RIVERDALE, NY — Manhattan (7-6, 1-3 MAAC) defeated the Rider Broncs (2-10, 0-3 MAAC) convincingly on Saturday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium by a final score of 81-40. Manhattan bounced back from a tough loss to Siena with an explosive offensive performance, receiving contributions from four double-digit scorers led by Tegan Young's 19 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Manhattan set the tone offensively to start the game with baskets by Ines Gimenez Monserrat and Nitzan Amar to take an early 4-0 lead.
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Monserrat continued scoring for Manhattan with back-to-back baskets giving the Jaspers an 8-5 lead at the 6:59 mark of the first quarter.
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Manhattan went on an 18-4 run to end the first quarter, including 9-0 over the final 2:45, to take a commanding 26-9 lead entering the second stanza.
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Monserrat began the second quarter with a jump shot at 9:45 to increase Manhattan's lead to 19.
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Amar responded to a basket by Rider with a layup at 8:31 to push the advantage over 20.
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The Jaspers responded to a 9-2 run by Rider with a 9-0 run of its own to end the second quarter, making the scoreline 44-20 heading into the locker room.
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Tegan Young and Amar kept up the scoring to begin the third quarter for Manhattan with back-to-back baskets, which pushed the lead to 29.
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Young ended the third quarter with a three-pointer that increased Manhattan's advantage to 65-30.
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Manhattan opened the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run as they marched to the finish line in a blowout victory. The Jaspers' lead went as high as 45 points midway through the fourth quarter.
STATS AND NOTES
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Manhattan began the game scoring 26 points in the first quarter, marking its season high for any quarter this season.
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Four players scored at least 15 points for Manhattan led by Young at 19, Amar and Monserrat at 16, and Brianna Davis at 15. Amar canned her first five shots of the game and added six assists to her name.
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Monserrat tallied a Division I career-high 10 rebounds giving her a double-double for the game. It was Monserrat's first double-double on the D1 level.
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Brianna Davis had a season-high four steals in the game. Over the last two games, Davis has notched 37 points and seven steals. Her 22 points in the loss versus Siena was a Division I career-high for the Bronx native.
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Petra Juric returned to the lineup after missing the last game due to injury. She totaled seven points in 18 minutes of action.
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Kristina Juric tied her career-high in blocks with three.
QUOTES FROM MANHATTAN
Vulin on what stood out from the Jaspers' first MAAC win of the season: "The last few games have been hard despite us competing and having opportunities to win. The first three conference games we were down some players with different player playing different roles. But today it was a huge boost having Petra back in the line-up."
Vulin on Ines' big game vs. Rider: "Ines was hot early. She got her first double-double today (16 points, 10 rebounds) at Manhattan so I'm super happy for her."
Vulin on the rehabs of Hana Muhl and the two freshmen Alexis Rosenfeld and Ella Chandler: "We're hoping they will be back on the court sooner than later but they've been super involved in every practice, and being vocal in whatever they can do to help us. Hana is one of the best players in our league so we're hoping to get her back sooner than later."
NEXT TIME OUT
The Jaspers continue conference play as it heads to Maryland to face Mount St. Mary's (3-9, 1-2 MAAC) on Thursday night at Knott Arena. The action will be available to stream on ESPN+ at 7 PM. The Mountaineers are coming off an 89-68 win on Saturday at Niagara.
