READING, PA – The York College women's basketball team began conference play with a thud as they dropped a 59-51 MAC Commonwealth decision at Alvernia University on Wednesday night in Reading. The loss snaps the Spartans four-game winning streak.
The Golden Wolves outscored York 18-10 in the decisive fourth quarter as cold shooting and key turnovers prevented the Spartans from extending their win streak.
York falls to 7-5 overall and 0-1 in the league while the Golden Wolves improve to 7-5 overall and 1-0 in the league.
 
How It Happened
• York got off to a strong start as they raced out to a 9-3 lead less than two minutes into the game. The Golden Wolves answered with an 8-0 spurt that gave them an 11-9 lead. The Spartans were 0-for-4 from the floor including 0-for-3 from three with a pair of turnovers during the Alvernia run. The Spartans answered with a 7-2 spurt to close out the first quarter as the Green and White led 16-13 after ten minutes of play.
• The Spartans wasted little time in adding to the lead as Georgia Panopoulos hit a lay-up to open the second quarter scoring as the York lead was five. The Golden Wolves tied the game at 18 with a five-point spurt but the story was York's inability to score as they were 0-for-3 from the floor with three turnovers. York had a good three minute stretch as they outscored Alvernia 8-2 to take a 26-20 lead with 1:01 left in the half. The Golden Wolves scored the final three points of the half to trim the York lead to three, 26-23, at the half.
• The Golden Wolves continued their run to start the second half with back-to-back lay-ups as they took a 27-26 lead. York scored seven of the next nine points to take a 33-29 lead at the 5:19 mark. Alvernia scored 12 of the final 20 points of the quarter as the game was tied at 41 after 30 minutes of play.
• The Spartans started the fourth quarter by scoring seven of the first 11 points of the stanza to take a 48-45 lead. From there, the Golden Wolves dominated York as they outscored the Spartans 14-3 over the final 4:56 of the game. York was 1-for-8 from the floor including 0-for-3 from three as they also had three costly turnovers during the fateful stretch to end the game.
 
By The Numbers
The Spartans really struggled from the floor in the game as they shot just 31.7% (20-for-63) while they were 6-for-22 (27.3%) from distance … York attempted just six free throws, making five (83.3%) while Alvernia was 12-for-19 (63.2%) from the stripe … Alvernia shot 35.5% (22-for-62) from the floor and 17.6% (3-for-17) from distance … Alvernia held a 47-40 edge on the glass including an 11-8 margin in offensive rebounds … Alvernia held a slight 7-6 advantage in second-chance points … the Golden Wolves gashed the Spartans in the paint with a 36-14 bulge in paint points … York had 15 turnovers which the Golden Wolves turned into 15 points … Alvernia had 13 turnovers which cost them 12 points … the Spartans blocked seven shots in the game while Alvernia had 10 steals … Alvernia placed three players in double figures led by Jennah DeGout notched a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds … Olivia Burke added 15 points and five rebounds while Kyle Bradford recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans continue to lead the all-time series with the Golden Wolves 12-10 but Alvernia has won the last two games in the series … the Spartans 31.7% shooting from the floor is the fifth time this year they have shot 35% or worse from the floor … York has shot 31.8% (44-for-138) in their last two games … the Spartans' six free throws were the second lowest total of the year (5 attempts vs. Muhlenberg) and the third time they have attempted nine free throws or less in a game … York has now been out-rebounded nine times this year … the seven blocked shots tied a season high for the Spartans … defensively, the Spartans held Alvernia to 35.5% shooting and that's the seventh time they have held an opponent below 36% shooting in a game … grad forward Morgan Adams led the way for York as she had 18 points, six assists, three blocks, three assists and a pair of steals in 30 minutes of action … Breana Grim was the only other Spartan in double figures with 13 points while she set a new career standard with seven rebounds … Grim also had two assists, two blocked shots and one steal.
 
Up Next
The Spartans kick off a three-game home stand on Saturday when they welcome Eastern University to York to square off in a MAC Commonwealth contest. Tip time is set for 1:00 pm in York.