YORK, Pa. – After trailing at halftime, the York College women's basketball team completed the comeback bid to earn a 67-55 Capital Athletic Conference victory over Mary Washington on Saturday inside Wolf Gym. Sophomore Alana Bortner fueled the comeback effort with 26 second-half points as she finished with a career-best 28 points on the day.

Records

York 12-7, 3-1 CAC

Mary Washington 13-6, 2-2 CAC

Team Stats

Score: York 67, Mary Washington 55

FG: YCP 20-for-58 (34.5%), UMW 22-for-66 (33.3%)

3PT FG: YCP 7-for-24 (29.2%), UMW 4-for-19 (21.1%)

FT: YCP 20-for-23 (87.0%), UMW 7-for-13 (53.8%)

Rebounds: YCP 45, UMW 42

Assists: YCP 15, UMW 12

Turnovers: YCP 7, UMW 9

Blocks: YCP 3, UMW 3

Steals: YCP 4, UMW 3

How It Happened

• Neither team found a solid rhythm offensively in the first quarter as both sides shot under 30% from the field, including a combined 1-for-11 from three-point range. Mary Washington controlled the offensive lane with an 8-2 advantage in points in the paint and 6-0 lead in second-chance points. The Eagles managed to close the gap on the scoreboard and eventually take a slim, 12-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.

• The tough shooting trend continued into the second quarter as both teams shot well under 30% from the field and combined for a 2-for-20 performance from three-point range in the first half. The defensive rebound numbers were just about even, but UMW held an 8-3 advantage in offensive boards, which translated into an 8-0 margin in second-chance points as the Eagles owned a 21-20 lead at halftime.

• A made layup by Bradi Zumbrum with 5:38 left in the third quarter capped a 9-7 scoring run to begin the quarter and put York ahead, 29-28, as the Spartans took their first lead since the first quarter. The two teams went blow for blow until a huge three-pointer by Alana Bortner on the final possession of the third quarter gave York the 40-35 advantage, the largest lead by either team to that point.

• Bortner remained hot from distance as she opened the fourth quarter with three-straight three-pointers to lead York on a 14-0 run by herself. Bortner's run proved to be the turning point as the Spartans never let the lead dip below seven after Bortner put them ahead by 14 with 8:01 left to play. Molly Day also came up big down the stretch as she contributed eight fourth-quarter points to go along with Bortner's 15.

Spartan Leaders

Alana Bortner: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

Molly Day: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

Kayla Ferris: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Eagle Leaders

Maddie Shifflett: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Tory Martin: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

Game Notes

Alana Bortner eclipsed her previous career-high of 22 points, which she set earlier this season at Keyston, with 28 in today's comeback win … Bortner also established new career-highs in made three-point field goals (5) and made free throws (9) … Bortner has reached double-figures in 15 games this season has been York's leading scorer in nine different games  … Molly Day has reached double-figures in six of her last seven games and established a new career-high with six made free throws on the afternoon as she went 6-for-7 from the line … Day was also instrumental in York's second-half surge as she chipped in 15 points in the final two quarters … Kayla Ferris reached double-digit rebounds for the sixth time this season as she hauled in 10 on the day … Bradi Zumbrum was also key on the glass, especially in the second half where she recorded six of her eight rebounds on the day … Zumbrum now as 14 rebounds in the last two games … as a team, York shot 20-for-23 from the free throw line, marking the second time this season the Spartans have made 20 or more free throws … the Spartans have now shot 75% or better from the free throw line in four of their last five games … York improves to 27-48 all-time against Mary Washington.

Up Next

The Spartans hit the road Wednesday for midweek CAC action at Salisbury. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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