WASHINGTON, PA – The York College women's basketball team ran into a rampaging Washington & Jefferson Presidents squad in non-conference play on Thursday in Washington, PA. The Presidents posted a 55-29 win as they have now won 10 straight games. Washington & Jefferson has not lost since November 12 against Ohio Northern.
The Spartans have lost four of their last five games as they are now 4-8. The Presidents improve to 11-1 overall.
 
How It Happened
• The Presidents kicked off the game with a 9-0 run as the Spartans started the game going 0-for-10 from the floor and 0-for-3 from distance. Taylor Burda broke the seal on the bucket with a three-pointer to get York on the board with 4:25 left in the first quarter. The Presidents took a 12-6 lead after 10 minutes of play. The Spartans were 2-for-17 (11.8%) from the floor and fortunately, the Spartan defense held the Presidents to 5-for-17 shooting as York was only down six despite their offensive struggles.
• Washington & Jefferson opened the second quarter with a 10-1 run that pushed their lead to 22-7. The Presidents went 4-for-6 during the run including a pair of threes as their lead was 15. York eventually trimmed the lead to nine (26-17) on a Bradi Zumbrum lay-up and an Alyssa Hocker three-point play. The Presidents settled for a 27-17 lead heading to the half.
• The third quarter was offensively challenged for both squads as W&J outscored York 9-4 to take a 36-21 lead to the final quarter of play.
• The Presidents blew the game open in the final period as they outscored York 19-8 to provide for the final 26-point margin of victory.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans were held to a season-low 29 points … it's the second time this year they failed to get at least 44 points … the Spartans shot 18.2% (10-for-55) from the floor, their worst accuracy mark of the year … York went 3-for-23 (13.0%) from three and 54.5% (6-for-11) from the free throw line … the trio of threes is tied for their second lowest mark of the year (2 vs. Moravian) … the 26-point loss is York's second worst deficit of the year … the Presidents out-rebounded York by 21 caroms (55-34) … the Spartans held the Presidents to just 33.9% (21-for-62) shooting from the floor but W&J did make 9 threes as they shot 40.9% from distance … York held W&J to their second-lowest scoring output of the year (43 points vs. Ohio Northern) … York committed a season-low nine fouls in the game while they also only had 11 turnovers, their second lowest total of the year … Stellanie Loutsion led the way for the Presidents as she poured in a game-high 17 points in just 22 minutes of action … Loutsion was 6-for-12 from the floor, 3-for-5 from three and 2-for-2 from the line … Meghan Dryburgh was the other President to reach double figures with 10.
 
Spartan Notes
The meeting is the first on the hardwood between the two programs … the Presidents are receiving votes in the d3hoops.com poll as they earned nine points in the most recent poll … the Spartans got just 18 points from their starting five … Alyssa Hocker came off the bench to lead the way with five points as she was 1-for-2 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the line … Bradi Zumbrum led the Spartans on the glass as she pulled in eight rebounds to go along with four points … York is now 0-4 against teams that are either ranked or are receiving votes in the national poll … the Spartans are now 1-3 on the road this year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Charles Wolf Gymnasium to host Susquehanna University in the Spartans' final non-conference game of the year on Monday, January 2. Tip time in York is set for 6:00 pm.