YORK, PA - The York College women?s basketball team put together a dominating performance on the road against Southern Virginia University in Capital Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans turned the Knights over 33 times with a stifling defense that only allowed 26 second-half points.

RECORDS

Southern Virginia: 3-16, 0-12 CAC

York (Pa.): 14-5, 8-4 CAC

FG Shooting (%): York 31-for-67 (46.3%), Southern Virginia 21-for-63 (33.3%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 8-for-19 (42.1%), Southern Virginia 6-for-14 (42.9%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 14-for-24 (58.3%), Southern Virginia 13-for-19 (68.4%)

Rebounding: York 33, Southern Virginia 36

Assists: York 23, Southern Virginia 12

Turnovers: York 25, Southern Virginia 33

Blocked Shots: York 12, Southern Virginia 5

Steals: York 20, Southern Virginia 16

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Southern Virginia opened up the scoring with an early three-pointer before York ripped off an 11-0 run to create some early separation. Sam Hruz, who didn't play in the first meeting between the two teams, launched a three-pointer to push the lead to nine. The Spartans did, however, seem to struggle with the Knights' full-court press, turning over the ball seven times in the opening period. Morgan Golec led York with nine first-quarter points, as the Green and White led 21-14.

• To open the second quarter, Sam Mocniak buried two three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to double digits for the first time, 27-16. Morgan Kuehne, who sat out the last two games with a broken finger, returned to action and netted her first bucket with just over five minutes remaining in the half. The Knights, who stayed persistent throughout the afternoon, put together a 5-0 run to cut York's lead to eight. Beth Wiseley, though, converted two free throws then a layup before Mocniak drained another three. That spurt pushed the lead to 13. A Debria Hendricks layup with six seconds left gave the Spartans a 46-35 halftime lead.

• York and Southern Virginia traded runs to start the second half, before a few minor Spartan bursts had the lead approaching 20. The Spartans led 63-44 after Sarah Shearer turned a nice defensive play into a layup on the other end. After turning the ball over 12 times in the first half, York was able to settle down in the third quarter, only turning the ball over three times to help stretch the lead. York led 65-46 after three.

• York controlled the fourth quarter, eventually putting away the Knights 84-61 on the road. Despite the dominating effort, though, the Green and White made just 58.3% of their shots from the free throw line.

Morgan Golec: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 2 assists

Beth Wiseley: 16 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

Katie Wagner: 16 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Sam Hruz: 7 blocks, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

KNIGHT LEADERS

Shelby Winsor: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

Jamilla Gambee: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Kelsey Johnson: 7 rebounds, 6 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

GAME NOTES

The Spartans are 7-1 all time against the Knights and have won four straight in the series … York is now 12-1 when leading at half … The Spartans are undefeated when shooting over 45% from the field, now 7-0 … York is now 4-0 when shooting better than 35% from three … When outrebounded by their opponents, York is now just 4-5 … Spartans recorded 20 steals, now 11-3 when registering eight or more steals … Spartans are now 3-0 when Morgan Golec leads the team in scoring … Katie Wagner matched her career high with eight field goals made … Beth Wiseley notched a career-high four steals … SVU's Shelby Winsor was held to 11 points and five rebounds after recording 25 points and nine rebounds in the first meeting (Sam Hruz did not play in first meeting) … Hruz had seven blocks, one game after a school-record tying eight blocks against PSU Harrisburg … After missing two games due to a broken finger, Morgan Kuehne returned to action and scored two points in 10 minutes.

UP NEXT

The Spartans head back home on Wednesday to face the St. Mary's College (Md.) in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. York defeated the Seahawks 77-50 on the road on January 18. Tip time from the Charles Wolf Gymnasium is set for 6:00 pm.

Morgan Golec photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry