FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The York College women's basketball team saw their opportunity to lock up the two seed in the upcoming Capital Athletic Conference fall away as the Mary Washington Eagles downed the Spartans 71-43 in Capital Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon in Fredericksburg. A win would have locked up the first-round bye for the Green and White but now, the Spartans have just a glimmer of hope as they need a win on Wednesday and a whole lot of help to earn the two seed.

Records

York (Pa.): 14-10, 5-4 CAC

Mary Washington: 17-7, 6-3 CAC

Team Stats

Score: York 43, Mary Washington 71

FG: York 15-for-56 (26.8%), UMW 28-for-58 (48.3%)

3PT FG: York 6-for-28 (21.4%), UMW 8-for-18 (44.4%)  

FT: York 7-for-10 (70.0%), UMW 7-for-13 (53.8%)

Rebounds: York 30, UMW 45

Assists: York 10, UMW 12

Turnovers: York 13, UMW 11

Blocked Shots: York 3, UMW 5

Steals: York 3, UMW 6

How It Happened:

• The Spartans got off to a very cold start from the field as York went just 4-for-14 from the floor in the opening 10 minutes of play. The Spartans were fortunate to only trail 14-10 at the end of the one quarter but the Eagles weren't much better from the floor as they shot 38.9% in the opening period.

• The Eagles began the second quarter on a 11-3 run as they pushed the lead to 11 at 24-13 just over midway through the quarter. The Spartans trimmed the lead to six on a Haley Luckabaugh triple at the 3:44 mark. However, the Eagles outscored York 12-3 over the final three and a half minutes of the quarter to take a 36-21 lead at the half. UMW senior Emily Thompson was responsible for all of the Eagles points on the run as she drilled four threes to end the half.

• The Spartans made a push in the opening three minutes of the second half, cutting the Eagle lead to ten at 40-30. The Eagles stifled the Spartan offense the remainder of the third quarter as they outscored York 14-2, pushing their lead to 54-32 at the end of three quarters of play.

• The fourth quarter saw the Spartans get no closer than 21 points on a Savannah Wilson three with 6:17 left in the game. The Eagles would go on to cruise to the 28-point win.  

Spartan Leaders:

Molly Day: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot

Alana Bortner: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Haley Luckabaugh: 8 points, 3 rebounds

Kayla Ferris: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 blocked shot, 2 steals

Eagles Leaders:

Emily Thompson: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5-for-8 3PT FG

Molly Sharman: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 blocked shot, 2 steals

Tory Martin: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Maddie Shifflet: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 blocked shot

Ashley Martin: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal

Notes:

The two teams split their regular season meetings with both home teams posting a victory … the Spartans are now 27-49 all-time against the Eagles … the game is the final regular season meeting as Capital Athletic Conference opponents as the Spartans head to the MAC in July … the Spartans have scored just 92 points combined in their last two games … the 43 points are the second lowest offensive output of the year for the Green and White (36 vs. Messiah) … the Spartans have now lost three of their last four after going through a stretch where they won seven of eight … the 28-point loss is the worst of the year for the Spartans … York is shooting a combined 32-for-116 (27.5%) in their last two games while they are just 9-for-49 from three during that same stretch … York was outrebounded for the first time in eight games … the Eagles had a 22-8 margin in points in the paint while they also had a 12-4 edge in second chance points .. the Eagles led for 39:11 in the game.

Up Next

The Spartans close out the 2019-20 regular season with a road trip to St. Mary's College to face the Seahawks on Wednesday evening in Maryland. Tip time at the ARC Arena is set for 6:00 pm.