YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball team started the 2023 portion of their schedule with a 57-51 loss to Susquehanna University on Monday night in York.
The Spartans have now lost two straight, and five of their last six, as they fall to 4-9. The River Hawks improve to 5-7 with the win.
 
How It Happened
• The River Hawks jumped all over the Spartans early as they led 12-2 just over midway through the first quarter. The Spartans cut the lead to seven on a pair of Taylor Brenneman free throws with 3:02 remaining in the quarter. The River Hawks took a 18-10 advantage after one quarter of play.
• The Spartans started to play better in the second quarter as they went on an 11-3 run to tie the game at 23 with 3:12 left in the second. Bradi Zumbrum had five points on the run while Savannah Wilson added four points as the Spartans got themselves back into the game. Unfortunately for York, Julia Roth scored a pair buckets late to give Susquehanna a 27-23 heading to the break.
• The Spartans opened the second half with a Taylor Burda three pointer from the top of the arc. Roth again struck for back-to-back baskets to push the lead back to five. York go a three-point play from Brooklyn Naylor and then the Spartans got another Burda three to take a short-lived 32-31 lead, the Spartans' lone lead of the game. Susquehanna quickly answered with eight straight points from Kenzie Selvaggi as she hit a lay-up and then back-to-back threes to quickly push the River Hawk lead back to seven. Burda hit a third three of the half to get York to within four. The River Hawks ended the quarter by scored four of the final five points to take a 43-37 lead to the final 10 minutes of play.
• The River Hawks started to pull away in the fourth quarter, eventually growing their lead to 12 on a Selvaggi three pointer with 1:03 left in the game. The Spartans hit a few cosmetic threes late to provide for Susquehanna's final six-point margin of victory.
 
By the Numbers
The River Hawks dominated the glass in the game, out-rebounding York by 20 caroms (53-33) in the game … Susquehanna accumulated 23 offensive rebounds in the game which led to a 15-4 margin in second-chance points in the game … that rebounding margin allowed the River Hawks to have a 63-58 edge in total shots … the River Hawks committed 19 turnovers while York had 14 … Susquehanna outscored York 15-14 in points off turnovers … York shot under 33% from the field for the seventh time this year … York was 7-for-9 (77.8%) from the free throw line while the River Hawks were 7-for-16 (43.8%) from the line, keeping York in the game … York had 11 steals, their second highest total of the year … York has been outrebounded by 41 rebounds in their last two games.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 3-12 all-time against the River Hawks and the loss snaps a two game-winning streak against Susquehanna … the game is the first between the programs since December 29, 2005 when York earned a 69-57 win at the Salem State (Mass.) Holiday tournament … Taylor Burda led the way with 13 points while Bradi Zumbrum chipped in with 12 points and five rebounds … Savannah Wilson had a season-high seven steals to go along with six points and four assists in 30 minutes of play.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to conference play on Thursday evening when they head to Reading to face Albright in a Commonwealth contest. Tip time is set for 6:00 pm.