WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Lady Bison took on the York Spartans, and struggled to stay in the game, losing 66-49. The Buff and Blue started off well behind a strong start by Tamijo Foronda, who keyed good scoring spurts during the first half. She turned in a near-perfect performance at the line, and contributed other points through attacking the paint. She had 11 points and 8 rebounds going into the half. Fellow guard Pia Marie Paulone did a solid job running the offense with her passing, and turned in 4 points and 5 rebounds, and Shabnam Razmpour, returning for her first game in three weeks due to a foot injury, made things difficult for the Spartans down low. The game settled down into a seesaw match with little scoring until the teams came close to 20 points each in the half. York then turned on the engines, and ran away with the lead going into the locker room.

            Coming out of the half, the Lady Bison geared towards a strong opening spurt, but York continued its scoring run from the first half, and never looked back. Spartan Chanel Perez kept up her strong play, and the Bison found it difficult to sustain a scoring run while trying to keep up with the Spartans. York had a balanced offense in the second half, as opposed to Perez leading them in the first with 13 points. Near the end of the game, the Bison would click, keyed by Paulone's seven point effort, but it would be for naught as York maintained an iron grip on their large lead. Foronda would chip in 6 more points for a game-high total of 17 points and 13 rebounds, notching a double-double. Senior forward Jessica Salisbury grabbed nine boards, along with six points to round out the scoring/rebounding leaders.

            Next up for the Bison (3-15, 0-8 CAC) is a road trip to Salisbury State University (10-8, 4-4 CAC). Tip time is at 5:30 p.m.

Earl Mikell, Contributing Writer