The Yeshiva University men’s basketball team returned to its winning ways on Tuesday evening, by defeating Sarah Lawrence College, 74-63, at the Campbell Sports Center. Yeshiva now bumps its Skyline record to 10-5 (12-8 overall), while Sarah Lawrence College falls to 1-16 in conference play (4-18 overall).
The Maccabees fell behind, 38-37, with 15:08 left to play in regulation time. From that point on, Yeshiva took complete control of the game by going on a 12-2 run in a span of 3:18 to take a 49-40 lead. A three-point field goal by freshman guard Judah Cohen sparked the run and put Yeshiva ahead for good. In fact, Cohen scored the first eight points during Yeshiva’s game-changing rally.
Senior forward Shelby Rosenberg capped off Yeshiva’s run by laying the ball up and in to give the Maccabees a 49-40 advantage with 11:36 remaining. The Gryphons could not counter with a sustained run of their own, as the Maccabees went on to win the contest, 74-63.
In the first half, Sarah Lawrence had a brief 16-15 advantage with 8:43 left. Yeshiva quickly answered by scoring the next four points to regain the lead. With the score tied at 23, the Maccabees scored 10 unanswered points, capped off by a layup from senior guard Yosef Rosenthal to make it 33-23 in favor of Yeshiva, with just over a minute left in the opening stanza. Both teams went into the intermission with the Maccabees up, 35-24.
After Yeshiva scored the first four points of the second stanza, Sarah Lawrence scored twelve unanswered points to take the lead 38-37. The Maccabees countered with their huge run to take control of the game and would go on to earn the Skyline victory.
For the game, Rosenberg scored a career-high 30 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and shot 10-14 from the field. Cohen added 17 points, while shooting 6-7 from the floor. Senior guard Shaje Weiss produced 12 points of his own, while freshman forward Michael Hayon grabbed 6 boards.
Yeshiva will travel to Old Westbury on Thursday, to battle the first place Panthers. Tip-off is slated for 6:00 p.m.
(YUMACS.COM)
