Riverdale, NY (January 18, 2004) - In the first game of the doubleheader with the men's team, the Lady Jaspers down the Fairfield Stags, with by a score of 61-50. Senior
Rosalee Mason scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds. With the victory, Manhattan snaps their two game losing streak and improves its overall record to 8-7 and its conference record to 4-3.
The Lady Jaspers jumped out to a 7-2 run, but the Stags jumped back into the game with a 10-3 run, putting them ahead, 16-14. After two free throws made by
Nikoletta Deutsch, the Lady Jaspers recaptured the lead at 17-16, taking that lead into the half, finishing with a
Serra Sangar layup, making the score 29-25.
In the second half, the Stags went on a 10-0 run, capped off by a Janelle McManus layup giving the Stags the 36-35 lead at the 11:13 mark. That would mark the last lead for the Stags in the game, as Manhattan recaptured the lead at the 10:52 mark by a score of 39-38, and held that lead until the end, recording their eighth win of the season.
Mason was joined in double figures by teammates
Serra Sangar and
Nikoletta Deutsch. Sangar tallied 14 points and nine rebounds, while Deutsch knocked down 15 points, and tied a career high in rebounds with nine. Junior
Donnette Reed added six points and six assists.
The Lady Jaspers will head back into action on Tuesday, January 20, for their third straight home game, when they face Bronx rival Fordham at 7 pm.
