Box Score

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss to Skyline rival, St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn by a score of 76-61, on Monday evening at the Hill Center.
 
The Maccabees (0-10, 0-7 Skyline) had a 33-26 lead at the half, but the Bears (2-9, 2-3 Skyline)  came storming back in the second to take the victory.
 
For the game, Yeshiva was led by sophomore forward Michal Alge who tallied her second consecutive double-double, with 13 points and 14 rebounds.  Junior guard Tess Blaustein scored 12 points, while senior guard Ester Kerzner and junior forward Simee Rosner each scored 11.
 
Yeshiva fell behind early in the game, 7-2, but Kerzner tallied back-to-back three-point plays.  The first was on a field goal from beyond the arc, and on the second, she successfully converted a layup while being fouled. She hit the free throw and that would put the Maccabees up 8-7, with 4:25 left in the first quarter.
 
Senior forward Julia Owen opened the second quarter by nailing a three-point basket to extend Yeshiva's lead to 20-12. Blaustein's layup gave the Maccabees their biggest lead of the game, 24-12, with 8:05 left in the half. Both teams went into the half with the score 33-26 in favor of the visiting team.
 
In the final 2:23 of the third quarter, the Bears went on a 10-4 run to take a 52-50 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
 
In the final stanza, Yeshiva was down by three, 58-55, with 7:06 left to play in regulation time. The Bears pulled away by scoring nine unanswered points in a span of 2:43 to put the game out of reach for Yeshiva. St. Joseph's went on to win the game, 76-61.
 
Yeshiva will be back in action on Wednesday, for a non-conference game against CCNY. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the campus of Baruch College.