Jaspers Resume Homestand Against St. Francis (NY)

Manhattan-St. Francis (NY) Game Notes

GAMEDAY
After an eight-day holiday break, the Jaspers (4-6) resume their season-long five-game homestand tonight against St. Francis (NY) (1-11).  Manhattan has won its last two contests, including a 73-49 triumph over Cornell on Dec. 20.  The Terriers, who have lost eight straight, are coming off a 46-33 home loss to Lafayette on Dec. 21.  This is the first of back-to-back games against Northeast Conference opponents for the Jaspers.  Manhattan concludes non-conference play with a matchup against Sacred Heart on Friday night.  

THE MANHATTAN JASPERS
Manhattan (4-6) has had eight days off, its longest break of the season, since a 73-49 win over Cornell on Dec. 20.  The Jaspers, who are in the midst of an eight-game homestand, are looking for their third straight victory.  The Jaspers tied a school-record with 13 three-pointers in the win over Cornell.  As a team, Manhattan leads the MAAC with 6.2 treys per game.  Senior forward Lindsey Loutsenhizer paces Manhattan in both scoring and rebounding.  She averages 12.9 points and 6.6 boards per outing.  Loutsenhizer also distributes 3.1 assists per game.  Sophomore guard/forward Monica Roeder contributes 12.4 points a night, while senior guard/forward Schyanne Halfkenny tallies 9.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest.  Senior forward Nadia Peters also averages 5.5 rebounds per game to go along with a team-high 2.5 steals per outing, and junior guard Maggie Blair hands out a team-best 3.5 assists per contest.

THE ST. FRANCIS (NY) TERRIERS 
St. Francis (NY) (1-11) has dropped eight straight since notching its only win of the season, 48-44 over Columbia on Nov. 23.  The Terriers are coming off a 46-33 home loss to Lafayette on Dec. 21.  St. Francis (NY) has one of the youngest teams in the nation.  There are eight freshmen and three sophomores (and no seniors) on the roster.  Freshman Jaymee Veney is the Terriers' leading scorer.  She averages 9.8 points per game.  Veney also ranks second on the squad with 5.8 rebounds per contest.  Freshman forward Jessica Kaufman, who has missed the last seven games with an injury, contributes 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per outing.  Sophomore guard Jasmin Robinson adds 8.3 points and 2.3 assists per contest while also leading St. Francis (NY) in steals (1.4 spg).  Freshman guard Katie Fox, the only Terrier to start all 12 games this season, hands out a team-best 2.8 assists a night.  This is the Terriers' final non-conference game of the season.

SERIES HISTORY
The Jaspers and Terriers are meeting for the fourth straight season.  Manhattan opened each of the last three campaigns by beating St. Francis (NY), including a 63-34 victory on Nov. 12, 2010.  Manhattan has won 13 straight against St. Francis (NY), its longest active winning streak against any opponent, and holds a 13-1 edge in the all-time series.

LAST TIME OUT
The Jaspers matched a school-record with 13 three-pointers in a 73-49 victory over Cornell at Draddy Gymnasium on Dec. 20.  Six different Jaspers had at least one trey in the game, as Manhattan picked up its second straight win.  Nine of those three-pointers came in the first half, resulting in a 39-16 Jaspers advantage at intermission.  Cornell pulled within 13 at 45-32 early in the second half before back-to-back Monica Roeder threes sparked a 15-5 Manhattan rally that pused the Jaspers' lead back to 25 points, 60-35.  Manhattan ended up winning by a 24-point margin, 73-49.  Lindsey Loutsenhizer notched a game-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists.  Schyanne Halfkenny added 15 points and seven boards, while Roeder also tallied 15 points.