YORK, PA – The York College women's basketball squad opened their 17^th Annual Ron Witman Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Friday night with a 67-53 win over Mount Aloysius. The Spartans forced the Mounties into 32 turnovers as York notched 20 steals in the game.
The Spartans improve to 2-1 overall while Mount Aloysius falls to 1-1.  
 
How It Happened
• The Mounties jumped on top of the Spartans early as they scored five of the first seven points of the game, surging to an early advantage. York responded with a 12-4 run to push to a 14-9 lead. Alyssa Hocker and Breana Grim each had three points on the run. After an Angelina Kohlwaies three for the Mounties cut the lead to two, Makenna Zimmerman scored on back-to-back possessions to push out to an 18-12 lead. The teams then traded baskets as the Spartans took a 20-14 lead after one quarter of play.
• York scored the four of the first six points of the second quarter but the Mounties ripped off five straight including another Kohlwaies three to slice the Spartan lead to three at 24-21. Hocker then keyed a huge 13-2 run that pushed the lead to 37-23 at the intermission. Hocker had a pair of threes and a jumper on the run as the Spartans took control of the contest.
• The Spartans enjoyed the 14-point lead despite 10 first half turnovers and a 3-for-15 performance behind the arc.
• The Mounties came out of the locker room and smacked the Spartans with a 12-4 run, trimming the Spartan lead to six at 41-35 with just 2:17 remaining in the quarter. The Spartans steadied the ship and scored seven of the final 10 points of the quarter to take a 48-38 lead to the final quarter of play. The Spartans shot just 18.8% (3-for-16) from the floor in the third quarter while Mount Aloysius was 5-for-9 (55.6%). The Mounties could have really cut into the Spartan lead but they went just 4-for-10 from the line in the quarter and committed six turnovers.
• The Mounties again got off to a great start in the fourth quarter as they cut the Spartan lead to six at 49-43. York pushed their lead back to 12 with 6:19 left in the game. Mount Aloysius made one final push, cutting York's lead to seven at 57-50 but York ended the game on a 10-3 run for the final 14-point margin of victory.
 
By The Numbers
The Spartans finished the game shooting 39.1% (25-for-64) from the floor, 14.3% (3-for-21) from three and 70% (14-for-20) from the free throw line … Mount Aloysius finished the night shooting 38.8% (19-for-49) from the field, 31.6% (6-for-19) from three and 60% (9-for-15) from the stripe … York had a 40-35 edge on the glass … the Mounties committed 32 turnovers which York turned into 29 points … York had 19 turnovers which Mount Aloysius converted into 21 points … York held a very slim 28-26 advantage in paint points.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 23-10 all-time in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament … the meeting between Mount Aloysius and York was the first between the two programs … the Spartans reached a season-high in points with 67 … the Spartans have been significantly better from the free throw line after their season opening 8-for-15 effort as they are shooting 71.% (25-for-35) from the stripe in their last two games … York continues to struggle from distance as they are shooting just 26.8% (15-for-56) from downtown … York nabbed a season-high 20 steals in the win … the 20 steals are the most for a Spartan squad in 66 games dating back to the 22 steals the Spartans had versus Hood on January 12, 2022 … the 20 steals ranks fourth on the single-game list … grad forward Alyssa Hocker had her biggest game of the year with her first double-double of the year as she had 20 points and 10 rebounds … Hocker was 6-for-8 from the floor, 2-for-2 from three and 6-for-9 from the line … she also had two assists and three steals … senior Taylor Brenneman set a new career high with 15 points while she also had three rebounds, an assist and a steal … Morgan Adams set a new career-high with seven steals while she added 13 points, seven rebounds, and three assists … Breana Grim was the fourth Spartan in double figures with 11 points, five rebounds, five assists, and four steals in her 37 minutes of work … Makenna Zimmerman came off the bench to contribute six points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 14 minutes off the bench … Zimmerman was the only reserve to score in the contest.
 
Up Next
The Spartans will look to win their ninth CVC championship on Saturday as they will face the winner of the second semifinal featuring Muhlenberg and Notre Dame (Md.). The championship game is set for a 3:00 pm start. Mount Aloysius and the loser of the second semifinal tangle in the consolation game that will tip at 1:00 pm.