspers and Red Foxes split their season-series, and Manhattan was playing with house money, after turning a three-win 2014-2015 season into an unexpected MAAC quarterfinals appearance. But an early 11-0 deficit, and a 31 percent shooting night … Continue reading Jaspers Shoot 31 Percent in Quarterfinal Elimination by Marist
ALBANY, N.Y.– It took three years, three losing seasons, and a dismal three-win year in 2014-2015, but the Manhattan College women’s basketball team picked up its first MAAC Tournament win since 2013, defeating the Saint Peter’s Peacocks 60-43. Behind a strong defensive second half performance, which held the Peacocks to 17 points, Manhattan moved on to the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament, where it will … Continue reading Jaspers Beat Peacocks For First MAAC Tournament Win in Three Years
With a fourth seed spot on the line going into the conference tournament, Manhattan’s women’s basketball team came up short in their senior day matchup against Rider. The Jaspers fell 56-49 to the Broncs, who are just 5-15 in the MAAC. Manhattan’s finishing record is 14-15 overall and 11-9 in the MAAC, their first winning record for the first time since 2011-2012. They clinched on Feb. … Continue reading Women’s Basketball Drops Last Game, Will be 5th or 6th Seed
