PATCHOGUE, N.Y.— The Yeshiva University women's basketball team was defeated by St. Joseph's-Long Island (SJC) 60-44 on Thursday evening.
 
Yeshiva is now 3-15 this season, while SJC is now 5-16 on the year.
 
The Maccabees were led by Simee Rosner with a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Julia Owen added 12 points and five rebounds. Rachel Mirsky had eight points and four steals, while Stephanie Greenberg had five steals and 10 rebounds to go along with four points.
 
SJC was led by Andrea Iavarone with 23 points, 11 rebounds and three steals.
 
The game had five lead changes and four ties, all of which came in the first half. The host Golden Eagles took the lead for good by breaking an 18-18 tie via a 10-1 run to make the score 28-19 with 4:36 to play. SJC led by as much as 12 in the first half and was up 35-23 with 1:28 left to play before halftime. The Golden Eagles led by eight at the break with the score 35-27.
 
Early in the second half, Yeshiva pulled to within five points of the lead, and the score was 39-34 with 15:22 to play. But SJC answered with a 17-0 run over the next seven plus minutes, and with 8:14 to play, had a 56-34 lead.
 
The Golden Eagles maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
 
Yeshiva committed 15 more turnovers than SJC, and the hosts held a 29-16 advantage on points off turnovers. The Golden Eagles also held a 24-5 advantage on second chance points as SJC held a 22-10 advantage on offensive rebounds.
 
Yeshiva is back in action on Sunday for a game at Sage College at 1 p.m.