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{}“6 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Game #18 | Manhattan Jaspers (7-10, 4-4 MAAC) vs. Iona Gaels (4-11, 3-3 MAAC) Saturday, January 25 - 2:00 pm Riverdale, NY - Draddy Gymnasium 2019-20 Schedule/Results Previous Starters NOVEMBER 2 Gabby Cajou G 9.3 ppg 2.4 rpg 8-FRI at Stony Brook L 59-54 11 Emily LaPointe G 12.4 ppg 3.7 rpg 10-SUN DUQUESNE L 75-65 12 Julie Høier F 7.2 ppg 5.9 rpg 16-SAT at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62-61 15 Sydney Watkins G 7.2 ppg 1.0 ppg 21-THU at Villanova L 63-51 22 Courtney Warley C 10.4 ppg 7.7 rpg 26-TUE at Lafayette L 60-53 OT DECEMBER 1-SUN DARTMOUTH W 70-58 Off the Bench 5-THU FORDHAM L 51-46 0 Kania Pollock G 2.8 ppg 1.3 ppg 13-FRI ARMY W 86-56 10 Sini Mäkelä G 2.2 ppg 1.4 rpg 17-TUE at Monmouth* L 62-60 OT 13 Lizahya Morgan G 5.5 ppg 1.5 rpg 22-SUN at Nebraska L 71-51 20 Nyala Pendergrass G/F 0.6 ppg 0.9 rpg 21 Christina Katsamouri G/F 0.3 ppg 0.5 rpg JANUARY 24 Tuuli Menna F 1.6 ppg 1.1 rpg 2-THU CANISIUS* W 68-50 25 Pamela Miceus F 3.5 ppg 4.2 rpg 4-SAT NIAGARA* W 68-65 9-THU at Saint Peter’s* W 85-52 11-SAT at Quinnipiac* L 70-58 16-THU at Siena* W 80-50 18-SAT MARIST* L 71-66 23-THU at Fairfield* L 87-47 QUICK HITS 25-SAT IONA* 2:00 PM • Four-time MAAC Rookie of the Week Emily LaPointe leads Manhattan 30-THU at Rider* 7:00 PM in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game (14th in the MAAC). She FEBRUARY also ranks 13th for three-point field goal percentage (.343) and seventh 1-SAT SAINT PETER’S* 2:00 PM for three-pointers made (2.1 per game). 6-THU SIENA* 11:00 AM • Courtney Warley ranks in the MAAC’s top 20 for scoring (10.4 points 8-SAT at Marist* 7:00 PM 13-THU QUINNIPIAC* 7:00 PM per game), while ranking fourth in rebounding (7.7 per game). With 15-SAT RIDER* 2:00 PM 2.5 steals per game, she is second in the league and ranks 59th in all of 20-THU at Canisius* 7:00 PM Division I. 22-SAT at Niagara* 1:00 PM 29-SAT FAIRFIELD* 2:00 PM • Gabby Cajou ranks fourth in the MAAC for assists per game (3.9), and 10th in steals per game (1.5), while also achieving the league’s fourth-best MARCH assist/turnover ratio (1.9), which is good for 80th in Division I. 2-MON at Iona* 7:00 PM 5-THU MONMOUTH* 7:00 PM • Saturday marks the program’s first Pride Day, where the Jaspers have 10-14 2020 MAAC Championship Atlantic City, NJ partnered with the College’s LGBTQ Student Group to honor campus in- * - Designates MAAC game clusivity. #playGREEN 2019-20 Quick Facts NOTES Manhattan College Facts LAST OUTING Location: Riverdale, NY Manhattan women’s basketball fell to MAAC-undefeated Fairfield 87-47 on Jan- Enrollment: 3,970 Founded: 1853 uary 23 in Alumni Hall. Freshman Emily LaPointe scored a team-high 17 points Nickname: Jaspers on 7-11 shooting for the Jaspers, her 12th-double-figure scoring game of the Colors: Green & White year and the eighth time she has led the Jaspers in scoring. Courtney Warley President: Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. contributed 10 points for the Manhattan offense, the eighth time this season she Executive Vice President/Provost: William Clyde, Ph.D. has scored 10 or more points in a game. She added four rebounds, two assists Vice President for Student Life: Richard Satterlee, Ph.D. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics: Marianne Reilly ’82 and two steals. Deputy Athletic Director: Tony Vecchione Associate AD, Business Affairs/SWA: Kathyrn Mirance Despite going 11-23 in the first half, the Jaspers battled an even higher shooting Assoc. AD, Marketing, Fan & Donor Experience: Whitney Swab percentage from the Stags, who shot more than 63 percent on the other end for Assoc. AD, Sports Medicine & Athletic Performance: Doug Straley Assist. AD, Compliance & Life Skills (SAAC): Will Aloia the first two quarters, including 6-8 from three. Fairfield’s Katie Armstrong had Director, Sports Communication & Media Relations: Kevin Ross a game-high 19 going into the locker room at halftime, going 8-10 from the floor Athletic Academic Advisor: Amani Tatum and hitting half of the Stags’ baskets from behind the arc. Armstrong finished Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Shawn Ladda with a career-high 27 points, while Sam Kramer added 20 for Fairfield. Admin. Assistant to the Director of Athletics: Susan Pape Athletic Department Phone: 718-862-7227 GOOD LAPOINTE Women’s Basketball Information Freshman Emily LaPointe earned her fourth