Women's Basketball 11/28/2017 3:24:00 PM

Battle of the Bronx Returns to Draddy

The Jaspers and Rams have played at least once every season since 1978- 79, Manhattan's first year as a varsity program. The all-time series is tied 24-24, though Fordham has won the last six meetings between the schools.
Trailing by three with the ball in the final seconds, the Jaspers saw their game-tying three-point attempt fall short as the Rams posted a 63-60 victory at Rose Hill Gym last year. G'mrice Davis was named the Mike Cohen Most Outstanding Player after collecting 24 points and 18 rebounds for the Rams. Amani Tatum had 13 points, all in the second half, to lead the Jaspers, as well as four assists and two steals.
The most outstanding player from this Battle of the Bronx game will receive the Doc Johnson Award from Manhattan College. A longtime trainer for both Manhattan College and the New York Giants of the NFL, Johnson was considered the backbone of Manhattan's athletics department for decades. He was elected to the Manhattan College Hall of Fame in 1982.

Quick Hits:

Senior center Kayla Grimme (Altoona, PA / Altoona Area) continues her climb up Manhattan's all-time scoring list. She now ranks 18th at 1,065 career points behind Abby Wentworth, who played 121 games for Manhattan from 2001-11.
Grimme also has 748 rebounds for her career and ranks seventh on the all-time list behind Lindsey Loutsenhizer (795), who played for Manhattan from 2008-12.
Senior guard Amani Tatum (Cambria Heights, NY / James Madison) is the current MAAC leader in assists (6.4 per game) and steals (3.2 per game) this season. She recorded a MAAC-high 8 assists against St. Francis Brooklyn on November 18.

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