Box Score

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's basketball team dropped its Skyline Conference contest to Mount Saint Mary College, 57-36, at the Kaplan Center on Sunday afternoon. Yeshiva now falls to 2-6 overall, while Mount Saint Mary remains undefeated this season.
 
Leading the way for the Maccabees was junior forward Michal Alge, who produced a game-high 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Avigayil Wiener scored a career-high eight points, while senior forward Simee Rosner recorded seven points with 10 boards.
 
Yeshiva got off to a strong start as a three-point field goal by Wiener capped off a 5-0 run to put the Maccabees up, 9-5, with 2:28 remaining in the opening period. After the Knights (7-0, 4-0 Skyline) jumped out to a 12-10 advantage, Wiener drilled another shot from beyond the arc to put Yeshiva up by one, with 22 seconds left. The quarter ended with YU leading by a score of 13-12.
 
Mount Saint Mary took complete control of the contest by outscoring Yeshiva, 21-2, in the second quarter to go into the half with a 33-15 lead. The Maccabees could not sustain a consistent run in the second half, but did outscore the Knights 9-8 in the final period. It was not enough as Mount Saint Mary went on to win the Skyline contest, 57-36.
 
For the game, senior forward Tess Blaustein and junior guard Andrea Weiss each scored three points, with the former grabbing five rebounds. Senior guard Tzipora Leiser produced two points, and brought down three rebounds, while sophomore guard Penny Rabin pulled down two boards.
 
The Maccabees will host St. Joseph's Long Island in a Skyline contest, at the ARC Arena, on Tuesday beginning at 7:00 p.m.