I went back this week and reread my season preview . At the time, it felt like a hopeful exordium. I called this the Macs seniors’ “one last ride.” A core that miraculously won the Skyline last year. A group dancing into their final season together. A team that had already etched its name into the program’s ledger with an indelible inscription. Guess what? They did it again — and this time it wasn’t magic. It was mastery. They went 19–0 in Skyline play. Undefeated. Back-to-b

Friday, the doors open at Montclair State University — and for the back-back Skyline Conference championed Yeshiva Maccabees, it's round one of the NCAA DIII Tournament, with an opportunity for validation. After running through the Skyline at 19–0 and finishing the year ranked #45 in NPI with a 20-8 overall record, the senior group has earned the opportunity to win the program’s first March Madness tilt since 2020. Yet in their way are the formidable Bates College Bobcats ou