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Riverdale, NY - The Manhattan College Jaspers (8-14, 5-6 MAAC) return home after two road games to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles (9-14, 6-6 MAAC). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium.
Top Storylines
- The Jaspers are looking for redemption coming off a one-point loss to Niagara in the final seconds of the teams' first match-up on January 13 at Niagara.
- Niagara leads the all-time series 31-28. Manhattan last defeated the Purple Eagles on February 21, 2016 at the Gallagher Center, winning 58-49.
- The Jaspers are fourth in field goal percentage (.395) and in three-point field goal percentage (.315), with Kayla Grimme (Altoona, PA / Altoona Area), Amani Tatum (Cambria Heights, NY / James Madison), and Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) ranked in the top 30 scorers in the league.
- The Jaspers lead the MAAC in rebounding defense at 33.5 per game, and have the third-highest rebounding margin at +0.9. The team is fourth in steals per game (8.1) and assists per game (13.6).
- Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (78.4), is second in field-goal percentage (41.0) and has the third-highest scoring offense (65.9 points per game). The Purple Eagles are third in the MAAC in assists, averaging 14.3 per game, and third in steals with 8.2 per game.
- A preseason all-MAAC first team selection, Victoria Rampado leads Niagara in scoring (20.7) and rebounds (9.6) per game. She also leads the MAAC in scoring per game and is second in the league in rebounds per contest.
- Tatum currently ranks 24th among Division I players in steals per game (2.86), and 31st in steals overall this season (63). She is 23rd in the country for three-point field goal percentage (43.6). She also leads the MAAC in this category, as well as in steals and steals per game.
- In the Jaspers' last game at Fairfield, Grimme surpassed Manhattan College Athletic Director Marianne Reilly for third on the all-time rebounding list. Grimme now has 867 rebounds for her career.
- Coming off the bench, sophomore Gabby Cajou has proven to be an efficient and reliable spark-plug for the Jaspers. She ranks second in the league in field-goal percentage (.497). She is fourth in assists (3.6) per game, and holds the league's fourth-best assist/turnover ratio at 1.7.