NEW YORK — In a back-and-forth contest, the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team came away with an 82-78 conference win over Yeshiva University on Wednesday night. 

How it Happened

The Maccabees (7-8, 4-7) held on to the lead for much of the first quarter. Emma Kiley (Whitestone, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) drove in a layup at 2:51 to give the Bears (9-7, 7-5) a 16-15 lead. They ultimately scored nine of the last 11 points to carry a 23-17 advantage into the second stanza.

Yeshiva fought back to reclaim the lead with over six minutes remaining in the second period, 32-31. The quarter ended with a pair of ties and as many lead changes, resulting in a 41-40 halftime edge for the Maccabees.

The Bears scored eight points, propelled by triples from Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and Aaniya Telford (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) to lead 53-49. Down by 10 with 1:49 in the period, 62-52, the hosts erased their deficit as the game was deadlocked at 62 entering the fourth quarter.

Daniella Rothman hit a jumper in the paint to cap off Yeshiva's 12-point scoring run. The Bears reclaimed the lead two minutes later but the pendulum swung back in YU's favor. With 90 seconds remaining, SJBK took the lead on a pair of Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) free throws. The Maccabees ties it once more with 20 seconds left, 78-78, but free throws from Kiley and Telford sealed the result in the Bears' favor.

For the Bears

• Nine of Kiley's 13 rebounds occurred on the offensive glass. She also finished with 18 points.

• Hurt had 13 points and as many boards.

• Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) totaled 17 points, four assists, and three rebounds.
• Donovan logged 14 points, five dimes, and four caroms.
• Telford had 13 points and seven assists.

Up Next

The Bears host the United States Merchant Marine Academy, defending Skyline runners-up, on Saturday January 28 at 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.