Riverdale, NY - Manhattan shot 43.1 percent from the floor, dished out 21 assists and posted a +17 margin on the glass in posting a decisive 64-48 win over Iona in the first of two games between the teams at Draddy Gymnasium.
Junior Dee Dee Davis (Bronx, NY / Preston) scored a season-high matching 19 points, while graduate student Pamela Miceus (Haverstraw, NY / North Rockland) finished with a career-high 16 points with six rebounds.
Senior Courtney Warley (West Chester, PA / Bishop Shanahan) added 14 points with 10 rebounds in notching her 20th career double-double in rounding out the double-digit scorers for the Jaspers.
Notes
* Manhattan jumped out to a 37-22 lead at the break, thanks to 15-4 half-ending run that was fueled by seven points from Davis.
Media (4:42-2nd) // Davis now with 14 points after earning three the hard way!
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
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* Leading by six late in the third period, the Jaspers put the game away with a 10-0 spurt that bridged the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth periods.
Warley finishes off the pass from Davis!
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
Manhattan 52 Iona 40 as we head to the fourth period.
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* Davis was 6-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-8 from long range, while also registering three rebounds and three assists.
Davis now with 17 points and four triples!
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
Manhattan leads Iona 48-40 with 41.8 to play in the third period.
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* She has now scored in double-digits a team-best 13 times, in 19 of her last 22 games and on 23 occasions for her career.
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— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
* Warley registered double-figures on the glass for the 42nd time in her career.
* With her three rejections, Miceus is now the sixth player in school history with 100 blocks.
* Manhattan dominated the offensive glass to the tune of a 17-6 count, which led to 21-0 advantage in second-chance points for the Jaspers.
* Sophomore Emily LaPointe (Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Academy) returned to the line-up, and chipped in with four points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Didn't football season end last week?
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
LaPointe finds Miceus behind the secondary, as Manhattan leads Iona 60-42 with 6:45 to play in regulation.
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* Graduate student Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) pulled down a season-high six rebounds, with four assists.
Katsamouri finishes on the break, off the pass from Cajou!
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
Manhattan 39 Iona 24 with 7:49 to play in the third period.
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* Sophomore Jenna Jordan (Valley Cottage, NY / St. Francis Brooklyn) had a season-high seven points with four rebounds and three assists.
Media (3rd-4:29) // Jordan with the nice step-through!
— Manhattan WBB (@Manhattan_WBB) February 13, 2021
Manhattan 41 Iona 31 at the first controlled stoppage of the second half.
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* Manhattan was a perfect 3-for-3 from the line, and Iona 2-for-2 as the teams combined for just 18 fouls.
* Head Coach Heather Vulin improved to 25-2 during her five years when holding the opposition to less than 50 points.
* She also defeated Iona for the eighth-straight time.
* Manhattan also improved to a perfect 8-0 this year when leading at halftime, and when forcing at least 16 turnovers.
* The Jaspers notched 10 steals while hitting for double-figures for the fifth time this season.
* Ketsia Athias paced Iona with 12 points off the bench.
* Tomorrow at 1:30 pm, the program will honor its senior class. Watch the ceremony on Instagram Live by clicking HERE.
Up Next
* The Jaspers will conclude their series with Iona on Sunday, February 14 at 2:00 pm in a game that will be streamed on ESPN+.