Box Score WESTMINSTER, MD – The York College women's basketball team opened their 2016-17 season with a 62-50 non-conference road win at McDaniel College on Tuesday night in Westminster.
RECORDS
York (Pa.): 1-0
McDaniel: 0-1
TEAM STATS
FG Shooting (%): York 24-for-62 (38.7%), McDaniel 20-for-66 (20.0%)
Three Point Shooting (%): York 4-for-13 (30.8%), McDaniel 1-for-5 (20.0%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): York 10-for-15 (66.7%), McDaniel 9-for-15 (60%)
Rebounding: York 47, McDaniel 42
Assists: York 17, McDaniel 10
Turnovers: York 14, McDaniel 14
Blocked Shots: York 6, McDaniel 0
Steals: York 8, McDaniel 7
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• The game got off to a slow start offensively as the Green and White led just 10-8 after 10 minutes of play. The Green Terror scored the first six points of the game before York finally got on the board with a pair of Morgan Kuehne free throws. York outscored McDaniel 10-2 over the final 6:16 of the quarter.
• The Green Terror tied the game at 12 on an Alyssa March lay up with 8:16 left in the second quarter. York went on a 9-2 run to seize a 21-14 lead midway through the quarter. The York lead grew to 10 at 25-15 with 2:53 left in quarter. The Green Terror scored the final four points of the half, cutting the York lead to 25-19 at the break.
• McDaniel scored four of the first six points of the half to cut York's lead to four at 27-23. York pushed the lead back to nine on a Katie Wagner three with 3:34 left in the third quarter. The Green Terror outscored York 13-5 over the final 3:05 of the quarter, trimming York's lead to 39-38 heading to the fourth quarter.
• The Green Terror scored the opening bucket of the fourth quarter to take a 40-39 lead. The Spartans responded emphatically as they scored eight straight points, including a pair of Katie Wagner lay ups to take a 47-40 lead less than three minutes into the final quarter.
• McDaniel answered the Spartan spurt with a quick six point run of their own, cutting York's lead to one. A Katie McGowan lay up followed by a Sam Hruz three pointer pushed York's lead back to six. Morgan Kuehne closed out the seven point run with a lay up, giving York a 54-46 lead with 4:42 left in regulation. The Spartans closed out the game by scoring eight of the final 12 points of the game to secure the win.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Sam Hruz: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocked shots, 1 steal
Morgan Kuehne: 18 points, five assists, 3 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal
Katie Wagner: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
GREEN TERROR LEADERS
Alyssa March: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Jasmine Smith: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Karli Zeps: 8 points, 3 rebounds
GAME NOTES
The Spartans have won two straight in the series but McDaniel still holds a 20-11 all-time advantage in the series … York has won five of their last six against the Green Terror … The Spartans are now 15-5 in season openers under head coach Betsy Witman as she begins her 20th year at the helm of the Spartans … York is now 7-1 in their last eight non-conference games … Sam Hruz began her senior year with her 13th career double-double … Hruz blocked two shots as she now has 181 career blocks … Hruz is four blocked shots away from breaking Kristen Haley's school record of 184 blocked shots … York committed 14 turnovers, 5.8 under their season average from a year ago … Junior Morgan Kuehne's 18 points marks the fourth time in her career that she has gone over 18 points … York held the Green Terror to three free throws over the final six minutes of the game … McDaniel's final field goal came on a Karli Zeps jumper with 6:14 left in the fourth quarter … York outscored McDaniel 10-0 in fast break points in the game … Katie Wagner's 15 marks marks the 20th time in her 55-game Spartan career that she has reached double figures in a game.
UP NEXT
The Spartans make their 2016 home debut on Friday night as they begin play in the 10th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic as they host Pitt-Greensburg in the opening round of the tournament. Tip time from Charles Wolf Gymnasium is set for 6:00 pm. Arcadia and Eastern will play in the tournament's second game at 8:00 pm Friday evening. Saturday's consolation game will tip at 1:00 pm followed by the tournament championship game at 3:00 pm.
Katie Wagner photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography
