YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball team dropped a 52-44 decision to Moravian University in the opening round of the 15^th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in York on Saturday.
The Greyhounds held the Spartans to a combined 13 points in the second and third quarters to secure the win. Moravian improves to 2-0 overall while the Spartans are now 0-2.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to a great start as they sprinted out to an 8-0 lead just 3:32 into the game. The Greyhounds finally got on the board with 4:48 left in the quarter thanks to a Tessa Zamolyi bucket. That started a 15-2 run that covered almost the remainder of the quarter. Tori Geitner hit a bucket with three seconds left in the quarter to trim the Moravian lead to 15-12.
• Moravian opened the second quarter with four quick points to push their lead to seven. York trimmed their deficit to two at 21-19 with 3:34 left but Moravian scored the final four points of the quarter to take a 25-19 lead at the break. York scored just seven points in the second quarter but Moravian wasn't much better as they only scored 10.
• The Greyhounds pushed the lead to nine early in the third quarter. After a Savannah Wilson bucket, Moravian increased the lead to 12 at 35-23. The teams traded buckets in the final 1:11 of the quarter as the Greyhounds took a 37-25 lead to the final quarter. Moravian doubled up the Spartans 12-6 in the quarter.
• York began the fourth quarter with a nice 11-2 run to cut their deficit to three at 39-36 with 7:28 left in the game. That would be as close as the Spartans would get. Tessa Zamolyi hit a lay-up to slow the Spartan momentum. Moravian put together a 7-2 run that gave the Greyhounds an eight-point lead with 4:01 left in the game. The Spartans just ran out of gas as Moravian pushed the lead back to 11 before settling for the eight point win.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans finished the game shooting just 31.7% (20-for-63) from the floor and a chilly 2-for-25 (8%) from three … York attempted just two free throws to 19 for the Greyhounds … ­Moravian held a 49-41 edge in rebounding leading to a 15-6 bulge in second chance points ... York turned the ball over 18 times which led to 19 Moravian points … The Moravian bench outscored their Spartan counterparts 17-7 … Moravian's Tessa Zamolyi registered a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds in 27 minutes of play … both teams blocked three shots.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 0-2 all-time against the Greyhounds … the two programs last met January 11, 2003 when Moravian posted an 87-72 win in the championship of the Greyhound Tournament in Bethlehem … in two games the Spartans are shooting 33.1% from the floor, 18.6% from three and 76.9% (10-for-13) from the free throw line … Spartan opponents haven't been much better as they are shooting 35.5% from the floor, 30% (10-for-33) from three and 73.3% from the stripe … York is getting out-rebounded by 15 caroms per game … Savannah Wilson and Bradi Zumbrum again carried the Spartan offense on the day … Wilson had 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists, four steals and a blocked shot in 36 minutes while Zumbrum had 18 points and seven rebounds in 31 minutes of play as she missed a chunk of the second quarter with foul trouble … the nine rebounds for Wilson set a new career high … junior Brooklyn Naylor pulled in a career-high eight rebounds in the game ... Catholic downed Stevens 66-58 in the other tournament game on Saturday. 
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Sunday afternoon when they face Catholic in the second round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Tip time is 4:00 pm and will follow the Moravian and Stevens second round game which tips at 2:00 pm.