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Davis Lifts Manhattan To 49-48 Win At Monmouth
Women's Basketball
Posted: 1/25/2021 9:28:00 PM
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West Long Branch, NJ - Junior Dee Dee Davis (Bronx, NY / Preston) scored 11 of Manhattan's final 13 points to spark a 49-48 win over Monmouth at OceanFirst Bank Center.

With the win, the Jaspers sweep the two-game series while improving to 7-6 and 7-3 in the MAAC, as the Hawks fall to 0-6 and 0-2 in the league.

Trailing by three midway through the fourth period, Davis, got going with a three pointer before draining a second from long range to give Manhattan a 42-40 lead with 2:58 remaining.

On the ensuing possession, Jennifer Louro matched Davis from long range, before an undaunted Davis found a streaking Pamela Miceus (Sr., Haverstraw, NY / North Rockland) for a layup to put the visitors up 44-43 with 2:18 to play.

Miceus then registered the 10th Manhattan steal of the game, and Davis was the beneficiary on the offensive end with another three pointer in pushing its advantage out to four. After Monmouth briefly answered a jumper, Davis hit a pull-up to give the Jaspers an insurmountable 49-45 advantage with 1:01 remaining.
 
Monmouth would make things interesting down the stretch and missed a potential game winner at the buzzer in large part to the outstanding vertical defense by Christian Katsamouri (Thessaloniki, Greece / Hellenic College of Thessaloniki).

Notes
* Senior Courtney Warley (West Chester, PA / Bishop Shanahan) pulled down 10 rebounds in notching double-figures for the eighth time this year and the 40th in her career.

* Tied at 10-10 after one period, Manhattan opened the second period with eight-straight points, with five coming from graduate student Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) and three from Davis.
 
* Junior Sydney Watkins (Wanaque, NJ / Saddle River Day) hit back-to-back three pointers late in the first half, helping stake the Green & White to a 24-18 lead at the break.
 
* Miceus and Davis opened the second half with a pair of buckets in stretching Manhattan's lead out to 28-21 at the 8:01 mark in the third period.
* Davis, who has hit for double-figures a team-best 11 times, has now done so in 17 of her last 20 games and 20 times in her career.
* Manhattan converted on 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from the floor in the decisive fourth period.
* The Jaspers are now a perfect 4-0 this season when limiting the opposition to less than 50 points and registering double-figures in steals.
* Manhattan, which forced 18 miscues that led to a 13-6 advantage in points off turnovers, improved to 6-0 on the season when pressuring the opposition into at least 18.

* The Jaspers assisted on 14-of-20 field goals, while turning it over a season-low nine times.
* The nine miscues are the fewest since turning it over just eight times in an 86-56 win over Army West Point on December 13, 2019.

* Miceus scored eight of her 10 points after halftime to join Davis in double-figures.

* Cajou finished up with five points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

* The Jaspers also registered advantages in points in the paint (22-8) and on second-chance opportunities (8-3).
* Louro had 14 points to pace Monmouth while Belle Kranbuhl had 11 rebounds.

Up Next
* Manhattan will host Canisius on Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31 with each game starting at 4:00 pm.
  
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