{"id":86449,"date":"2025-03-07T16:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=86449"},"modified":"2025-03-07T16:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:21:38","slug":"yeshiva-u-falls-to-tufts-in-first-round-of-ncaa-diii-mens-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/yeshiva-u-falls-to-tufts-in-first-round-of-ncaa-diii-mens-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeshiva U falls to Tufts in first round of NCAA DIII men\u2019s basketball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BEN SALES<\/p>\n

(JTA) \u2014 Yeshiva University\u2019s March Madness run has once again ended after just one game.<\/p>\n

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The Macs entered the tournament after a thrilling Skyline Conference championship in which they beat the Farmingdale State Rams 81-78, with star guard Zevi Samet hitting the winning three-pointer. Samet was the team\u2019s lead scorer in Friday\u2019s game, posting 29 points.<\/p>\n

This was Y.U.\u2019s first trip to the NCAA tourney since 2022, when they also lost in the first round after a 25-4 season behind forward Ryan Turell that captivated Jewish basketball fans. Turell is now playing professionally in Israel.<\/p>\n

This year team was 18-10 in the regular season, a campaign made harder and more meaningful, said coach Elliot Steinmetz, by the ongoing war and hostage crisis in Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course the last year and half has hit all of us hard,\u201d Steinmetz said before Friday\u2019s game. \u201cThe constant focus on what\u2019s going on with our brethren in Israel is something we don\u2019t forget for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n

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