Baltimore, Md. (January 5, 2008) ? In their first game of the new year, the Lady J's beat Loyola College in Maryland. It was a team effort for the Lady Jaspers as four players have 11 or more points in the game. Senior Caitlin Flood led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 7-9 from the field as well as 4-6 from the free throw line.
Coming into the game, both teams were perfect in MAAC play as the Greyhounds and Lady Jaspers sported 2-0 conference records. The winner of this game would jump ahead of the other to gain a one game lead in the standings. Manhattan played hard right out of the gate as they raced out to a 9-2 lead with 17:04 to play off of Aubrie Dellinger's two three pointers. The Lady J's were excited and playing hard, but knew it was still early in the game. The Greyhounds put together a little run of their own as they closed out the half with a 15-4 run. Dellinger finished the half with eight points as
Both teams were playing tough and the ladies were battling for every point throughout the game. After an opening bucket by Loyola, senior Gabrielle Cottrell hit two consecutive three point field goals to tie the game up, 31-31. With just over 18 minutes to play, the game was kept close as no team had more than a three point lead for the next seven minutes. A three by Dellinger with 11:21 left in the game put the Lady J's up by four and had the momentum swinging their way.
Flood tallied seven rebounds to go along with her 19 points in the game. Dellinger finished the game with 14 points off of 4-7 shooting from three point range. Cottrell also finished the game with 14 as she was 5-11 from the field. As a team,
The Lady Jaspers improve their overall record to 8-6 and 3-0 in conference play.