RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Basketball team and Head Coach
Heather Vulin have announced the signing of forward Colette Mulderig this afternoon.
"Colette (Mulderig) was a force on both ends of the floor at Franklin Pierce." Described Head Coach
Heather Vulin. "We expect in her graduate transfer year for her to continue her elite level of play in the MAAC. A proven scorer and rim protector we feel she will be one of the best post players in the MAAC starting day one."
Mulderig, a 6-4 forward from Scranton, PA, spent her undergraduate tenure with the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University on the Division II circuit in the Northeast-10 Conference. She logged a combined 81 games for the Ravens, and registered 59 starts.
During the 2024-25 season, Mulderig led the Ravens in numerous categories including pacing her team averaging 15.9 points-per-game, while averaging 50.9 percent from the field, and grabbing 9.1 rebounds-per-contest. She was also one of three Ravens to average 30 minutes per game on the floor, that ultimately led her to being the lone Raven named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team.
Mulderig put together a stellar first year as a full-time starter in 2023-24, averaging 11.3 points-per-game, while averaging 72.2 percent from the charity stripe, and logging a then career-high 23.3 minutes-per-game. On the defensive end, Mulderig saw her numbers increase drastically averaging 5.3 rebounds-per-game and logging nearly two blocks-per-game, which was top three in the Northeast-10 Conference.
The Scranton, PA product made her collegiate debut on November 12, 2022, against the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights, logging seven minutes and her first NCAA basket.
The forward called Scranton High School home, where she earned four varsity letters on the Girls' Basketball team, and captured All-State, All-Region, and All-County recognition. While on the high school circuit, she played club for Electric City Surge and Keystone Karma.
Mulderig will be pursuing her Master's in Business Administration in Riverdale.
(Photos courtesy of Shannen Hardy and Danielle McCarthy of Franklin Pierce University Athletics)
