New York, NY (Oct. 20, 2015) – Yeshiva earned its first Skyline Conference win of the season Tuesday night at the ARC Arena on the campus of Baruch College.

YU defeated Purchase 25-19, 25-19, 25-23.

Senior setter Emily Rohan led Yeshiva with a season-high 13 kills with six service aces, 13 digs and a block. Rohan's serve proved crucial in the contest and helped pace the hosts in the victory.  

Purchase was led by outside hitter Julia Chirlin (SO/Albany, NY) with nine kills and four digs. Danielle Holmes (JR/Warwick, NY) added two blocks, Lillian Dixon (SO/Jackson, NJ) contributed three aces, Cynthia Plackis (SO/Huntington, NY) totaled 21 digs and Alex Lally (JR/Sunnyvale, TX) handed out 13 assists to top those categories for the Panthers.

The pivotal moment came in the third set with Yeshiva trailing 19-17. The Maccabees reeled off six straight points.  

With the victory, the Maccabees are now 2-11 overall and 1-5 in the Skyline standings while the Panthers head home at 0-18 and 0-6 against league opponents.

-YU Sports Information Contributed to this report