YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball squad pushed their win streak to three as they celebrated Senior Day with a 60-38 MAC Commonwealth win over Eastern University on Saturday afternoon in York.
Prior to the game, the Spartans honored their three seniors as Bradi Zumbrum, Savannah Wilson, and Tori Geitner were recognized in their last Saturday home game of the regular season.
The Spartans improve to 7-11 overall and 4-5 in the Commonwealth. The Eagles fall to 3-13 overall and 1-8 in the league.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to a strong start as they led 7-0 just over three minutes into the game. The two teams went scoreless for 3:54 after Eastern's first bucket as the offenses struggled to score. The Spartans pushed their lead to 11-4 on a Savannah Wilson bucket. York would end the first quarter with an 14-8 lead.
• Early in the second quarter, the Eagles trimmed York's lead to five at 18-14. Both teams struggled to find the shooting touch in the quarter but York did outscore the Eagles 6-0 over 7:03 of the quarter as York's lead grew to 24-14. Eastern got a Tyerra Jarvis jumper just before the horn as the Spartans settled for a 24-16 halftime lead.
• The opening minutes of the second half saw the teams trade hoops for the opening five minutes of the quarter. York then fashioned a 10-2 run over 3:25 as the Spartans pushed the lead to 16 at 40-24. Taylor Burda had six points on the spurt while Bradi Zumbrum scored the other four.
• The Spartans played a great fourth quarter as they pulled away from the Eagles. York kicked off the quarter with a 16-3 run over the opening six minutes of the quarter to push the lead to 56-29 with 3:32 left in the contest. That 27-point lead would be York's largest and would carry them to the 22-point conference win.
 
By the Numbers
York finished the game shooting 45.6% (26-for-57) while they held the Eagles to just 21.5% (14-for-65) from the floor … York went 5-for-20 from three while the Eagles were just 3-for-20 … York went to the line a mere four times in the game, converting three of their chances … the Eagles out-rebounded York 45-41 in the game … the Spartans never trailed in the game as they led 38:49 of the 40 minutes … York dished out 18 assists in the win … York forced 17 Eastern turnovers which led to 14 Spartan points … York had a big 34-16 edge in points in the paint … Wynter Bess led the way for Eastern with 12 points, five rebounds, and two steals … Taryn Woodson, the league's leading rebounder, pulled down 13 rebounds while she also had seven points … freshman Jeriyah Johnson, the Eagles leading scorer, was limited to eight points as the Spartans forced her to go 4-for-20 from the floor.
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 5-1 all-time against Eastern as the Spartans have won the last five straight in the series … the Spartans have now won three straight, their longest streak of the season … senior Bradi Zumbrum had another big game as the forward notched a fifth straight double-double and her seventh of the year as she poured in 18 points to go along with 13 rebounds … Zumbrum was 8-for-8 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free throw line … Taylor Burda added 13 points, nine rebounds, four steals, two assists and a blocked shot in her 31 minutes of play … the nine rebounds set a new career-high for Burda … senior Savannah Wilson was the third Spartan in double figures with 10 points while she just missed a double-double with nine assists … Wilson's nine assists sets a new career standard for the senior … senior Tori Geitner chipped in with seven points and two rebounds on her senior day.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Wolf Gym on Wednesday night as they host nationally ranked Messiah in a MAC Commonwealth contest. Game time in York is set for 8:00 pm.

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - the Voice of the Spartans