CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson women's basketball out rebounded the visiting York College of Pennsylvania 50-29 and forced 16 Spartan turnovers en route to collecting their third consecutive victory with a 74-54 non-conference win inside the Kline Center on Tuesday night.
First Quarter
- York used the opening two plus minutes to hold an early 3-2 edge with points from Breana Grim and Lydia Powers.
- Triples by Clare Cronley and Leah Dubin along with a jumpers in the paint for Mia Chapman aided a 13-2 home sprint to go ahead 15-5 with five minutes gone.
- Buckets for the trio of Alaina Neal, Olivia Shutter and Ava Snyder helped the guests to get within 19-12, but Lizzie McGrath would bury a three at the top of the key prior to the horn to make it 22-12 after one.
Second Quarter
- Dickinson continued to extend their lead early in the period as Addison Cadwell, Victoria Zerbe and McGrath embarked on a 9-1 run over the first 3:31 to take a 31-13 advantage.
- A single foul shot for Shutter slowed the roll for a second, before treys from Jessica Maina and McGrath stretched it to 39-14 with 3:49 left.
- Snyder splashed one home from distance to spark a 7-5 push to close the frame slicing the deficit to 44-21 at the break.
Third Quarter
- The two sides traded buckets inside the first minute as Grace Masser and McGrath tallied for their respective sides.
- Two consecutive layups from Zerbe along with baskets by Cadwell and McGrath continued to keep the Spartans far away at 56-28.
- York would secure baskets from four different players over the remainder of the quarter, but could do little to cut into the margin as it sat at 60-35 with a period to go.
Fourth Quarter
- The visitors started strong getting buckets from Alyssa Dougherty and Grim, before Jelena Subasic and Sophie Zirkin tickled the twine pushing the gap to 65-39 with 7:50 to play.
- Powers and Subasic would then exchange triples to leave it at 68-42.
- Four straight by Chapman made it 72-42, before the Spartans ended the game on a 12-2 gallop to set the 74-54 final.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Points - Chapman (14), McGrath (13), Zerbe (12)
- Rebounds - Chapman and Zerbe (9), Esther Nlebemuo (6), Gabby Smelcer (5)
- Assists - Zerbe (5), Cronley (3), Cadwell, Maina and McGrath (2)
- Steals - Maina, Nlebemuo and Zerbe (2)
Opponent Top Performers
- Points - Fitzpatrick (8), Grim (6)
- Rebounds - Shutter and Zimmerman (4)
- Assists - Grim (3), Dougherty and Linebaugh (2)
- Steals - Grim (2)
Up Next
- Dickinson (6-3) returns to action on Saturday afternoon at 2pm when they entertain Widener University inside the Kline Center for the final home game of the 2025 calendar year.
