NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's basketball team opens up the 2016-17 season at Ramapo College on Tuesday evening. The Maccabees will have two road contests before their home opener against York next Tuesday night.

Yeshiva will return six players from last season, including junior forward Michal Alge, who averaged 10.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per contest, and was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week twice. Another key returner will be senior forward Simee Rosner, who scored 7.5 points, grabbed 7.9 rebounds, and blocked 1.2 shots per game in 2015-16.

The Maccabees will have six players competing in their rookie seasons. Guards Nicole Bick, Penny Rabin, Laura Betesh, Avigayil Wiener, and Tzipora Leiser add youth to the backcourt. Forward Chavi Charlap will join Alge, Rosner, and Gavriela Colton in the frontcourt. Guards Shira Feen, Shoshana Rozenberg, and Andrea Weiss will help provide veteran leaderships for the Maccabees. The balance of returners and newcomers will make for an exciting season for YU.

For tonight's game against Ramapo, live stats will be available as well as live streaming video.

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