Game #14: Manhattan Jaspers @ Mount St. Mary's (MD) Mountaineers
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, MD
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Emmitsburg, MD - The Jaspers earned a much needed victory this past Saturday against Rider in commanding fashion. The victory was the largest margin for Manhattan since 2023 against the aforementioned Broncs, when
Heather Vulin's squad took down the Lawrenceville-based University by a score of 73-39, which was a +34 margin. Five days ago, a +41 margin over its opponent was the largest margin of victory since the meeting two years ago. The Jaspers welcomed back its senior forward
Petra Juric, who missed the Siena game with an injury but is still missing Hana Muhl due to injury. Every player made their presence known, highlighted by graduate student Ines Gimenez Monserrat, who logged her first Division I double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Manhattan looks to keep the good times rolling with a massive Thursday evening meeting against the Mountaineers in Maryland.
Scouting the Opposition:
•The Mountaineers are in their junior season as members of the MAAC.
•Mount St. Mary's is coming off of its third victory of the season with a decisive 89-68 victory over the Niagara Purple Knights in Lewiston, NY on Saturday.
•Against Niagara on Saturday, the Mountaineers, as a team, sank home a season-high 23 free-throws, which ranks second in the MAAC this season.
•Senior guard Jo Raflo leads the Mount with 13.1 points-per-game, and 5.4 rebounds-per-game.
•Raflo was a Preseason All-MAAC Second Team selection in 2024-25. Additionally, she was a Third Team All-MAAC selection last season as the team's "three-point specialist." - Raflo logged a double-double at Fairfield on December 21 (18 and 10).
•Mount St. Mary's earned its first victory of the season against it's in-state foe, the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds out of the Patriot League in a 65-48 victory on December 7, after falling in the first six to start 2024-25.
•The Mountaineers were selected to finish seventh, just below Manhattan (6th) in the 2024-25 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
•Freshman guard Madison Ruff logged her second double-figure game this season on Saturday at Niagara, with a 10 point performance in Western New York.
•Guard Gabrielle Kennerly received the MAAC's Rookie of the Week award on November 11. The redshirt-freshman missed all of 2023-24 with an injury.
•The Mount appeared in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years in '21 and '22.
Last Five Meetings:
Manhattan Leads All-Time 4-1
2/29/24.................................MSM 58-43
2/03/24..................................MAN 67-60
2/25/23.................................MAN 52-45
12/17/22.................................MAN 64-46
12/29/96................................MAN 86-80
