WPCNR COURTSIDE. SPECIAL TO WPCNR By Wieland Heusler. November 19, 2006: Manhattan College drilled powerhouse Hofstra in overtime Sunday night on a deadly Devon Austin jumper at the buzzer in overtime. This was a tremendous College Basketball game that went to overtime and was won by White Plains High School Product Devon Austin on a jumper with 1.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Jaspers the monumental victory, 79-77. This game was played in Riverdale, NY at Draddy Gym on the campus of Manhattan College.
The Manhattan College Jaspers pulled off a monumental upset of Mid-Major Powerhouse Hofstra of the CAA as Hofstra was the preseason pick to win that Conference. It is a major win for this young and talented team. This will only help in their development as we move toward the MAAC Schedule. Games like this, will help the team’s confidence as they head toward the MAAC Tournament in March.
This is a game where, both teams went at each other until the final whistle. This shows that this Jasper Team can surprise people with this major win over a Mid-Major Powerhouse like Hofstra. Hofstra was the third ranked team in the CollegeInsider.com, Mid-Major Poll up to this game. Both teams shot tremendous percentages from the field and this was a well-played overall game. This win should give the Jaspers some very good credibility when it comes to the College Basketball public in New York City.
The Jaspers had four player in double figures:
Arturo Dubois, led the Jaspers with 23 points, White Plains High School Product Devon Austin had 19 points, Guy Ngarndi had 16 points and Freshmen Christian Jackson had 11 points.
The Jaspers next return to action for game four of their five game homestand against Ivy League School - Princeton on Wednesday 22, 2006 at Draddy Gym at 7:00 PM. Manhattan will look to extend its winning streak to three on Wednesday, November 22, hosting Princeton University at Draddy Gym with the game-time slated for 7:00 p.m to try and extend their winning streak to three games The Jasper team is young, but showed in this game, that they have potential to become a threat in the MAAC Conference. This could be the sleeper team, who people don’t want to play in the MAAC Tournament in March.
