Women’s Basketball Welcomes Manhattan on Tuesday

Game 16
Saint Peter's (7-8, 4-2 MAAC) vs. Manhattan (4-4, 9-8 MAAC)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 25
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Run Baby Run Arena, Jersey City, NJ
Network: ESPN+
 

SPECTATOR POLICY

Tip-Off 

• The Peacocks continue their five-game home stretch with game number four, hosting Manhattan on Tuesday.
• The Peacocks are coming off of a 54-53 win over Iona last game.
• Junior center Kassondra Brown led the team in scoring last game, scoring 20 points. She also grabbed nine rebounds.

The Series

• All-time: SPU leads 54-41
• Streak: MAN (16)
• Last SPU Win: 2/7/15 (W, 68-58, at MAN)
• Last MAN Win: 2/6/21 (L, 75-70, at MAN)

1,000 Approaching

• Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius on 12/19. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
• Williams ranks sixth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
• She is also close to totalling 1,000 at Saint Peter's, as she only needs 36 more to achieve that number.

Schedule Changes

• The Peacocks have made multiple schedule changes over the course of the last month. For all updates, click here.

Another Winning Streak

• Saint Peter's has taken down Canisius and Iona over the last two games, marking the second time this season they have been on a winning streak.
• The team handled Canisius, winning by 19. The Peacocks squeaked by Iona, winning the game by only one point.
• With a win against Manhattan, the Peacocks will have matched their longest winning streak of the season, which came in a three game stretch in December which saw them beat Niagara, Canisius, and Fairleigh Dickinson.

One-Sided

• Coming into Saturday's matchup, Saint Peter's has the lead in the series against Manhattan, but have lost 16 straight matchups against the Jaspers, dating back to 2015.
• The two teams met three times last year; the two yearly conference games and a non-conference contest due to Covid-19. The Jaspers outscored the Peacocks by 44 points over the course of those three games.
• Manhattan has outscored Saint Peter's by 240 points across their 16 game winning streak.
• Guard Antonia Smith '15 led the Peacocks in scoring the last time Saint Peter's won, scoring 24 in the game.
• Manhattan head coach Heather Vulin has never lost to Saint Peter's.

Up Next

• The Peacocks are back at home for the final game of their five game home stand on Saturday, Jan. 29, as they host Marist. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. 

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