YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball team returned from Thanksgiving break and earned a 63-53 non-conference victory over Lebanon Valley College on Sunday afternoon in York. The Spartans had a big third quarter in leading the Green and White to their second home win of the year.  

RECORDS

Lebanon Valley: 2-3

York (Pa.): 4-1

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 23-for-48 (47.9%), LVC 18-for-76 (23.7%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 5-for-15 (33.3%), LVC 2-for-18 (11.1%)  

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 12-for-22 (54.4%), LVC 15-for-18 (83.3%)  

Rebounding: York 47, LVC 42

Assists: York 14, LVC 4

Turnovers: York 18, LVC 7

Blocked Shots: York 9, LVC 0

Steals: York 4, LVC 9

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Spartans got off to a solid start in the first quarter as they held the Flying Dutchmen to four points over the opening seven minutes of the quarter as York led 9-4. LVC got their offensive footing in the later stages of the quarter as they ripped off a 7-3 run to end the quarter as York led 12-11 after the opening 10 minutes of the game.

• The Green and White started the second quarter on an 11-5 run keyed by three pointers from Sam Mocniak, Beth Wiseley and Morgan Golec as York led 23-16 midway through the second quarter. York would go scoreless over the next six minutes but the York defense allowed just four points over that span as the lead stood at 23-19. York ended the quarter outscoring LVC 6-4 as the Spartans took a 29-23 lead to the break.

• LVC came out of the break and outscored York 7-4, trimming their deficit to 33-30 with 5:33 left in the quarter. The Spartans put together a 15-2 run over the final 4:34 of the third period. The run started with a Katie Wagner fast break lay up and closed with a Morgan Kuehne lay up with seven seconds left as York took a 48-32 lead to the fourth. Mocniak had a pair of threes during the spurt while Wagner had five points during the run.

• York pushed the lead to 19 at 55-36 on a Sarah Shearer lay up with 7:01 left in the game. The Flying Dutchmen ripped off a 15-4 run, cutting their deficit to 59-51 with 1:18 left in the game. The run was fueled by Lexie Lantz as she had six points during the run. That was as close as LVC would get the rest of the way as York settled for their final 10 point advantage.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Sam Hruz: 9 points, 13 rebounds, 6 blocked shots, 2 assists, 1 steal

Katie Wagner: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Morgan Kuehne: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocked shots

Morgan Golec: 9 points, 6 rebounds

Sam Mocniak: 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal, 3-for-6 from 3

FLYING DUTCHMEN LEADERS

Anne Lehr: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

Hilary Yoh: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist

Rebecca Evans: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal

Lexie Lantz: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist

GAME NOTES

The Spartans are now 6-2 all-time against Lebanon Valley as they snap a two-game losing streak against their opponents from Annville, PA … Senior Sam Hruz blocked six more shots as she continues to build on her school record in blocked shots … Hruz now has 194 career blocked shots … Hruz continues to climb near 1,000 career points as she is 228 points away from 1,000 … Hruz leads the Spartans in assists from her forward position as she has 21 dimes in five games for York while she also has a team-leading 14 steals and 56 rebounds … Hruz now has three games with double figures in rebounding as she has had 13 boards against McDaniel and LVC and 15 against Goucher … Hruz leads the CAC in blocks per game and rebounds per game while she is fourth in steals per game and assists per game ... The Spartans had a season-high 18 turnovers in the win … York has committed 33 turnovers in their last two games after having 39 in their first three contests … the ten-point win is York's fourth win by double figures this year … York held LVC to just 23.7% shooting from the floor, that is the second time this year that York has held an opponent to under 25% shooting from the floor … York has held their last two opponents (Goucher and LVC) to a combined 3-for-30 (10.0%) from beyond the arc … York is holding opponents to 54.4 points per game as opponents are shooting 29.7% from the floor and 17.9% from three … York has allowed 108 free throws in five games while the Spartans have attempted just 81 free throws … York is +21 in assists to turnovers (93-to-72) while they have forced 83 opponent turnovers … LVC attempted a season-high 76 shots against York … The Spartans surrendered a season-high 20 offensive rebounds to LVC … The nine blocked shots by the Spartans were the fourth-highest single game total in Spartan history … York continued their struggles from the free throw line as the Spartans were a chilly 12-for-22 (54.5%) from the stripe … York is shooting just 64.2% from the line for the year (52-for-81) … Lebanon Valley got 18 second-chance points in the game, the highest total allowed by York this year ... Sam Mocniak has converted 11 three pointers in her last three games as she leads the squad with 12 threes overall and a 41.4% accuracy mark from distance ... York holds a 32-12 advantage over opponents in three-pointers made for the year.

UP NEXT

The Spartans head to Middletown, PA to open Capital Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening as they face the Penn State Harrisburg in the CAC opener for both squads. Tip time is scheduled for 6:00 pm on the Harrisburg campus.

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - The Voice of the Spartans

Katie Wagner photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography