LANCASTER, PA – The York College women's basketball team used stifling defense and hot outside shooting to blowout Lancaster Bible 76-45 to win their third straight on Saturday.

RECORDS

Lancaster Bible: 2-7

York (Pa.): 5-4 

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 29-for-62 (46.8%), LBC 17-for-65 (26.2%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 15-for-34 (44.1%), LBC 9-for-24 (37.5%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 3-for-4 (75%), LBC 2-for-4 (50%)

Rebounding: York 42, LBC 34

Assists: York 21, LBC 13

Turnovers: York 13, LBC 14

Blocked Shots: York 5, LBC 1

Steals: York 6, LBC 9

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The teams went back-and-forth in the opening period as the traded buckets for a majority of the first ten minutes but York grabbed the early lead and held on to the early 15-9 advantage after the first quarter. 

• The Spartans continued to hold control throughout the second quarter as they pushed their lead out to nine by the end of the first half and took a 36-27 lead into the intermission.

• York took a firm hold of the game in the third quarter as they outscored the Chargers 23-8 in the period. The Spartans opened the quarter on 13-5 run that included three-pointers from Molly Day, Logynn Fuller, and Alana Bortner to extend the Spartan lead to 17. Victoria Varner added two of her five three-pointers in the last few minutes of the third quarter and the Spartans took a 24-point advantage into the final stanza as they led 59-35.

• The threes continued to pour in for the Spartans as five of their six field goals in the fourth period were from beyond-the-arc as the Spartans coasted to a 31-point win. They outscored the Chargers 40-18 in the second half to easily take the win, 76-45.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Katie McGowan: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks

Victoria Varner: 15 points, 5-10 3PT

Kayla Ferris: 12 points, 8 assists

Meghan Carlson: 6 points, 11 rebounds

CHARGER LEADERS

Caitlin Hickey: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals

Becca Lucente: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals

Courtney Goyak: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals

GAME NOTES

This was the first recorded matchup between the Spartans and the Chargers … the York offense stayed hot as they scored over 70 points for the third straight game and are now 4-0 when topping the 70-point mark … the Spartans were on fire from deep as they made 15 three-pointers which was a season high and just the third time this year they have made double digits … the 15 three-pointers is the second highest made in a single game in school history coming just two short of the all-time record of 17 that came back on December 3, 2003 against Gallaudet … the 34 three-point attempts is tied for the school record with games against Rowan (11/17/09) and Franklin & Marshall (11/22/14) … York also set a season high with 21 assists in the win … the Spartan defense was tough all day too as they allowed only 45 points, the lowest this season … Victoria Varner hit a career high five three-pointers on her way to a career high 15 points … Kayla Ferris was a key distributor as she recorded a career high eight assists … Ferris also scored in double figures for her sixth straight contest …Katie McGowan stayed hot on the offensive end as well putting up double figure points for the third straight game and seventh this season … Meghan Carlson grabbed a career high 11 rebounds for the Green and White … Alana Bortner also continued to provide good outside shooting for the Spartans as she hit three deep balls off the bench, a new career high as well as scoring a career best nine points … York has been tough on the road and is now 3-1 away from York this season.

UP NEXT

The Spartans will stay on the road as they take on the Royals of the University of Scranton in Monday. That will be their final game until after Christmas. Tip off scheduled for 6:00 pm at the John Long Center in Scranton, Pa.

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