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RIVERDALE, N.Y.— The York College women's basketball team could not overcome a high turnover differential and lost to the College of Mount Saint Vincent, 71-46 on Thursday night.
York committed 34 turnovers on the night, which led to 36 Mt. St. Vincent points. Meanwhile, the Dolphins committed just 10 miscues and allowed only four points off turnovers.
19 of the turnovers came in the first half, where the Cardinals put themselves in a hole they could not climb out of. Mt. St. Vincent opened the game on an 11-2 run and never trailed after the opening York bucket. They also closed the half strong, with a 13-2 run, and took a 35-17 lead into halftime.
The Cardinals showed a bit of life out of the gates in the second half as they knocked down three shots from beyond the arc in the opening 1:40 to close to within nine points. But following a timeout, the Dolphins picked it back up and went on a 24-10 run over a ten-minute stretch to put the game well out of reach.
In the loss,
Stayce Kay Muirhead had a big game on the glass, pulling down a season-high 21 rebounds.
Angelika Ruggiano finished with a team-high 14 points and five assists and
Nia Rene and
Danielle Dunn each netted ten points.
Mt. St. Vincent was led by Kelly Fraser who recorded a game-high 24 points, while also pulling down 15 boards, blocking seven shots and grabbing four steals. Christina Barone had 11 assists.
The Dolphins are now 8-3, while York drops to 2-12. The Cardinals will return to action on Saturday when they visit Lehman College at 12:00 p.m.
