YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball team fell to top-seeded Christopher Newport University 73-52 in the Capital Athletic Conference semifinals on Thursday night. The Captains used a 24-2 run through the first and second quarters to pull away from the Spartans. Four players finished in double figures for York.

York (Pa.): 18-9, 11-7 CAC

Christopher Newport: 24-2, 16-2 CAC

FG Shooting (%): York 18-for-57 (31.6%), CNU 25-for-61 (41.0%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 3-for-23 (13.0%), CNU 7-for-20 (35.0%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 13-for-14 (92.9%), CNU 16-for-19 (84.2%)

Rebounding: York 36, CNU 41

Assists: York 11, CNU 12

Turnovers: York 30, CNU 22

Blocked Shots: York 9, CNU 8

Steals: York 8, CNU 19

• The Spartans started well, converting their first two shots, a jumper from Morgan Kuehne and a three pointer from Sam Hruz to take a 5-0 lead. A minute and a half into the contest, the Captains put their first two points on the board, but 18 seconds later, Kuehne had another bucket and York led 7-2. From there, though, the Spartans went the final 8:09 in the first quarter without a point. York went 0-for-10 while CNU scored 14 to take a 16-7 lead at the end of the first.

• Finally, it was Morgan Golec who stopped the bleeding for York. Her layup less than 30 seconds into the second quarter trimmed the deficit to seven, but then York went another four minutes without a point. In a blink of an eye, CNU had taken a 26-9 lead midway through the second. The Captain lead was as large as 21 in the second quarter. The Spartans fought back, though, and behind a Sam Mocniak three they trailed 37-19 at the halftime break. York turned the ball over 23 times in the first half, more than their total in 20 full regular season games.

• At the five-minute mark in the third quarter, CNU led 48-30 and the Captains seemed firmly in control. But, Kuehne and Katie Wagner put together a 9-0 run, Wagner scoring five and Kuehne four, to close the gap to single digits for the first time since the early portions of the second quarter. After a Sarah Shearer jumper, York was within seven, and ended the third down 52-43, outscoring Christopher Newport 24-15 in the period. The Green and White were able to get back into the ballgame by turning the ball over just seven times in the whole second half.

• The deficit hovered around the 10-point mark for much of the fourth quarter, with neither team able to gain momentum. That would change, though. CNU extended a 60-49 lead to 68-50 in less than two minutes to put the Spartans away for good, defeating York 73-52.

Morgan Kuehne: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

Sam Hruz: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal

Morgan Golec: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block

Katie Wagner: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

CAPTAIN LEADERS

Sam Porter: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks
Makenzie Fancher: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Makeda Wright: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

GAME NOTES

The Spartans have now lost five straight to CNU, including three times this season … York's 30 turnovers were the most in a game this season … when turning the ball over more than 23 times, York is 1-5 … the York seniors (Brianna Bisci, Sam Hruz, Sarah Shearer and Morgan Golec) combined for a career record of 76-34 … York dropped to 2-7 when trailing at halftime … the Spartans finished the year 11-9 when shooting under 45% … CNU was hot from beyond the arc, especially early, pushing York to 2-2 when their opponents shoot 35% or better from three … despite giving up some many threes, York is 8-7 when attempting more threes than their opponent … Hruz finishes her career as the school record holder in blocks, sits in the top five in defensive rebounds and top ten in assists and steals … York fell to 12-3 when at least three Spartans finish in double figures … the Spartans struggled from the free throw line much of the season but finished the season going 10-for-14, 13-for-14 and 13-for-14 … York's three made three pointers is tied for the second-lowest of the season … CNU had 19 steals, the second-most steals against the Spartans this year.