Niagara University, N.Y. (February 5, 2006)-Manhattan Women's Basketball opened the second half with a 13-1 run to take complete control of Sunday afternoon's MAAC contest against Niagara en route to a 73-46 victory at the Gallagher Center. In all, the Lady Jaspers outscored the Purple Eagles by a whopping 42-18 margin in the second half to sweep the season series. Lady Jasper freshman center and Western New York native Kelly Regan closed out her homecoming weekend in the Greater Buffalo area by notching a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Manhattan led by only three at the break, as Niagara closed out the first period on a 9-0 spurt by nailing three consecutive three-pointers. The Lady Jaspers, however, came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders and scored the first eight points of the stanza, four of the points coming from Regan jumpers. The Manhattan defense was also sharp throughout the second half as the Lady J's held Niagara to only three field goals over the final 20 minutes.
While the Lady Jasper defense forced 22 Niagara turnovers, the Lady Jasper offense used a discipline and balanced attack to pull away. In addition to having five players score in double figures, Manhattan finished with 27 assists to only 12 turnovers.
More to come.