Manhattan University Athletics

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan women's basketball team continues its non-conference slate of contests this Friday with a trip down to the nation's capital for a 6 p.m. showdown with the George Washington Colonials.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, and live stats will be provided by George Washington HERE. Fans wishing to attend the game in Washington D.C. may purchase tickets HERE.

The last time out for the Jaspers featured the 52nd edition of the Battle of the Bronx rivalry with Fordham. Fordham came away with a 65-55 win in Draddy. In that game, Bella Nascimento kept the momentum she gained from the pair of games out in Phoenix, posting a team-high 16 points in the contest. Dee Dee Davis contributed her second double-double of the season, dropping 15 points and hauling in 12 rebounds.

Fordham was able to make Petra Juric come back down to earth, ending his 20-point double-double streak at three games, holding Juric to eight points and seven rebounds.

As for the Colonials, they sit at an even 5-5 on the year and have yet to begin A-10 play. The last time out, they went to Fort Worth to take on TCU and suffered a 70-58 setback. There is one shared opponent between Manhattan and George Washington, Howard. Manhattan came away with a 58-56 win against the Bison while the Colonials also took down Howard, 83-62.

Offensively, George Washington's Mia Lakstigala has provided 15.2 points per game in addition to 5.9 rebounds. The other player to be average double-figures is Nya Robertson, contributing 12.4 points per contest.