York College

Box Score

JAMAICA, NY— Despite leading for the first 38 minutes of the game, the York College women’s basketball team could not hold on and fell to Medgar Evers College, 66-62, in a CUNY Athletic Conference match-up Wednesday evening. 

York looked to have the game in hand right from the start jumping out to a 15-0 lead on the strength of five points from Justina Boatwright (Queens, NY/ Martin Van Buren).   However, Medgar Evers clawed back into the game and trailed by just five points, 29-24, at halftime. 

In the second half, York looked to be in control once again and extended its lead to 12 points, 50-38, after a three-pointer by Delores Maeweather (Jamaica, NY/ Campus Magnet) with 10:49 to play. 

The Cougars once again battled back and slowly cut into the lead.  A lay-up by Tabrese Harris with 2:03 to play cut the lead to 62-59.  The Cougars then intercepted passes on two consecutive York possessions which they turned into easy points to take their first lead of the game, 63-62 with 0:59 to play.  Medgar Evers then turned up its defense and did not allow York to score in the final minute. 

Harris put in a big performance for Medgar Evers, scoring 31 points and grabbing ten rebounds.  Shauntelle Nelson also added 13 points and nine boards.  For York, Maimouna Dabo (Bamako Mali/ Lycee Notre Dame du Niger) finished with a team-high 13 points and five boards, while Boatwright and Maeweather each netted 11 points.

Medgar Evers improves to 6-7, 2-1 in the CUNYAC, while York falls to 0-10, 0-3 in the CUNYAC.

York will host the College of Staten Island on Friday at 6:00 p.m.