The quest for the Skyline crown is officially underway for the Maccabees, and there was no better way to launch it than with a statement win over Purchase on Tuesday night. The season may not have opened the way they imagined, but, as Elsa wisely reminds us, “the past is in the past.” In their last three contests, the Macs have gone 2-1 and, more importantly, have rediscovered their identity. This is a team fueled by hunger: seniors desperate to cap their careers with a champ

On a night where the Macs desperately needed to reset their season’s momentum, Yeshiva delivered a disciplined, physical, and balanced performance on the road. After a sloppy first half from both sides, the Macs tightened up defensively, cleaned up their halfcourt execution, and rode a dominant second half to a convincing 71–46 win over Purchase. Behind Yoav Oselka’s two-way brilliance and Zevi Samet’s historic 2,000th career point, the Macs showed flashes of the cohesion and

All right Macs Nation, huddle up. There’s good news and bad news. The bad is the Macs walk into Skyline play at 1–6, but the record needs context:  the good news is all seven games were non-conference, and all seven were against teams with top-tier athleticism and votes in the national rankings. In other words: the efficiency numbers look shaky, but the strength of schedule has been top-heavy. Every hit they took was basically prep work for a conference that’s a whole lot mor