Yeshiva University Maccabees Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 0 Michael Berg F 6’3” Sr. New York, N.Y. Ramaz 2 Dean Pienica F 6’5” Sr. Tel Aviv, Israel Lady Davis 4 Justin Hod G 6’3” So. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 5 Nicolas Leibovich G 6’3” Fr. Buenos Aires, Argentina Lincoln 11 Ariel Sokol G 6’0” So. Los Angeles, Calif. YULA 12 Jordan Hod G 5’10” Sr. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 13 Daniel Poleyeff G 5’10” Fr. Englewood, N.J. TABC 15 Michael Hayon F 6’5” So. Los Angeles, Calif. Westlake 20 Simcha Halpert G 6’3” Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. Shalhevet 21 Tal Gweta F 6’4” So. Calabasas, Calif. Calabasas 22 Judah Cohen G 5’11” So. Englewood, N.J. Frisch 23 Bar Alluf F 6’4” Fr. Kfar Saba, Israel Kthanelson 25 Tyler Hod G 6’0” Fr. Teaneck, N.J. Frisch 32 Kevin Boker F 6’4” Fr. Chicago, Ill. Ida Crown Jewish Academy 33 Daniel Katz F 6’4” Fr. Baltimore, Md. Beth Tfiloh 35 Eli Mamann F 6’5” Sr. Boca Raton, Fla. Yeshiva H.S. Head Coach: Elliot Steinmetz Assistant Coaches: Benjy Ritholtz, Daniel Tamir Manager: Jacob Herenstein

Farmingdale State College Rams Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 1 Eddie Higgins F 6’7” So. Bellmore, N.Y. Holy Trinity 2 Ali Mableton G 6’3” So. Brentwood, N.Y. Brentwood 3 Matthew Graham G 6’0” So. Valley Stream, N.Y. Elmont 4 Liam Monaghan G 6’0” Jr. Rockaway Beach, N.Y. Xavier 5 Ryan Kennedy G 6’0” So. Maspeth, N.Y. Xavier 11 Trey Kinard G 6’1” Jr. Deer Park, N.Y. St. Anthony’s 13 George Riefenstahl F 6’7” So. Bayport, N.Y. Bayport 15 Jermaine Fraser F 6’5” Fr. Valley Stream, N.Y. Valley Stream Central 20 Chaz Platt G 6’0” Fr. Queens, N.Y. Holy Cross 23 Kyle Beeson G/F 6’4” Fr. Queens, N.Y. St. Francis Prep 24 Troy Feeney F 6’4” Fr. Hewlett, N.Y. Hewlett 25 Weldon Irvine F 6’3” Sr. Queens, N.Y. Hewlett 31 Anthony Miller Jr. G 5’8” Fr. Yonkers, N.Y. Saunders 33 Eriq Williams F 6’5” So. Valley Stream, N.Y. Valley Stream Central 35 Andrew Ballou F 6’4” Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. Monsignor Farrell Head Coach: Brendan Twomey Assistant Coach: Steve Raisfeld Managers: Gorkem Osman, Brandon Ozkan

Skyline Conference Men’s Basketball Game Yeshiva University Maccabees vs. Farmingdale State College Rams

**Monday, January 23, 2017**

2016 –17 Yeshiva University Maccabees Basketball Basketball

The Battle for First Place Tonight, the Yeshiva University Maccabees host the

Farmingdale State College Rams in a critical Skyline Conference showdown at the Max Stern Athletic Center.

Yeshiva enters tonight’s contest in second place in the Skyline Conference South Division, while Farmingdale sits alone in first place with an undefeated conference record of 7-0. This is the first of two meetings between these two teams in the 2016-17 regular season.

In 2015-16, the Maccabees won both head-to-head meetings over the Rams and have won the last four matchups, in this rivalry, over the last two seasons.

Sophomore guard Judah Cohen has been inducted into the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll five times so far this season. He leads the team with an average of 16.5 points per game and has forced a team-high 23 total steals.

So far this season, freshman guard Simcha Halpert is scoring 12.4 points per contest. Senior forward Michael Berg is scoring 10.6 points, with team-high game averages of 6.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists. Berg also leads the team in total blocks for the season with ten. Senior forward Dean Pienica is averaging 10.2 points, while senior guard Jordan Hod is dishing out 5.1 assists per game.

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2016-17 Yeshiva Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Yeshiva University Maccabees (8-5, 4-1 Skyline) vs. Farmingdale State College Rams (11-5, 7-0 Skyline)

Monday, January 23, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Max Stern Athletic Center New York, N.Y.

Date Opponent Game Time/Result Tues., Nov. 15 CCNY W, 92-66 Sat., Nov. 19 U.S. Coast Guard Academy L, 75-85 Sun., Nov. 20 Connecticut College L, 88-94 (OT) Wed., Nov. 23 College of Staten Island L, 61-87 Sun., Nov. 27 New York University W, 83-68 Thurs., Dec. 1 Mount Saint Vincent* W, 68-56 Sun., Dec. 4 St. Joseph’s College – L.I.* W, 82-77 Tues., Dec. 6 St. Joseph’s College - Bklyn* W, 81-65 Thurs., Dec. 8 Maritime College* W, 93-85 Mon., Dec. 12 USMMA* L, 56-61 Wed., Dec. 14 Lehman College W, 71-61 Thurs., Dec. 29 Baruch College L, 73-76 Mon., Jan. 2 FDU Florham W, 65-49 Mon., Jan. 23 Farmingdale State College* 7:00 pm Wed., Jan. 25 Sarah Lawrence College* 8:00 pm Sun., Jan. 29 Purchase College* 1:00 pm Tues., Jan. 31 The Sage Colleges* 7:00 pm Thurs., Feb. 2 Mount Saint Mary College* 8:00 pm Sun., Feb. 5 St. Joseph’s College – L.I.* 1:00 pm Tues., Feb. 7 The College at Old Westbury* 6:30 pm Thurs., Feb. 9 Mount Saint Vincent * 8:00 pm Sun., Feb. 12 St. Joseph’s College - Bklyn* 2:00 pm Tues., Feb. 14 Farmingdale State College* 8:00 pm Sat., Feb. 18 The College at Old Westbury* 8:30 pm Tues., Feb. 21 Skyline Conference First Round% TBA Thurs., Feb. 23 Skyline Conference Semifinal% TBA Sun., Feb. 26 Skyline Conference Final% TBA Home Games in Bold *=Conference Game %=Postseason Game

School Skyline OVERALL North Division Sage 6-2 10-7 Purchase 6-2 12-4 Mt. St. Mary 4-3 9-6 Maritime 2-5 6-9 USMMA 2-6 5-11 Sarah Lawrence 1-6 5-11 South Division Farmingdale State 7-0 11-5 Yeshiva 4-1 8-5 Old Westbury 5-2 8-7 St. Joseph’s L.I. 4-4 4-12 Mt. St. Vincent 2-6 4-13 St. Joseph’s BK 1-7 4-12

Yeshiva University MEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 SCHEDULE

SKYLINE CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Through Games of 01/22/2017