ST. DAVID'S, PA – The York College women's basketball team picked up their first MAC Commonwealth win of the year as they downed Eastern 67-59 on Saturday afternoon in St. David's, PA. The Spartans raced out to an early advantage and never trailed in the game as they leveled their conference mark at 1-1.
The Spartans are now 3-4 overall while the Eagles are 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the league.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans led 6-5 just over five minutes into the game thanks to a pair of Bradi Zumbrum buckets. Senior Tori Geitner drilled a three to kick start an 11-2 Spartan run that gave York a 17-7 lead. York would settle for a 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• York saw their lead dwindle to five at 21-16 but the Spartans went on an 11-0 run to take a 32-16 lead. The run was fueled by three pointers from Taylor Burda, Geitner, and
 Alyssa Hocker. The Eagles bounced by to finish the quarter with a 7-0 run as York took a 32-23 lead to the break.
• York began the third quarter with an 8-3 run to push out to a 14-point lead 3:20 into the period. The Eagles slowly trimmed the York lead to seven at 45-38 at the end of the quarter.
• Eastern hit the opening bucket of the fourth quarter to cut York's lead to 45-40. Burda buried a triple followed by back-to-back lay ups from Zumbrum as York quickly pushed the lead back to 12. The Eagles were able to cut the Spartan lead to seven on five occasions but that's as close as they would get as York earned their first league win of the year.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans shot a season-best 51.1% from the floor and 46.7% (7-for-15) from three … York had a season-high 19 assists … the 67 points were a season-high for the Spartans … York was just 12-for-21 from the free throw line, tying for their lowest percentage of the season … York forced 24 Eastern turnovers which they turned into 28 points … each team placed three players in double figures … Eastern's Taryn Woodson had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds … York forced a season-high 24 turnovers … Eastern shot 35.7% from the floor and that's the sixth opponent York has held below 40% shooting from the field … York's seven made threes are their second highest total of the year (10 vs. Catholic).
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 5-1 all-time against Eastern as the Spartans have won five straight in the series and three straight as conference opponents … senior Bradi Zumbrum tied her career high with 25 points 11-of-15 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line … Zumbrum also had seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in 33 minutes of play … senior Tori Geitner tied her career-high with 10 points as she was 2-for-5 from three and 4-for-4 from the stripe to go along with four assists in 37 minutes … Taylor Burda was the third Spartan in double figures with 16 points, one short of her career high … sophomore Taylor Brenneman stepped into the starting lineup for Savannah Wilson, and dished out a career-high nine assists to go along with six rebounds, three points and three steals in 40 minutes of play.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return home on Tuesday evening as they host Lebanon Valley College in a MAC Commonwealth contest. The game is a part of a doubleheader and will tip after the men's game at approximately 8:00 pm at Charles Wolf Gym.

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry, the voice of the Spartans