Men's Basketball Dealt Skyline-Opening Defeat by Yeshiva

NEW YORK — The St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) men's basketball team opened their Skyline Conference campaign with a 102-65 loss to Yeshiva University on Wednesday night from the Max Stern Athletic Center.

Rookie Jonathan Reno (Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic) led the team with 28 points while senior Joe Sheehan (Staten Island, N.Y./Gaynor McCown) had 17 on the night. Sheehan also led the side with eight boards.

How it Happened

A Reno three-pointer, courtesy of Evan Sirakis (Hollis Hills, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) snapped the Maccabees' (2-2, 1-0) 12-0 run. It kickstarted a period in which the Bears (1-1, 0-1) clawed to within three, 17-14, before coming to within one at 13:09 on the clock, 17-16. It was the closest the Bears came to the hosts as they began separating themselves; with Yeshiva holding a 52-36 advantage at the intermission.

The Maccabees' led ultimately grew to as many as 39 before earning their first conference triumph, 102-65.

For the Bears

• Sheehan's 17 points are a new career-high.
• Reno shot 9-of-11 from the free-throw line and forced two steals.
• Anderson Beltre (East Elmhurst, N.Y./Holy Cross) dished out five dimes and scored six points.
• Adam Jasaraj (Staten Island, N.Y./Susan Wagner) collected five boards while Beltre and Joshua Gordon (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) each had four.
• Sirakis issued three assists to go with as many rebounds.

Up Next

The Bears face the United States Coast Guard Academy in the first day of the CGA Invitational on Friday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.