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67
Winner St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 13-7,10-5 Skyline
53
Yeshiva YU 6-12,5-9 Skyline
Winner
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
13-7,10-5 Skyline
67
Final
53
Yeshiva YU
6-12,5-9 Skyline
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 18 15 10 24 67
Yeshiva YU 17 11 7 18 53
St. Joseph's University (L.I.) vs Yeshiva in WomenÕs Basketball held at the Danzi Athletic Center on the campus of St. Joseph's University (L.I.) on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Photo by Alan J Schaefer
Photos by Alan J Schaefer

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Bounces Back with 67-53 Win at Yeshiva

When and Where:

January 28, 2024 - New York, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 13-7, 10-5 Skyline; Yeshiva, 6-12, 5-9 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's basketball bounced back for a 67-53 Skyline Conference win at Yeshiva on Sunday afternoon.

Top performers:

  • Graduate Julianna Knice led the Golden Eagles with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field while adding three rebounds, three steals, and a pair of assists
  • Senior Lanyah Ford finished with a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds with three assists
  • Graduate Casey Travers rounded out the top scorers with 12 points and team-highs of five steals and four assists
  • Yeshiva was led by a 21-point performance by Daniella Bessler
  • Shai Rahamim added 15 points 

How it happened:

  • The Maccabees led by five (14-9) with just over two minutes left in the opening frame, but the Golden Eagles responded with nine unanswered points to jump ahead 18-14
  • YU's Yuval Nitzan dropped in a three in the final seconds cutting the deficit to just one, 18-17, at the end of the first
  • St. Joseph's trailed for the first portion of the second quarter until a layup from junior Felicia Barreiros followed by a three from Knice put the Golden Eagles back on top 28-24 with 3:50 left in the half before taking a 33-28 advantage into the break
  • Yeshiva scored first to start the third quarter, but the Golden Eagles would hold them scoreless for the next five minutes of play while moving the score to 36-30
  • SJLI would close out the quarter on a 7-2 run and head into the fourth leading 43-35
  • The Golden Eagles opened the final frame with 12 unanswered points and a three from freshman Rebecca Vitale would give the visitors their largest lead of the day, 60-38, with 4:24 left in the game
  • St. Joseph's managed to keep the Maccabees at a distance and cruise to the 67-53 win

Notes:

  • St. Joseph's shot 36.8% from the field and 32.1% from three-point range
  • Yeshiva finished at 33.3% from the floor and 27.8% from long distance
  • SJLI held the advantage in points in the paint (28-16)
  • The Golden Eagles received 17 points from their bench to just five for the Maccabees
  • St. Joseph's outrebounded YU 57–35

Next up:

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center on Tuesday, January 30th when they host SUNY Purchase at 7:00 pm. 
 
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