After their victory over the Florida Gators yesterday, the Manhattan Jaspers are the talk of the town. As the game winded down, the crowd at the RBC Center in Raleigh rose to their feet, commending the Jaspers on their impressive victory. The victory was the perfect gift for Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez, who turned 40 yesterday. Of the victory, Coach Gonzalez said, "This is the best birthday present I've ever received." Senior forward Dave Holmes said, "America is going to look at this game as an upset, but behind closed doors we know it wasn't an upset because we know we can play with anybody on any given night in the country. We belong here and that's no fluke." Gothamist agrees with you and thinks you have a great shot against Wake Forest Saturday.
The Seton Hall Pirates also won in their first round game yesterday, defeating the Arizona Wildcats, 80-76. The Pirates were trailing by 14 points in the second-half, but pulled out a victory with some clutch free-throw shooting. Sophomore center Kelly Whitney leading the way with 24 points 14 rebounds.
While Gothamist often enjoys the headlines of our local papers, we think that our headline yesterday, "See Ya Later, Flori-Gator!" was better.