MAAC Rookie of the Week award Head Coach: Heather Vulin on January 6 after a career-high 25 points against Canisius. It is the most of all Alma Mater: Minnesota-Morris ’99 MAAC freshmen. Record at Manhattan, Years: 40-69 (.367), Fourth Season Overall Record, Years: 40-69 (.367), Fourth Season Assistant Coaches: Allie Bassetti (Rowan ’13), Callan Tay- LaPointe leads the squad in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game (14th in lor (Sacred Heart ’12), Rena Wakama (Western Carolina, the MAAC). She also ranks 13th for three-point field goal percentage (.343) and ’14) seventh for three-pointers made (2.1 per game). Dir., Basketball Ops: Kiambra Griffin (Davidson ’18) Special Assistant: Gabriel Gamarra (Manhattan ’19) Home Court (capacity): Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) WARLEY LEADS THE WAY All-Time Record, Years: 534-664 (.446), 42nd Season Courtney Warley ranks in the MAAC’s top 20 for scoring (10.4 points per game), 2018-19 Overall Record: 12-19 while ranking fourth in rebounding (7.7 per game). With 2.5 steals per game, she 2018-19 MAAC Record (Finish): 9-9/4th(T) is second in the league and ranks 59th in all of Division I. 2019 MAAC Tournament Result: Lost to Marist, quarterfinals 2019 Postseason: None Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/1 The 2018-19 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Warley compiled 9.1 boards, Women’s Basketball Office Phone: 718-862-7890 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. She finished the year in sixth place on the pro- gram’s single-season rebounding list with 282, including 162 defensive boards Athletic Communications (eighth) and 120 offensive boards (third). She also earned 55 blocks on the year, Assistant Director/WBB Contact: Kelly Carroll good for seventh place on that single-season list. In October she was named to Office Phone: 718-862-7709 the Preseason All-MAAC First Team. Cell Phone: 347-213-9600 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gojaspers.com COMEBACK CAJOU Twitter: @manhattan_wbb Preseason All-MAAC Third Team pick Gabby Cajou ranks fourth in the MAAC Instagram: @manhattanwbb for assists per game (3.9), and 10th in steals per game (1.5), while also achieving the league’s fourth-best assist/turnover ratio (1.9), which is good for 80th in Di- vision I. Cajou ranks eighth in the MAAC for field-goal percentage (.471), and with 9.3 points per game, she is 25th in the league. Last season, Cajou played seven games for Manhattan before suffering a knee in- jury against Lafayette on December 4. Prior to the injury, Cajou contributed 8.1 points, 2.4 steals and three assists per game as the Jaspers’ starting point guard. #playGREEN She became the first in program history to earn MAAC Sixth Player of the Year The Coaches honors in 2018, ranking second in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.476), HEATHER VULIN and fourth in both assists per game (3.5) and steals per game (2.1). Cajou posted 4th Season at Manhattan/4th Overall the fourth-best assist/turnover ratio in the conference (1.5) and ranked in the Alma Mater: Minnesota-Morris ’99 Overall Record: 40-69 league’s top 25 for minutes played per game (29.5) coming off the bench that Manhattan Record: 40-69 season. MAAC Record: 26-38 Record vs. Iona: 5-2 HITTING MILESTONES BILLI CHAMBERS Against Siena on January 16, Courtney Warley surpassed Linda Bores (1980- 7th Season at Iona/7th Overall 84) for 16th on the program’s all-time rebounding list. Now with 556 career-re- Alma Mater: Hofstra ’03 Overall Record: 93-111 bounds, she is 29 away from the program’s top 15. Warley is also 38 steals away Iona Record: 93-111 from 15th on that all-time list. Currently fifth on the program’s all-time blocks MAAC Record: 66-56 Record vs. Manhattan: 7-6 list, she is six away from 100 for her career. Also at Siena, Pamela Miceus jumped both Barbara Kelly (1980-81) and Lindsey 2019-20 Season Comparison Loutsenhizer (2008-12) to take 16th on the program’s all-time blocks list. Now with 50 for her career, Miceus is three blocks away from tying current Athletic MAN IONA Scoring Offense 62.9 57.5 Director Marianne Reilly (1978-82) and Bores for 13th all-time, as well as 21 Scoring Defense 62.5 57.4 blocks from the program’s top 10. Scoring Margin +0.4 +0.1 Rebounding Offense 35.8 34.6 Now at 265 career assists, Gabby Cajou is 12 away from tying Joann Nwafili Rebounding Defense 40.2 38.4 (2004-08) for 15th all-time and 34 away from the program’s top 10.