York, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball squad fell behind York (Pa.) College in the second half and could not recover as the Spartans posted a 58-43 victory over the Lion's on Wednesday January 25th.

Penn State Harrisburg 43 York (Pa.) 58

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Shanique Mattis, Aireo Payne, Alexis Nolan, Kaitlyn Carmo, Raven Ransom

York Starters

Brianna Bisci, Beth Wiseley, Morgan Golec, Sam Hruz, Katie Wagner 

Game Highlights

-The Lion's jumped all over the Spartans early as they sprinted out to a 15-11 lead in the first quarter. The Spartans grabbed a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes of the match before the Lion's got back on track with a three from Shanique Mattis. Harrisburg closed out the first quarter with their own 9-2 run

-The home team put up more of a fight in the second quarter as both teams hit 13 points. Both teams struggled to find the basket in the first two minutes of the second before Sidney Gordon hit a trey to extend their lead 18-11. Kaitlyn Carmo had a strong second quarter performance, hitting 8 of the Lion's 13 points.

-York found their stride in the second half, outscoring Harrisburg 34-15. Harrisburg struggled to slow down the home teams momentum before the Spartans took down the Lion's for their 7th conference win

-Kaitlyn Carmo and Shanique Mattis led for the Blue and White with eight points each and a combined total of 6 rebounds 

Up Next

Penn State Harrisburg will travel to Christopher Newport on Saturday January 28th for a 2 pm tip-off against the Captains