Box Score
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Darryl Crawford scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds as the Jaspers rolled to a 72-47 rout of Marist (1-22, 1-12) in an ESPNU televised contest from Draddy Gymnasium. Manhattan's (8-15, 3-10) balanced scoring attack also featured 13 point efforts from Rico Pickett and George Beamon. It marked the Jaspers' ninth straight win over Marist at Draddy Gymnasium, a dominant stretch which began in 2002.
The Jaspers opened the game with a 17-6 run in a wire-to-wire victory. Crawford scored 11 points in the first half as he carried Manhattan into the break with a 29-22 advantage. It was the start of a another solid performance that the New York City native had against the Red Foxes as he entered the game averaging 16.3 points in his first three meetings with Marist at Draddy Gymnasium.
Manhattan's defense was stingy in the opening stanza as the Jaspers limited Marist to just eight points over the first 14:51. Over this stretch Marist shot just 4-for-21 (19%) and turned the ball over four times.
Jaspers' sophomore center Djibril Coulibaly was very active in the first half scoring four points, grabbing four rebounds and blocking two shots in 11 minutes off the bench. His effort featured a two handed put back dunk, which bounced out of camera view above the rim, and then tickled the twine. Coulibaly set a career-high with four blocks.
Manhattan turned up its offense in the second half and shot 66.7% (16-24). Junior center Laurence Jolicoeur, freshman swingman Mohamed Koita and Beamon combined for 21 of the Jaspers' 43 second half points. Beamon sank 4-of-6 field goal attempts and buried all five of his free-throws. Koita matched a career-high and led the game with eight boards helping the Jaspers win the rebounding battle 40-27.
Pickett was an efficient 6-for-10 from the field and added four rebounds to his stat line in 27 minutes off the bench. Freshman center Kevin Laue and sophomore walk-on Liam McCabe-Moran each scored a bucket contributing to the Manhattan reserves' effort which outscored Marist 36-6.
Senior point guard Patrick Bouli distributed six of the Jaspers 11 assists, which marked a season high. Bouli pulled down four boards over a team-high 31 minutes.
Manhattan scored 40 of its points in the paint and prospered from 15 points off 11 Marist turnovers. The Jaspers led by as many as 27 points and shot 49.2% (29-59) in the ball game.
At halftime, the Manhattan Athletic Department in conjunction with Student Government honored Vice President of Student Life Brother Robert Berger F.S.C. for over 20 years of service to the College. Brother Robert will be stepping down from his position at the conclusion of the academic year and will concentrate as a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department. A representative of all19 athletic teams presented Brother Robert a token of appreciation before a crowd of 1,461consisting of current students, alumni and Jasper faithful.
Manhattan returns to Draddy Gymnasium on Super Bowl Sunday when the Jaspers host Loyola at 2 p.m. The Greyhounds are the only MAAC team Manhattan has yet to face this season.
