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March Madness at Manhattan continued to prove itself. Manhattan went on a 9-2 run to open the second half to pull within four and were only down two with 43 seconds left before finally bowing out after an 84-80 setback. While the Jaspers fell four points short of their goal of a Sweet Sixteen appearance, they certainly left their mark on the Manhattan record book. The team completed a special season with a 25-6 record, one short of the all-time best, but these undersized warriors with an iron forever will be remembered as one of the best ever at Manhattan College.
Jaspers Win 62nd Metropolitan Championships The Men’s Indoor Track & Field team won the 62nd Metropolitan Championship in February at the Armory. This is the 32nd time Manhattan has won the Men’s Metropolitan Championship title. The men won with 143 points; beating out Rutgers University by 10.5 points. The women placed third and tallied 108 points behind Rutgers (163) and Columbia (133). Six men qualified for the IC4A Championships, which was held in March at the Boston Armory at Boston University. Qualifiers for the running events were Tyler Raymond in the 800m (1:52.73) and the Mile (4:12.43), Joe Van Dyke in the 1000m (2:28.03), and Matt Reilly in the Mile (4:14.46). Van Dyke, Reilly, Matt Conklin and Tyler Raymond qualified for the 4x800m Relay; running the relay in 7:42.01. The field event qualifiers are Magnus Ahlen, who placed first in the Long
Jump (7.50m) and qualified for the Triple Jump (14.62m), Janek Augustynowicz in the Long Jump (7.16m) and the Triple Jump (14.70m), and Adeniyi Omisore who was crowned Triple Jump Champion (14.70m). On the women’s side, six women qualified for the ECAC Championships that were held in March at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Theresa Frierson qualified for the 500m (1:13.61) and earned first place, while Therese Forsberg took first place in the Mile (4:59.52) and earned a qualifying time. Marissa Olivieri, Linn Modin, Lisa Naucler and Rachel McGee qualified for women’s 4x800m Relay; running the relay in a time of 9:22.96.
Wins MAAC Tournament Two Years in a Row
Lady Jaspers Volleyball Team The Lady Jaspers in three straight matches defeated No. 3 St. Peter’s in November and earned the MAAC tournament title. This marks the second year in a row that the Lady Jaspers have taken home the MAAC tournament championship. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren was named the MAAC tournament MVP for the second straight year. Van Cauteren was joined on the All-Tournament Team by sophomore Maggie Pfeifer. Tournament MVP Van Cauteren recorded her 21st triple-double of the season with 15 kills, 21 assists and 11 digs. She added five service aces and a .258 hitting percentage. Pfeifer added nine kills and two total blocks with a .250 hitting percentage. Senior tri-captain Krista Thorsen chipped in with five kills, three service aces and 15 digs, along with a .267 hitting percentage, and junior Ashley Davis recorded 15 digs and two service aces. Freshman Meghan Plunkett added eight kills with a .333 hitting percentage.
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Manhattan fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to the Pepperdine Wave in three straight games, with the scores of 15-30, 20-30, and 20-30. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren led the way for the Lady Jaspers with her 23rd triple-double of the season; recording 11 kills, 12 assists and 11 digs.
Tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren ’04