Posted: Nov 20, 2022
Women's Basketball Starts Season with a 79-67 Win Over Yeshiva
Yeshiva
(0-2, 0-1)
67
St. Joseph's (L.I.)
(1-0, 1-0)
79
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yeshiva (0-2, 0-1) | 18 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 67 |
|
St. Joseph's (L.I.) (1-0, 1-0) | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 79 |
When and Where:
November 20, 2022 - Patchogue, NY
Records:
Yeshiva University, 1-2, 1-1 Skyline, St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-0, 1-0 Skyline
Results:
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) women's basketball team opened their season with a 79-67 win over Yeshiva University in a Skyline conference matchup at the Danzi Center on Sunday afternoon.
Top performers:
- Senior Alyssa Adomaites scored a game-high 28 points and recorded a career-best nine steals with seven rebounds, and six assists to lead the Golden Eagles
- Junior Lanyah Ford collected 20 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season
- Freshman Megan Spina recorded six rebounds, three assists, and three steals in her collegiate debut
- Yeshiva's Yuval Nitzan recorded a double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds
- Shai Rahamim scored 18 points for the Maccabees, and Daniella Rothman recorded a game-high 17 rebounds
How it happened:
- At the end of a tight first quarter, the Golden Eagles took a 17-15 lead with 18 seconds on the clock on a three-pointer from senior Julianna Knice, then Rahamim's buzzer-beater for Yeshiva put the Maccabees ahead 18-17 to finish the first frame
- Yeshiva remained in control in the second quarter, finishing the half up 38-34
- Yeshiva led by as many as 11, 49-38, in the third quarter, but St. Joseph's chipped away eventually retaking the lead in the frame's final five minutes. Adomaites' made free throw at the 1:09 mark tied the game at 53 apiece, then Knice's jumper shortly after gave the Golden Eagles their first lead since the first quarter, 55-53
- After finishing the third quarter down by two, St. Joseph's went on an 11-0 run to begin the fourth quarter, with Adomaites scoring seven to take a 66-57 lead
- The Golden Eagles maintained the lead for the remainder of the game, leading by 10 on three occasions in the quarter before finishing the game up by 12, 79-67
Notes:
- The Golden Eagles shot 10-for-16 in the fourth quarter to help them outscore Yeshiva 24-10 in the frame and 45-29 in the second half.
- Adomaites was 5-for-5 from the field and scored 12 of SJLI's 24 points in the final frame
- SJLI finished the game with a 39.2% shooting percentage and 20% from beyond the arc.
- The Maccabees shot 36.8% from three-point range and 32.4% overall and shot 70% from the free throw line.
Next up, the Golden Eagles visit John Jay for a non-conference match-up on Tuesday, November 22 at 5:00 pm.
