Newburgh, N.Y. - The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team looks to rebound from its first conference loss of the season as the Knights play host to conference foe Yeshiva on Wednesday evening at the Kaplan Center at 6:00 p.m. The Mount will then travel to Manhattanville on Saturday afternoon for an important Skyline matchup at 1:00 p.m.

At A Glance: The Mount had its 10 game winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon after a 68-62 loss to St. Joseph's-L.I. on the road on Saturday afternoon. The Mount currently sit at 16-4 overall and 14-1 in Skyline Conference action.
 
Three-time Skyline Conference Player of the Week Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) leads four double digit scorers for the Knights as she is averaging 19.4 points per game, good for second in the Skyline Conference, to go along with 6.6 rebounds per contest. Sophomore Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) chips in 11.0 points per outing and leads the team with 9.2 rebounds per contest while also leading the team in blocks with 20.

Sophomore Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) is adding 10.7 points per contest and is third in assists with 47. Senior Lyndsay Pace (Cranford, N.J.) is adding 10.8 points per game while Pace leads the squad in assists with 65 and steals with 43. Sophomore Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.J.) leads the team in offensive rebounds with 55 on the season while adding 7.6 points per game, 52 assists and 40 steals.
 
The Mount is averaging 70.5 points per game this season on 38.9-percent shooting from the field and 30.3-percent from the three-point line. The Knights are limiting teams to 54.8 points per game on 34.6-percent from the field and 27.3-percent from three.
 
Last Time Out:  The Mount had its 10 game winning streak snapped on the road against St. Joseph's-L.I. 68-62. Bojka tallied 20 points in the loss for the Knights as they suffered its first regular season conference loss since 2018.

Bojka tallied 15 points in the first half as only four players tallied points for the Mount in the half. The Knights were limited to 29-percent in the first half and were 5-for-17 from the three-point line while the Golden Eagles balanced scoring attack was led by Signor with seven points. St. Joseph's-L.I. shot 39.3-percent in the half and were 5-for-12 from three.

Desrats finished the second half with 12 points while Pace added seven as the Knights shot 31.6-percent from the field and 39.1-percent from three-point range. St. Joseph's-L.I. shot a blistering 57.7-percent from the field and 2-for-5 from three-point territory with Adomaites leading the way with 13 points in the second half.

Bojka tallied her ninth 20-plus point game of the season on 8-for-17 from the field and grabbed six rebounds on the day. Desrats tallied 15 points for the Knights as Pace added seven points and five assists. Tabasco recorded a career-high nine assists and swiped a team-high three steals. 

The Knights finished the day shooting 30.4-percent and were 14-for-40 from three-point range while the Golden Eagles shot 48.1-percent on the game and were 7-for-17 from three. St. Joseph's-L.I. held the edge 11-9 in points off turnovers and outscored Mount Saint Mary 26-10 in points in the paint.

Scouting Yeshiva: The Maccabees enter Wednesday's contest at 6-12 overall and 3-10 in Skyline play. Yeshiva defeated non-conference foe Berkeley 75-63 on Monday evening in their most recent contest. The Knights defeated the Maccabees 101-54 in their first matchup on November 21 at ARC Arena.

Tehilla Teigman is putting together a strong season for Yeshiva as she is averaging a double-double on the season with 16.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. She is also the leader in blocks with 14. Yuval Nitzan is second on the team in points per game with 15.9 and leads in assists with 79 and steals with 44.

Jessie Orgel is adding 9.8 points per contest off the bench and is the leading three-point shooter with 31 makes on the season.

The Maccabees are fourth in the Skyline in offense, averaging 64 points per game on 35.6-percent shooting and 28.8-percent from three-point range. Defensively, Yeshiva is 10th in the Skyline, allowing 74.3 points per game on 38.2-percent from the field and 31.5-percent from three.

Recent History: The Knights have dominated the contests against Yeshiva as they have won all 18 of the matchups, dating back to 2007.

Analyzing Manhattanville: The Valiants begin the week at 17-2 overall and 13-2 in Skyline Conference play. Manhattanville will take on Farmingdale State on Wednesday evening before hosting the Knights on Saturday afternoon. In the first matchup this season, the Knights defeated the Valiants 65-49 at the Kaplan Center on November 23.

Sarah Coutu leads the squad with 15.6 points per game as well as assists with 54 on the year and steals with 52. Faith Johnson-Desilvia is adding 11.2 points per game and is second in assists with 52 and steals with 33.

Spencer Shore is the top three-point shooter on the team with 46 three-pointers on the year while Amanda Pemberton is chipping in 9.6 points per game and is the leading rebounder with 8.4 per game. Madison Fields leads the team in blocked shots with 25.

Manhattanville is the top scoring team in the conference, averaging 76.4 points per game on 44.6-percent from the field and 33.0-percent from three-point territory. Defensively, the Valiants are second in the Skyline, allowing 49.9 points per game on 29.3-percent overall and 23.8-percent from the three-point stripe.

Recent History: The Valiants hold a slim 2-1 edge in contests dating back to 2014 as the Mount's lone win came earlier this season.

What's Next: The Knights return home for Senior Day to take on the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday, February 15. Tip-off with the Mariners at the Kaplan Center is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.