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2024–25 MANHATTAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

QUICK FACTS LOCATION RIVERDALE, NY NICKNAME JASPERS COLORS GREEN & WHITE YEAR FOUNDED 1853

WOMEN’S ROSTER

No.

Name

Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown/High School/Previous School

0 1 4 5 6 9

Brianna Davis

Jr. Jr.

G 5-8 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman/Queens College

PRESIDENT FREDERICK BONATO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IRMA GARCIA HOME COURT DRADDY GYMNASIUM (2,520)

Hana Mühl

G 5-8 Zagreb, Croatia/IL Gymnasium/Ball State

Tegan Young

So.

G/F 6-1 Leominster, MA/Lawrence Academy

Claudia Jiménez

Fr.

G 5-8 Seville, Spain/Highlands School

č

Kristina Juri Leyla Öztürk

So.

F F

6-2 Zagreb, Croatia/Kušlanova Gymnasium

Gr.

6-1 Berlin, Germany/Schiller-Gymnasium/Northeastern

10 13 14 15 21 23 25

Alyssa Costigan

Jr.

G 6-0 Herndon, VA/Paul VI High School

Ella Chandler

Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Gr.

G 6-0 Ballston Lake, NY/Wilbraham & Monson

Alexis Rosenfeld

F F

6-2 Ridgewood, NJ/Morris Catholic

Caroline de Klauman

6-2 Gentofte, Denmark/Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium/Winthrop

Nitzan Amar

G 5-10 Yiron, Israel/Chof Hasharon Shfayim/UNC Greensboro G/F 5-10 Mallorca, Spain/IES Font de Sant Lluis/Franklin Pierce

PLAYER TO WATCH In her final season for the Jaspers, Nitzan Amar has solidified her legacy running the point for the Jaspers. A native of Yiron, Israel, as of late January, Amar leads the Jaspers in scoring at 10.8 points-per-game and paces the team with assists at 5.53 helpers-per-game. Not only the most consistent player for Manhattan, Amar has left everything out on the court this season while also battling injuries. Amar registered a career-high 10 assists in a 16-point home victory vs. Merrimack on January 11. The nifty point guard also tallied 11 points to secure the first double-double of her career. As of late January, Amar is tied for 19 th nationally in assists per game with an average of over 5 dishes-per-game. Possessing a knack for scoring at all three levels, Amar will look to lead the Jaspers to a postseason berth this March and a spot in the MAAC Championship Game for the third time in the last four seasons. Amar and the Jaspers are chasing a long-elusive MAAC Championship that hasn’t occurred since 2003. NOTABLE ALUMNI Manhattan retired the number of Sheila Tighe on November 10, 2019. Tighe, Manhattan's all-time leading scorer across both basketball programs, is the second alumnus to have their jersey hung from the rafters of Draddy Gymnasium. Tighe scored 2,412 points in four seasons. She estab lished eight Lady Jasper records, including most points in a game (45) and in a season (730). A two-time MAAC Player of the Year honoree, Tighe received All-American accolades in 1984.

Inés Giménez Monserrat

č

Petra Juri

Sr.

F

6-2 Zagreb, Croatia/IL Gymnasium

Head Coach: Heather Vulin (Minnesota-Morris ’99) – Ninth Season Assistant Head Coach: Callan Stores (Sacred Heart ’12, Manhattan ‘19) – Ninth Season Assistant Coach: Phyllis Mangina (Seton Hall ’81) – Second Season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Sara Mitchell (Kings ’14, NYU ’16) – Second Season Director of Basketball Operations: Cori Coleman (Cleveland State ’15) – First Season Graduate Assistant: Jayla James (Michigan State ’23, Manhattan ‘24) – First Season

HEAD COACH HEATHER VULIN Manhattan University Head Coach Heather Vulin is in her ninth season with the Jaspers in 2024-25. Known as a tenacious and tireless recruiter with over 20 years of coaching experience, she was named the eighth head coach in program history on April 25, 2016. The 2023-24 campaign saw the Vulin lead the Jaspers towards another double digit victory season, with 18 on the year, and its third consecutive trip to the MAAC Championships. ThenJunior forward Petra Juric earned Second Team All-MAAC Honors. The Jaspers found themselves in the MAAC Championship game in 2023 after a 10-10 regular season mark and sixth place finish. The Jaspers were named a Top 25 WBCA All-Academic Team. A two-sport athlete at Minnesota-Morris, Vulin was a four-year basketball and volleyball player, receiving academic all-conference honors. Vulin earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education – social sciences, psychology and women’s studies, and a master’s degree in education from North Dakota State. Vulin is married to Kevin Vulin, who played basketball at Sacred Heart and professionally overseas. He previously served as assistant men’s basketball coach at Sacred Heart, where the couple met in 2002. They have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Ava, and reside in Hartsdale, NY.

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