RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's volleyball team dropped its Skyline Conference match to College of Mount Saint Vincent, in straight sets, at Peter Jay Sharp Center on Thursday evening. Set scores were 25-11, 25-13, and 25-22.

Leading the way for the Maccabees (1-13, 0-10 Skyline) was rookie Shany Elmaleh, who slammed home three kills, produced eight digs, scored a service ace, and had a block. Junior Zoey Botnick registered a team-high 10 digs and provided four assists, while classmates Ashley Botnick and Aleesa Elbaum helped out on defense with seven digs each. Senior Emily Zrihen added four kills and a block.

After Mount Saint Vincent (4-13, 3-7 Skyline) won the first two sets, the Macs got off to a good start in the third as a kill by Elmaleh put YU in front, 4-3. Later in the frame, the North Hollywood native struck again by scoring an ace to extend the Macs' benefit to 7-4. After Mount Saint Vincent scored the next point, Zrihen slammed home a kill to inflate the Blue and White's advantage to 8-5. The Dolphins turned the tide by going on an 8-2 run to jump out in front, 13-10.

YU would not go down without a fight, as the Maccabees produced their own 8-2 run, capped off by a kill from Elbaum, to put YU ahead by a score of 18-15. However, the Dolphins went on a 7-1 blitz to regain the lead for good, 22-19, on their way to winning the third set and clinching the match.

For the Maccabees, senior Tali Miller added five digs. First-year player Sara Chemel had a block, while senior Devorah Batt scored a service ace.

For the Dolphins, junior Melanieann Broderick had a double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs, while scoring four service aces.

Yeshiva will conclude Skyline play on Sunday at St. Joseph's University. First serve is scheduled for noon.