WESTMINSTER, MD – The York College women's basketball squad dropped a 68-64 overtime decision at McDaniel College on Wednesday night in Westminster.
The Spartans had a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter but saw the Green Terror force overtime before prevailing in the extra session.
McDaniel improves to 3-0 while the Spartans have lost two straight and fall to 1-2.
 
How It Happened
• The game was back and forth early as McDaniel pushed out to a pair of four point leads in the opening five minutes of the game. The Spartans eventually tied the game at 13 on a Georgia Panopoulos three-point play late in the first. York would take a 17-14 lead after one quarter of play.
• The Spartans kept trying to pull away in the second quarter but McDaniel kept them close. After McDaniel took a 21-19 lead, the Spartans went on an 11-1 run to take a 30-22 lead with 1:36 left in the half. The Spartans eventually pushed their advantage to nine (34-25) on a pair of Panopoulos free throws with seven second left in the half.
• York began the second half with an 8-2 spurt, increasing the lead to 42-27. The Spartan lead reached 15 on two more occasions, the second time coming with 5:06 left in the third quarter. York maintained the lead in double digits until Teya McConnaha hit a lay-up with 33 seconds left in the quarter to trim York's lead to eight at 50-42.
• McDaniel started the fourth quarter on a 12-3 run to take a 54-53 lead with 4:28 left. York answered with five straight points to take a four-point lead with 2:50 remaining. The teams traded buckets as York led 60-56 with 1:40 left in regulation. An Eliana Beckett bucket cut York's lead to two and the Spartans turned the ball over on their ensuing possession, giving the Green Terror a chance down two with 30 seconds left. The Green Terror had a turnover of their own and were forced to foul. The Spartans split the pair as they led by three with just 12 seconds left. A Spartan foul on a three-point attempt led to three free throws for Lil Overcash. Overcash hit the first two and then the Green Terror got an offensive rebound and a foul, giving themselves a chance to win in regulation. McConnaha split her two free throws to tie the game. The Spartans couldn't get a shot off in the final three seconds of regulation as the two teams headed to overtime.
• The Green Terror scored the first bucket of overtime and never trailed as the Spartans were held to three points in the extra five minutes.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans shot 34.9% from the floor, 27.8% (5-for-18) from three and were 15-for-26 (57.5%) from the free throw line … McDaniel shot 31.7% from the field, 15.8% (3-for-19) from three while they went 27-for-43 (62.8%) from the stripe … McDaniel made 17 more trips to the line in the game while they made 12 more free throws … McDaniel out-rebounded York 47-42 … York had 21 turnovers which the Green Terror turned into 22 points … York had a 30-26 edge in points in the paint … the Spartans had a slim 13-12 edge in fast break points.
 
Spartan Notes
The Green Terror snap a three-game losing streak to the Spartans as they are now 25-16 all-time against York … the Spartans put four players in double figures led by Taylor Burda as she tallied 16 points with nine rebounds and a steal in 40 minutes of play … Burda's nine rebounds tied her career high set last January against Eastern … Breana Grim and Makenna Zimmerman each added 14 points … Grim contributed three rebounds, three assists and five steals while Zimmerman chipped in with six rebounds and two blocked shots … Georgia Panopoulos chipped in a career-high 12 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and a steal … three Spartans (Burda, Brooklyn Naylor, and Grim) each played 40 minutes or more in the game … the Spartans made a season-low five threes in the game … York had a season-low 10 assists and a season-high 21 turnovers.
 
Up Next
The Spartans continue their early three-game road trip with a trek to Lancaster on Saturday to face Lancaster Bible in a non-conference contest. Tip time in Lancaster is set for 1:00 pm.