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Riverdale, NY - The Manhattan Jaspers (4-9, 1-1) look for their second Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) win of the season as they play their third home contest in a row against Canisius (3-10, 1-1) on Thursday, January 4 at 11 a.m. in Draddy Gymnasium.
Top Storylines:
- The Jaspers won their first MAAC game of the season 76-64 over New York Metro area rival Saint Peter's on December 28. Manhattan then fell to preseason favorite Quinnipiac 80-64 on December 31.
- Canisius won its first MAAC game of the 2017-18 season over Iona 53-49 on January 2. Prior to that, the Golden Griffins lost to Fairfield 56-52 on December 29. Both of Canisius' league games have been decided by a margin of just four points.
- Senior center Kayla Grimme (Altoona, PA / Altoona Area) leads Manhattan in scoring (15.6 per game) and rebounds (7.5 per game) this season. Senior guard and captain Amani Tatum (Cambria Heights, NY / James Madison) has averaged 12.2 points, 4.3 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game, as well. Grimme and Tatum were each named to the MAAC preseason second team this year.
- Junior forward Sara Hinriksdottir leads Canisius in points per game, averaging 12.8, in addition to 5.4 rebounds per contest. Hinriksdottir was named to the MAAC preseason second team earlier this year.
- The Jaspers fell to Canisius 58-48 in the last meeting of the teams on February 2, 2017 at Koessler Athletic Center. Tatum led Manhattan with 17 points, while Grimme and Mikki Guiton (Schwenksville, PA / Perkiomen Valley) both registered a double-double, the last time two Jaspers tallied double-doubles in the same game. Grimme finished with 14 points and 10 boards, while Guiton put in 12 and added a career-high 11 rebounds.
- Canisius leads the all-time series 24-34. The Jaspers last won against the Griffs 77-55 on February 5, 2016, earning the 499th win in program history and snapping a two-game losing streak against Canisius. Grimme recorded her 100th career block in the contest.
- With 1,176 career points, Grimme is three points away from leapfrogging Tiffany Schettig (1,178 points) for 12th place on Manhattan's all-time scoring list. Schettig played 116 games for Manhattan from 1999-2003.
- Grimme is also tied with Lindsey Loutsenhizer (2008-12) for sixth on the all-time rebounding list at 795.
- From 1994-95, Canisuis Head Coach Terry Zeh served as an assistant for Manhattan's men's basketball team under Fran Fraschilla. The Jaspers went 26-5 that season and upset fourth-seeded Oklahoma in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament in Memphis, TN.
