Yeshiva Maccabees at Saint Joseph (CT) Blue Jays
SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Yeshiva and Saint Joseph (CT) will open their men’s NCAA Division III basketball seasons against each other on Sunday at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio. The Maccabees are the visiting team, while the Blue Jays are the home team. Both programs carry current records of 0-0.
Yeshiva’s most recent previous result was a 101-80 loss at Emory. The Maccabees will look to begin the new campaign with a stronger performance against a Saint Joseph (CT) side that is also seeking a fresh start. The Blue Jays will have the benefit of home surroundings at Bill Greehey Arena as they begin their schedule.
The matchup offers an early test for both rosters before each team settles into a demanding nonconference slate. Yeshiva’s upcoming schedule includes games against Illinois Wesleyan, Baruch, Wesleyan (Conn.), NYU, Trinity (Conn.), Swarthmore, SUNY Purchase, Saint Joseph (CT) and Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.). Saint Joseph (CT), meanwhile, is scheduled to face NYU, Hamilton, Western New England, Westfield State, Fitchburg State, Bowdoin, Lasell, Mitchell, Trinity (Conn.) and Yeshiva during its next stretch of games. The two teams are also set to meet again later in the season at Yeshiva.
For Yeshiva, the season opener represents a chance to establish rhythm on the road. The Maccabees will be aiming to use their early schedule to build consistency. Saint Joseph (CT) will be looking to protect its home court and begin the season with a positive result. Both teams enter with clean records, leaving the first game of the season to set an early tone.
The Blue Jays will try to control the pace in their home building, while the Maccabees will seek to counter with a road performance that can carry momentum into the coming weeks. With neither team having played a regular-season game yet, the opener offers a clear first look at each roster’s early form. The contest is part of a busy opening stretch for both programs and carries added interest because the teams are scheduled to meet again later in the season. The early season matchup gives both teams a chance to open their schedules before the calendar deepens.
The game is set for Sunday at Bill Greehey Arena. Yeshiva will be the visiting team, and Saint Joseph (CT) will be the home team in the men’s NCAA Division III matchup. Both teams enter at 0-0.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Yeshiva 79, Saint Joseph (CT) 75. Interstat’s ELO system projects Yeshiva with a 71.2 percent probability to win.