YORK, Pa. – The York College women's basketball used a fourth-quarter comeback to pull off a 60-53 victory over Salisbury and complete the regular season sweep over the Sea Gulls Wednesday night in Wolf Gym. Freshman Bradi Zumbrum led the way as she posted her first-career double-double, setting season-highs in both points (14) and rebounds (13).

Records

York 14-8, 5-2 CAC 

Salisbury 9-13, 2-5 CAC 

Team Stats 

Score: York 60, Salisbury 53 

FG: YCP 20-for-50 (40.0%), SAL 20-for-75 (26.7%)

3PT FG: YCP 1-for-9 (11.1%), SAL 2-for-23 (8.7%)

FT: YCP 19-for-22 (86.4%), SAL 11-for-16 (68.8%)

Rebounds: YCP 45, SAL 45

Assists: YCP 10, SAL 7

Turnovers: YCP 19, SAL 12

Blocks: YCP 4, SAL 3

Steals: YCP 5, SAL 11 

How It Happened 

• York shot 5-for-10 from the field to open the game on a 10-2 run at the first media timeout, as Haley Luckabaugh led the way with six points during that stretch. Out of the timeout, York cooled off and Salisbury closed the gap with an 8-2 run to end the quarter. The Spartans shot 1-for-4 from the field in the final five minutes of the quarter and turned the ball over five times during that span as they led, 12-10, at the end of the first quarter. 

• Salisbury shot 0-for-4 from the field and 0-for-2 from the free throw line to open the second quarter, while York opened up a 10-point lead (22-12) midway through the quarter. Salisbury quickly erased the York lead and tied the game (22-22) with a 10-0 run in a three-minute span. The two sides went back-and-forth in the final two minutes before Amber Onyekwere received the inbound pass in the closing seconds of the quarter and went coast-to-coast to give the Sea Gulls the 27-26 lead heading into halftime.

• Turnovers piled up quickly for York to start the third quarter as Salisbury opened an eight-point lead (38-30) on an 11-4 run with 5:54 left. York switched to a zone defense towards the end of the quarter, which slowed down Salisbury's scoring rate and allowed the Spartans to climb back as the fourth quarter began to unfold. 

• Bradi Zumbrum knocked down a mid-range jumper to give York its first lead (46-45) since 0:08 to go in the second quarter as she capped a 10-3 Spartan run to start the fourth quarter. Zumbrum led the way with five points at the midway point of the fourth quarter as York held a 48-47 advantage on a 5-for-6 performance from the floor.

• York went on to post five-consecutive stops and took a five-point lead (52-47) before Salisbury finally scored with 2:06 left, ending a scoring drought that lasted 4:30 in game time as the Spartans stuck with the zone defense. The Sea Gulls cut the lead to three twice in the final two minutes, but as Salisbury was forced to foul, York shined at the free throw line, finishing the game 6-for-6. Luckabaugh led the way with a 4-for-4 performance at the line during that span to help seal the victory.

Spartan Leaders

Bradi Zumbrum: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

Haley Luckabaugh: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Alana Bortner: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal 

Sea Gull Leaders

Kaylee Otlowski: 12 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

Amber Onyekwere: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals

Emily Dilger: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks

Game Notes

York, the CAC's top three-point shooting team, was held to season-lows in attempts (9) three-pointers made (1) and percentage (11.1) … the Spartans attempted their third-most free throws of the season (22) and posted their third-highest free-throw percentage (86.4) of the season … York led 32-28 in points in the paint, while Salisbury produced a 14-9 advantage in points off turnovers … freshman Bradi Zumbrum has posted double-figure rebounds in back-to-back games and reached double-digit points for the first time this season as she recorded season-highs in points (14) and rebounds (13) for her first-career double-double … York is now 25-34 all-time against Salisbury and pulled off the regular season sweep over the Sea Gulls for the first time since the 2015-16 season. 

Up Next

The Spartans remain at home to complete their three-game home stand as they take on CAC-leading Christopher Newport on Saturday at 2 p.m.