Box Score



NEW YORK, N.Y.— Playing in front of a packed crowd for Macs Madness and Senior Day, the Yeshiva women's basketball team played a spirited game, but fell short in the end as the Maccabees were defeated by the College of New Rochelle (CNR) 84-71 at Baruch College's ARC Arena on Tuesday evening.
 
The loss for the Maccabees leaves them at 6-11 overall and they finish the Hudson Valley Conference with a 2-4 record. College of New Rochelle is now 14-9 and 3-2 in the Hudson Valley.
 
Yeshiva was led by Julia Owen, playing her first game in two months, with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists. Stephanie Greenberg chipped in with 19 points, six rebounds and four steals, while Rebecca Yoshor had 10 points and eight rebounds.
 
CNR was led by Ja-Leah Ellis with a great all-around game of 18 points, 19 rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocked shots. Jasmine Brandon scored a team-high 22 points to go along with nine rebounds for the visiting Blue Angels.
 
The Maccabees came ready to play, jumping out to a 12-0 lead to start the contest. But early foul trouble caused Yeshiva to have to adjust its lineups earlier than anticipated and CNR capitalized on the opportunity. The Maccabees were holding a 27-21 lead, before CNR went on a 16-0 run to gain a 37-27 lead with 6:07 to play. From there CNR led the rest of the way.
 
The Blue Angles held a 56-32 advantage on points in the paint, and 31-21 on points off turnovers.
 
Yeshiva returns to action on Thursday for a game against Purchase College at 8 p.m. The game will be played on the College of New Rochelle's campus.