BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, New York (Brooklyn) women's basketball team earned a 77–60 Skyline Conference victory Tuesday night against Yeshiva University. 

The Bears opened the game strong, jumping out to a 21–11 advantage after one quarter. Mercedes Perez (San Antonio, Texas) paced the early scoring with a trio of three-pointers, while Emma Centrella (Varese, Italy) added buckets inside to help the Bears control the tempo.

The second quarter saw both teams trade runs, with the Maccabees narrowing the margin through a 9-0 run late in the stanza. However, St. Joseph's continued to find points from balance across its lineup; carrying a 32–29 lead into halftime, holding off YU's early comeback attempt.

Out of the break, SJBK delivered its most decisive stretch, outscoring Yeshiva 25–18 in the third quarter. Nikki Grech (Northville, Mich.) spearheaded the offense while Perez continued to find offense from deep and Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y.) banked key buckets as the Bears extended the lead to 57–47 entering the fourth.

In the final period, St. Joseph's maintained control, pushing the gap as large as 17 points and limiting Yeshiva's high-perimeter opportunities. The Bears finished strong on both ends, clinching the home conference victory.

Perez led all scorers with 26 points, hitting five three-pointers, corralling eight rebounds, and forcing four steals. Grech chipped in 20 points and 15 rebounds, both season-highs, while Donovan added 12 points and eight rebounds. Centrella contributed 11 rebounds and eight points. asmine Chan-Clayton (Melbourne, Australia) also provided five points in the triumph.

The Bears are back in action on Saturday, January 17 at 12 pm against current leaders in the Skyline Conference Manhattanville University.