NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University women's basketball team suffered a Skyline Conference loss to St. Joseph's Long Island, 72-49, at Nat Holman Gymnasium on Saturday evening. The Maccabees fall to 2-8 (1-5 Skyline), while the Golden Eagles advance to 3-6 (1-3 Skyline).

Leading the way for Yeshiva was senior forward Michal Alge, who scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to earn her seventh double-double of the season. She also tied a game-high with five steals, while distributing a pair of assists, and blocking one shot. Junior guard Nicole Bick added 16 points, with four rebounds, and just as many assists. Freshman forward Celia Cohen brought down nine caroms to go along with her four points, while forcing three steals. Sophomore guard Laura Betesh tied a game-high with five steals, while producing six points, and grabbing three boards.

St. Joseph's Long Island got off to a strong start by jumping out to a 16-4 lead, with 1:27 left in the opening quarter. With 32 seconds remaining, Alge converted a layup while being fouled. She nailed the free throw to complete the traditional three-point play, and narrow the opposition's lead to 16-7. That would be the score at the end of one period of play.

In the second stanza, a layup by Alge capped off a 6-2 run by the Maccabees, cutting the Golden Eagles' lead to 23-16, with 5:50 remaining in the half. St. Joseph's would build its lead again and go up, 40-24, with 11 ticks left on the clock. Alge once again closed a quarter out with a basket, this time via a layup at the buzzer, to narrow the deficit to 14 at the intermission.

St. Joseph's Long Island went back up by 16 to start the third. The Maccabees would not go down without a fight as the home team scored 10 unanswered points, in a span of 2:32, to narrow the opposition's lead to 42-36, with 6:53 remaining in the quarter. Bick scored the first six points on three field goals during the run, while Betesh followed with a pair of two-point field goals in back-to-back offensive possessions for Yeshiva. Betesh's second basket that capped off the run came off a fast break thanks to a steal and an assist by Bick.

St. Joseph's countered by scoring 11 unanswered points of their own, to take a commanding 53-36 advantage with 3:19 left in the third quarter. The period ended with the Golden Eagles up, 58-42.

Yeshiva could not generate a run in the fourth quarter, as St. Joseph's Long Island went on to earn the Skyline win, 72-49.

For the game, freshman guard Chana Boltax produced four points, with two rebounds, and just as many steals. Junior guard Penny Rabin had two boards, dished out an assist, and forced a steal. Senior forward Chavi Charlap had a steal and distributed a dime, while freshman guard Adina Rosenberg dished out an assist and grabbed a rebound. Freshman forward Kaley Baker brought down a carom of her own.

Yeshiva will be back in action on Tuesday, for a Skyline Conference game against the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The game will be played at the Rose Hill Center at Fordham University, beginning at 7:00 p.m.