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Riverdale, NY - Manhattan trimmed an 11-point deficit to two late in the fourth period, but was unable to get any closer in dropping a 61-50 decision to Quinnipiac at Draddy Gymnasium.
The loss comes just 24 hours after
Emily LaPointe's (Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Academy) game-winning putback gave the Jaspers a 71-70 overtime victory over the Bobcats.
Manhattan is now 3-2 and 3-1 in the MAAC, while Quinnipiac is 3-2 and 1-1 in the league.
After Quinnipiac opened up a 50-39 lead with 7:08 remaining, the never-say-die Jaspers went to work.
Senior
Courtney Warley (West Chester, PA / Bishop Shanahan) converted a layup off pass from LaPointe. Senior
Lizahya Morgan (East Hartford, CT / Capital Preparatory Magnet) then rattled home a three off another LaPointe helper.
After facilitating on two previous Jasper field goals, LaPointe stole it and took it the length of the floor to trim it to 50-46 with 3:13 remaining.
The Bobcats would briefly quell the bleeding with a free throw, only to see Morgan drain her third three pointer of the night with 2:44 to play to cut it to 51-49.
Unfortunately, that would as close as Manhattan would get as the visitors ended the game on a 10-1 run.
Notes
* The Jaspers came roaring out of the gates, draining their first five stats en route to opening up an 18-11 lead with 1:26 to play in the first quarter.
* Graduate student
Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY / North Rockland) scored seven of the first 13 Manhattan points, en route to finishing with a team-high 12 points..
* She also had four rebounds and two assists, while finishing up 5-of-7 from the floor.
* LaPointe ended with eight points, eight assists, six rebounds, two steals and one block.
* Warley pulled down eight rebounds to pace the Jaspers on the glass for the fifth-straight game to open the season, while also adding seven points.
* Junior
Dee Dee Davis (Bronx, NY / Truman) had 10 points while adding five rebounds, and is the lone player to record double-figures in points in all five games.
* Morgan finished with nine points, on 3-of-5 shooting from long range, in just over eight minutes off the bench.
Up Next
* The Jaspers will play at Rutgers on Wednesday, December 23 with opening tip tabbed for 12:00 pm.
