Delores Maeweather Had a Team-High 17 Points (Photo Verity Rollins)
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BRONX, NY— The York College women’s basketball team saw their season come to an end on Sunday with a, 72-48, loss to Lehman College in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) quarterfinals. Despite the loss, the Lady Cardinals season will be seen as a successful one. York (8-17) qualified for the playoffs and finished with six more wins than they did a year ago.
The Lady Cardinals played tough in the early going and trailed just 8-6 after two Niya Jarvis (Bronx, NY/ Talent Unlimited) free throws at the 14:33 mark. However a 12-0 run followed and York found themselves in a 20-6 hole with 11:50 left in the first half. York responded back with five unanswered points to cut it to a nine-point advantage. Once again , however, Lehman followed with a big run, this time scoring 11 straight to take a 31-11 lead. Lehman (16-10) continued to extend their lead and led 41-16 at halftime. The Lightning’s Whitney Barnes had 13 first-half points, including shooting 7-7 from the charity stripe.
In the second half, Lehman maintained their big advantage. A three pointer by Sally Nnamani gave the Lighting a 59-27 lead with 10:00 to play. However the Cardinals play was much improved in the second half. A lay-up by Jarvis at the 3:30 mark cut Lehman’s lead to 63-42. In fact York outscored the Lightning 32-31 in the second half.
Delores Maeweather (Jamaica, NY/ Campus Magnet) scored a team-high 12 points to lead York. Chiquita Greene (Brooklyn, NY/ Harry Van Arsdale) finished with a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing ten boards. Jarvis finished with seven points and 11 rebounds and Shayna Smith (Brooklyn, NY/ August Martin) added eight points and five boards.
For Lehman, Barnes and Nnamani each had a game-high 15 points, while Kimberly Kelly added 14 points.
The Lightning now advance to the CUNYAC semi-finals on Wednesday where they will face the College of Staten Island.
