Where are the original chants - something beyond the predictable “Dee-fense”? Maybe, “Frum Jews can jump”? Or, “We can boogie, we can fight, we don’t ball on Friday night”? Or how about singing, after every Turell big play: “Ry-an, melekh yisrael, chai chai vekayam”?Ī few signs would be nice. But overall, the crowd Tuesday night felt disorganized and lacked creativity. Sure, they love their Macs, and they get jazzed up over a big block, slam or 3-pointer. (Courtesy Y.U.)īut now the fans have to do their part.
Yeshiva University guard Ofek Reef can fly, and sports a dazzling hairstyle. Final score: 81-49 (that’s 43-14 in the second half). In the second half, the Macs came out with dominating defense - and nothing could save the opposing Dolphins. to the locker room with a 38-35 lead - and momentum despite their first-half struggles.
Even his misses were paying off: At the end of the first half, his last-second corner 3 was in and out, but Turell swooped in from the opposite side for an above-the-rim put-back that sent Y.U. Luckily for the Macs - and their #2 ranking and the longest current winning streak in men’s college basketball - Eitan Halpert was on fire from 3-point range. Nothing was falling for the dynamic duo of Ryan Turell and Gabriel Leifer. The team struggled out of the gate against College of Mount Saint Vincent, with sloppy passing, missed shots and defensive lapses.
They got what they came for - it just took a little while. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) - Hey Yeshiva University fans, your high-flying basketball team needs you to step up!įans showed up Tuesday night at the Max Stern Athletic Center in Washington Heights expecting a 41st straight win from the Yeshiva University Maccabees and plenty of “oohs” and “ahhs” from the team’s high-voltage motion offense.