Women's Basketball Starts Skyline Play with 86-59 win over Yeshiva

Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team opened Skyline Conference play with a 86-59 win over Yeshiva University in the Danzi Center on Tuesday evening.

The win brings the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 start to the year with a 1-0 Skyline mark. The Maccabees slide to 1-2 overall, 0-2 Skyline.

Senior Alyssa Signor had a standout performance, dropping a 22-point double-double with 15 rebounds. Junior Alyssa Adomaites led the Golden Eagles with 32 points while shooting 56.5% from the field.

Yuval Nitzan led Yeshiva in scoring with 24 points and a game-high four made three-pointers. Shai Rahamim added 13 points for the Maccabees while shooting 50% from three.

The Golden Eagles played a great first quarter, heading into the second with an 11-point lead before Yeshiva was able to trim down the lead to as few as four points, 34-30, in the second frame. However, three consecutive three-pointers from Signor followed by a steal and layup by Katie Maguire closed out the half and gave the home team a 48-32 advantage heading into the break. From there, the Golden Eagles never looked back and dominated the second half on their way to a 27-point victory.

St. Joseph's outshot Yeshiva 37.9% to 32.4% from the field while grabbing 63 rebounds with a notable 24-8 advantage on offensive boards.

The Golden Eagles return to action on Saturday, November 20th at 1:00 PM when they travel to play against conference rivals Manhattanville.