Manhattan 50, at Sacred Heart 52

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle defined by missed opportunities and crucial final-minute plays, the Sacred Heart Pioneers edged the Manhattan Lady Jaspers 52-50 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the William Pitt Center. The game, witnessed by 553 fans, was a tale of two halves and ultimately decided at the free-throw line in the closing seconds. Manhattan, which led by as many as eight points in the first quarter, saw its early advantage evaporate under a sustained Sacred Heart defensive effort and its own offensive inefficiency. The most important sequence of… Read more...