RIVERDALE, N.Y. (January 14, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's women's basketball fell in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) to the Manhattan Jaspers Wednesday morning, 68-59. The Mount is now 7-9 (3-4 MAAC) for the season.
Amber Bullard set a career high in points for the Mountaineers with 16, going 7-for-15 from the floor. The bench accounted for 19 points with 10 coming from
Alana Powell.
Manhattan received 22 points from Kristina Juric and 11 rebounds from Collette Mulderig. The Jaspers are 4-12 (4-3 MAAC) for the year.
HOW THE GAME UNFOLDED
- Mount shot 33.3 percent (5-for-15) from the floor and trailed 15-12 after the first quarter. Jaedyn Jamison had the most points with four. Manhattan scored 12 of their 15 from the paint.
- The Jaspers opened a 22-14 before the Mount made a second quarter run, cutting the game to 22-20 before Manhattan responded. The home side led 28-24 at halftime.
- Going 5-for-6 at the line kept the Mountaineers within striking distance during the third quarter. However, Manhattan built a lead as 10 before holding a 43-37 advantage entering the fourth.
- A 6-0 run by the Mount pushed the game into its third tie score early in the final frame. Bullard hit the game tying layup. Another layup by Giana Hoddinott switched the lead for the Mount at 47-45.
- Manhattan got a couple buckets to take the lead back 51-48 at the 5:58 mark to force a Mountaineers timeout. The Mount was unable to overcome this deficit as the Jaspers hit clutch shots to earn the victory.
NOTEWORTHY ITEMS
- The Mount shot under 50 percent from the charity stripe, their lowest total of the year. Their previous low was 52.4 percent in a defeat to UMES in November.
- Powell's 10 points came in a losing effort for the 11th time in her career between the Mount and Omaha. Her lone victory came in the win over Lehigh on December 7.
- The Mountaineers took the second highest number of shot attempts in a game this season with 72. Only the Lehigh game (73) had more shot attempts.
UP NEXT
Back at Knott Arena this Saturday (Jan. 17), Mount St. Mary's host Canisius for a 1 p.m. tipoff.
