Alicia Gumbs
JosportRD
42
York (NY) YCNY 0-2,0-0 CUNYAC
75
Winner Old Westbury OW 1-2,0-1 Skyline
York (NY) YCNY
0-2,0-0 CUNYAC
42
Final
75
Old Westbury OW
1-2,0-1 Skyline
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
York (NY) YCNY 3 8 17 14 42
Old Westbury OW 18 11 15 31 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Gumbs pours in career-high 32 points to steer @yorkcardinals Women’s Basketball against Old Westbury

York College opens its home schedule Tuesday (Nov. 21) with a non-conference matchup against Rosemont College

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's basketball closed out their two-game road trip Saturday afternoon as Alicia Gumbs dominated but the Cardinals were unable to keep up with the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers (1-2), falling 75-42 in a non-conference matchup inside Clark Athletic Center. 

How it Happened
  • Gumbs sank a jumper 2:26 in to put York on the board to make it a 5-2 game.
  • Old Westbury went on a 13-1 scoring spree to push the lead to 18-3 after one quarter of play.
  • York clamped down in the second period to limit Old Westbury to 11 points.
  • Gumbs netted six more points and Melanie Guerrero drained a jumper before Old Westbury scored four-unanswered points in the final 1:10 to edge York by four in the second.
  • Trailing 29-11 at the break, York outplayed the Panthers over the next 10 minutes by shooting 50 percent from the floor to own a 17-15 third-quarter scoring edge.
  • Old Westbury raced out of the second-half gates to score seven-straight points.  
  • Both teams traded baskets over a stretch of 2:05 before Gumbs went to work by scoring 11 of her 15 third-quarter points to spark a 13-2 run over the remaining 3:52 that trimmed the deficit to 16 points (44-28). 
  • The Panthers responded in the final stanza by shooting 63.6 percent from the field to outscore York by 17 (31-14).   
  • Gumbs registered York's first field goal of the quarter 4:11 in as Old Westbury used a 31-3 spurt to stretch the lead to 26 (57-31).
  • The two squads played even until Old Westbury closed out the final 2:06 with a 9-2 surge to seal the victory. 
Leading the Cardinals
  • Gumbs finished with a career-high 32 points (13-of-32 FG, 6-of-8 FT) to go along with three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 40 minutes of action. 
  • Madison Plaza chipped in six points and a career-best 10 rebounds (four offensive). 
  • Guerrero and Nadaysia Nivar each grabbed five boards.
For Old Westbury
  • Phalan Smith paced Old Westbury to victory with 30 points (14-of-24 FG), six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block. 
  • Fatima Thompson contributed 19 points (9-of-14 FG), 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals. 
  • Sierra Rowe dished out six assists while Malaura Olivier and Allysha Thomas both scored eight points.  
Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals shot 34 percent (16-of-47) from the field and 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from 3-point territory.  Old Westbury connected on 41.5 percent (34-of-82) from the floor, 18.5 percent (5-of-27) from downtown and 33.3 percent (2-of-6) from the stripe.  The Panthers won the boards battle, 52-35, and scored 17 second-chance points off 27 offensive rebounds.  Old Westbury also owned the edge in assists (21-2), blocks (3-0) and steals (9-1). 

Up Next 
The Cardinals (0-2) open their home slate Tuesday (Nov. 21) with a non-conference showdown against the Rosemont College Ravens (0-5) at 5 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.  Tune in with live stats and video by visiting yorkathletics.com/live.

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