WESTMINSTER, MD – The York College women's basketball squad dropped their 2025-26 season opener 74-56 at McDaniel College on Tuesday evening in Westminster, Maryland.
The game was the debut for first year year coach
Katie Kilpatrick as she had her Spartans on top after the first quarter.
The Green Terror improve to 3-0 overall while the Spartans fall to 0-1 with the setback.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Green Terror sprinted out to a 9-2 lead McDaniel looked to carry the momentum of a season-opening two game win streak. The Spartans got off the deck as they finished the first quarter with a 10-2 run as they held a 12-11 lead after ten minutes of play.
• The Spartans shot 50% in the first half but had 11 less attempts from the field, largely in part of the fact that York turned the ball over five times.
• McDaniel came out of the quarter break and hit the Spartans with a 19-2 run, turning a one point Spartan lead into a 16 point (30-24) McDaniel bulge. York fashioned a 13-6 spurt to cut the lead back to 36-27 with 1:03 left. McDaniel scored the final five points of the break to take a 41-27 lead to the intermission.
• McDaniel went 12-for-16 from the field while the Spartans went just 3-11 from the field in the second quarter. Turnovers were again a problem for York as they had eight miscues in the second.
• The Green Terror scored 16 of the first 24 points of the third as they pushed out an 18-point lead with 2:23 left in the quarter. The fourth quarter was much of the same as every time the Spartans made a little run, the Green Terror was there to answer, not allowing the Spartans to trim the lead below 15 points.
By The Numbers
The Spartans finished the game shooting 39.5% (17-for-43) from the floor but made just 2-of-6 (33.3%) from three … York was good was from the free throw line, converting 20-for-26 (76.9%) from the stripe … the Green Terror went 30-for-67 (44.8%) from the field but McDaniel converted just 4-for-18 (22.2%) from three … McDaniel went a sterling 10-for-11 (90.9%) from the free throw line … McDaniel handled the Spartans on the glass with a 35-28 advantage including 15 offensive rebounds which led to 15 points … the Green Terror dominated in the paint as they owned a 46-24 advantage in the scoring area … the Green Terror made the Spartans pay for their 24 turnovers which led to 24 points off turnovers … Elaina Beckett led the way with 21 points for the Green Terror while she also had five rebounds, six assists, three steals and one blocked shot … Teya McConnaha added 15 points, eight rebounds, and a blocked shot … Raegan Lenz chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds while Carli Vogel was the fourth Green Terror in double figures with 10 points.
Spartan Notes
The Spartans fall to 16-26 all-time against the Green Terror as McDaniel has won two straight in the series …
Breana Grim led the Spartans with 11 points while she also had four rebounds, two blocked shots, one steal and one assists … Grim was 2-for-8 from the floor including 0-for-6 from three while she did make 7-of-8 from the line …
Grace Masser added 10 points and one rebound in 28 minutes of action …
Makenna Zimmerman contributed nine points, four rebounds, three blocks and one steal ….
Olivia Shutter,
Sam Hase,
Ava Snyder and
Alaina Neal each made their Spartan debuts in the game.
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the 18
th Annual Ron Witman Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. York hosts Salisbury in game one of the tournament with the contest tipping at 5:00 pm. Waynesburg and William Paterson square off in game two of the tournament, with the game kicking off at 7:00 pm. The consolation game will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday followed by the 3:00 pm championship game.
