PURCHASE, NY - Playing in their final game of the 2023-24 season, the Yeshiva women's basketball team lost to Manhattanville College, dropping the contest by a score of 85-28 on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Offensively, Yeshiva's top scorer was
Jasmin Maly-Danker, as the sophomore led the team with nine points.
Maly-Danker also had a solid game on the defensive end of the ball, tallying a steal and a block while pulling down eight rebounds
With the loss, the Maccabees close out the season, with an 8-17 record, 6-14 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Yeshiva struggled in the first quarter. The Macs were held without a field goal, and saw only two points off of a pair of foul shots from Maly-Danker.
- While the second period saw some improvement, YU were still unable to crack double digits, closing out the half trailing 37-8.
- Finally able to crack double digits, the Maccabees added another six points to their total, rounding out the period down 44 at 58-14.
- By far their best stretch of the night, the Macs were finally able to get into some sort of a groove come the fourth quarter, putting up 14 points thanks to buckets from Maly-Danker, Yuval Nitzan and Shai Rahamim. However, the effort was not enough, as ultimately Yeshiva fell, 85-28.
MAC LEADERS
- Points: Maly-Danker (9), Rahamim (6), Nitzan (5)
- Assists: Rahamim (1)
- Rebounds: Maly-Danker (8), Nitzan (6), Rashty (4), Hanan (4)
- Steals: Nitzan (1), Maly-Danker (1), Rahamim (1)
- Blocks: Maly-Danker (1), Koenig (1)
