Purchase, NY (Dec. 6, 2018) – Purchase College men's basketball picked up its first Skyline Conference loss Thursday night, falling to the visiting Maccabees of Yeshiva University, 95-71.

Ryan Turell led all scorers with 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Gabriel Leifer added 16 points, 14 boards and nine assists, while Simcha netted his 1000th career point with a 15-point performance to lead Yeshiva (4-5, 4-2 SKY) in the victory.

A 29-12 run in the opening half turned a six-point lead into a 51-28 Yeshiva advantage at halftime.

The Maccabees shot 53.1 percent, including an impressive 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free throw line in the opening stanza and continued in the closing 20 minutes with 52.6 percent from the field.

For Purchase, team captain Michael Soffer (Agoura Hills, CA) recorded a team-best 18 points, two steals and two assists. Junior guard Maxx Miller (White Plains, NY) contributed 13 points and five rebounds, while senior center Mike Felix (Goshen, NY) finished with 12 points.

Junior guard Elijah Lott (East Greenbush, NY) chipped in with 11 points, nine boards and four assists, and sophomore guard Jorge Perdomo (Bronx, NY) came off the bench to net 11 points while also pulling down five rebounds.

The Panthers look to bounce back this weekend with a Skyline road game at Farmingdale State.