NEW YORK – The nationally ranked No. 20, and third-seeded, Yeshiva University men's basketball team will host the seventh-seed College of Mount Saint Vincent, in the semifinal round of the Skyline Conference Championships, on Thursday evening. Tipoff at Max Stern Athletic Center is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

The winner of this game will move on to play for the Skyline Conference Championship, and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, this weekend against the winner of #4 Manhattanville College vs. #1 Farmingdale State College. The other Skyline Semifinal game will be played on Thursday, at the Nold Hall Athletic Complex, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. A limited number of additional $5.00 General Admission tickets will go on sale at 7:45 p.m. in the upper lobby of Max Stern Athletic Center. Spectators must be fully vaccinated and masked. Backpacks/bags are not allowed in the gym. 

MacsLive will be broadcasting Thursday's game at MacsLive.com. Fans can also follow the action on our live stats page. Be sure to print out the game program. Stay up to date regarding the conference postseason by visiting the Skyline Championship Central page.

The Maccabees (23-3) are coming off a convincing victory in the Skyline Quarterfinals over sixth-seeded Purchase College, 101-66, at Max Stern Athletic Center this past Tuesday evening. That same night, the Dolphins (10-14) earned a thrilling upset victory on the road, in overtime, over the second-seeded Mariners of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy by a score of 87-76.

YU won both head-to-head matchups over Mount Saint Vincent during the regular season, one on each team's home court.

Yeshiva was ranked No. 1 in the country during the year, while riding a 50-game winning streak. The Maccabees won 22 out of 25 games during the regular season, including an impressive win over nationally ranked, and previously undefeated, No. 5 University of Saint Joseph, 87-76, at Max Stern Athletic Center on February 17.

Leading the way for the Maccabees has been senior Ryan Turell who leads all three NCAA Divisions with 27.2 points per game in 2021-22. He is No. 1 on Yeshiva's All-Time Scoring List with 2,080 career points. He set the school's single-season scoring record with 51 points during the Macs' Skyline win over Manhattanville College, back on November 28. He also has 708 points this year, the most of any YU player all-time in a season.

Graduate student Gabriel Leifer has impacted the Maccabees by securing nine double-doubles, including three triple-doubles, during the season. He has scored 1,599 points and dished out a Yeshiva all-time best 636 assists during his illustrious career. During the Maccabees' conference quarterfinal win over the Panthers, Leifer surpassed Yeshiva University Athletics Hall of Famer David Kufeld ('80) for No. 1 on YU's All-Time Career Rebounding List. Leifer now has 1,225 rebounds during his time at Yeshiva. Kufeld snatched 1,222 boards during his legendary career.

For Mount Saint Vincent, junior Dan Porcic is averaging 18.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this season. He scored 38 points during CMSV's win at Purchase College, back on February 1. Porcic netted 24 points to help lead his team to the overtime victory in the Skyline Quarterfinals over Merchant Marine. Classmate Aaron Darab is netting 9.6 points per contest in 2021-22.

Be sure to check out YUmacs.com, as well as our social media channels, for all the latest updates regarding Yeshiva's journey in the Skyline Conference Championships.