SALISBURY, MD – The York College women's basketball team fell in CAC action to Salisbury University after a big second half from the Sea Gulls by a score of 73-65.

RECORDS

Salisbury: 12-4, 4-1   

York (Pa.): 6-10, 1-4 

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 24-for-58 (41.4%), Salisbury 25-for-57 (43.9%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 2-for-13 (15.4%), Salisbury 4-for-10 (40%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 15-for-17 (88.2%), Salisbury 19-for-30 (63.3%) 

Rebounding: York 28, Salisbury 42

Assists: York 7, Salisbury 17

Turnovers: York 15, Salisbury 18

Blocked Shots: York 6, Salisbury 4

Steals: York 10, Salisbury 8

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Spartans came out firing early on the offensive end scoring six points on a pair of layups from Debria Hendricks and Kayla Ferris along with a pair of free throws by Katie McGowan. Salisbury then clamped down defensively and held York scoreless for around four and a half minutes before Hendricks ended the 8-0 run from the Sea Gulls with another lay-in. McGowan and Hendricks each added buckets in the final minute of the period and trailed 18-14 after ten minutes.

• The second quarter was a back-and-forth period until the Green and White broke off a 10-0 run to grab a 32-27 lead with 2:02 left in the half. A Sea Gull three ended the run but was answered by a three from McGowan and a layup from Hendricks to maintain the lead and go into intermission up 37-32.

• Salisbury came out in the second period with an 8-0 run and held York scoreless for over four minutes before a pair of McGowan free throws stopped the bleeding and tied the game up at 42-42. The rest of the third quarter was played closely by both teams with Salisbury's Megan Konig hitting a pair of free throws followed by a McGowan layup to take the teams into the final period deadlocked 51-51.

• The fourth quarter was dominated by the Gulls early as the opened on a 7-0 run and held the Spartan offense quiet with the first points coming over three minutes into the period and Salisbury built up a 60-53 lead. York cut it to as close as four but Salisbury took a grasp of the game and kept their distance from the Spartans by hitting 11 free throws in the fourth as the Green and White fell 73-65.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Katie McGowan: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 10-for-12 FTs

Debria Hendricks: 20 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds 

SEA GULL LEADERS

Megan Konig: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists

Kaylyn French: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks

Rachel Ryan: 11 points, 11 rebounds

GAME NOTES

The Spartans are now 22-33 all time against the Sea Gulls … this is the second consecutive loss to Salisbury in the long series between long-time CAC foes … the Spartan defense notched their fourth straight game with double-digit steals as the grabbed 10 more in the loss … the 28 total rebounds for the Spartans was the third-fewest for a game this season … York shot 88.2% from the free throw line which was a new season high … Debria Hendricks had a career day as she scored a career high 20 points on career highs in field goals (8) and attempts (15) … Hendricks previous career high was 13 that came just over a year ago also at Salisbury … Katie McGowan continued to be a scoring force tying her career high 25 points that she had set last week against Penn-State Harrisburg … McGowan also tied a career best 10 made free throws which she last did against Frostburg last February … this was the third straight 20-point game from McGowan as she is averaging 24.3 points per game over that stretch … the Spartans have now lost four straight road games with their last win coming on December 8, 2018 at Lancaster Bible … they are now 3-5 on the road on the year.

UP NEXT

The Spartans stay on the road as they will travel to Mary Washington to take on the Eagles in CAC action. Tip is scheduled for 1:00 pm in Fredericksburg, Va.