NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's basketball team opens the 2017-18 season on Thursday, with a matchup against The King's College, at the ARC Arena beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Lions will be the official home team for the contest.

For those who cannot make it to see the game at Baruch College on 55 Lexington Avenue, you can follow the action on live stats by clicking here.

The Maccabees will return six players from last year's team, as they look to build on a season in which they earned three wins, including a Skyline victory at Purchase College.

Expected to lead the way for the Maccabees will be senior forward Michal Alge, who was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week on two separate occasions, and was inducted into the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll five times, during the 2016-17 season. Last year, she produced eight double-doubles, including a 24 point and 22 rebound performance to help Yeshiva come-from-behind and earn a win over York College.

The remaining returners that will provide leadership for the Macs are sophomore guard Laura Betesh, junior guard Penny Rabin, senior guard Shira Feen, senior forward Chavi Charlap, and junior guard Nicole Bick. Yeshiva will be a young team this season, as 10 players will be entering their first season with the team.

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