Women’s Basketball Picks Up First Skyline Win at Yeshiva

NEW YORK — Behind 20-plus-point efforts from Kristen Donovan (Maspeth, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and Destiny Hurt (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka), the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's basketball team defeated Yeshiva University, 76-73, on Sunday afternoon from the ARC Arena at Baruch College. The triumph marks the Bears' first in Skyline Conference play this season.

Donovan totaled 23 points, a season-high for the sophomore, while Hurt finished with 21 points; her third game scoring north of 20 in 2023-24.

How it Happened

Capitalizing on Maccabee turnovers, Mercedes Perez's (San Antonio, Texas/William Howard Taft) contributed eight points in the first quarter, propelling the Bears to a 19-17 lead. The second quarter featured a 13-0 scoring stretch, during which the navy and gray surged to an 18-point advantage at 39-21. Donovan's 4-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc in the quarter further bolstered the Bears, establishing a 41-29 halftime lead.

The Bears managed to maintain their lead despite facing a Yeshiva comeback attempt in the third quarter. A 7-0 run in the middle of the period narrowed the SJBK lead to five, and a pair of Yuval Nitzan free throws brought it down to one, 53-52. A triple from Hurt on the wing brought the advantage back to four, 56-52, to start the fourth quarter.

The hosts held the hot shooting hand for much of the fourth as a 14-0 outburst saw the Maccabees possess a 69-62 lead. Grace Kennedy (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) drained a three-ball to begin a 14-4 run to regain the lead and hold off Yeshiva, 76-73.

For the Bears

• 18 of Donovan's 23 points came from three-point land. She was a pair of rebounds away from a double-double and had four assists.

• Hurt had 10 rebounds to go with her 21 points. She also had three assists.

• Perez logged 16 points and pulled seven boards while dishing out seven assists.

• Shanna Bliss (Astoria, N.Y./Bryant) collected 10 caroms and scored seven points.

Up Next

The Bears return to The Hill Center for the final time in the calendar year when they host Farmingdale State College on Thursday, December 7 at 7 pm.