Box Score YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball team picked up a key CAC victory over conference rival Salisbury 72-62 on Wednesday evening. Senior Katie McGowan led all scorers with 29 points as she recorded her 1,000th career point in the win.
RECORDS
Salisbury: 15-7, (7-4)
York (Pa.): 11-11, (6-5)
TEAM STATS
FG Shooting (%): York 28-for-66 (42.4%), SAL 25-for-66 (37.9%)
Three Point Shooting (%): York 6-for-29 (20.7%), SAL 7-for-19 (36.8%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): York 10-for-13 (76.9%), SAL 5-for-7 (71.4%)
Rebounding: York 39, SAL 41
Assists: York 17, SAL 17
Turnovers: York 11, SAL 17
Blocked Shots: York 2, SAL 2
Steals: York 11, SAL 8
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• The Spartans came out of the gates on fire opening up a 7-0 run and held the Sea Gulls scoreless for the first 3:05 of the contest. Salisbury clawed back into the game but the Spartan offense stayed scorching hot and ran off a 20-5 run within the first two periods to build a 31-11 lead.
• Salisbury tried to gain some momentum before the half but York hit a pair of threes in the final 39 seconds including a half court heave at the buzzer by Debria Hendricks to give the Spartans a 42-21 halftime advantage.
• Senior Katie McGowan took over in the second half shooting 8-for-13 and pouring in 19 of her game-high 29 points. Salisbury never got the Spartan lead below double-digits in the second half and with 24 seconds left in regulation McGowan finished a layup to give her 1,000 career points in front of the home crowd. York completed their wire-to-wire victory winning 72-62.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Katie McGowan: 29 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Debria Hendricks: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Logynn Fuller: 11 points, 2 rebounds
SEA GULL LEADERS
Courtney Brigham: 13 points, 10 rebounds
Kylie Webb: 13 points, 5 assists
Megan Konig: 12 points, 7 rebounds
GAME NOTES
The Spartans are now 23-33 all time against the Sea Gulls ending a brief two-game skid against Salisbury … York has now won five of their last six games and has heated up offensively scoring an average of 68.2 points per game over that stretch … York won the turnover battle as they snatched up 11 steals which was the 11th double-digit steal performance on the season while also only committing 11 turnovers which ties a season-low that they have done two other times … Katie McGowan became the 16th Spartan in school history to reach the 1,000 point mark as she tied her career-high with 29 points … McGowan is averaging just under 22 points per game in conference play and 18 points per game overall good for second-best in the conference … she now has nine 20-point performances this season … Debria Hendricks tallied 14 points in the win and has put up double-figures five times in the last seven times out … Logynn Fuller knocked down three more triples to give her a team-leading 41 on the year and has hit at least three three-pointers in four of her last five games … Kayla Ferris has been a rebounding machine of late and with 10 rebounds in the win and has grabbed at least 10 boards in four consecutive games and now averages just under seven rebounds a game … York is now 7-5 at home and have won five straight in Charles Wolf Gymnasium … the Spartans are now tied for fourth in the league battling with Frostburg State for the fourth place spot to secure a home playoff game.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will head out on the road for the first of their final two road games in the regular season as they travel to take on the Seahawks of St. Mary's College. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 pm this Saturday in St. Mary's City, Md.
Video Highlights
Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - The Voice of the Spartans
