ARLINGTON, VA-The York College men's basketball team saw
their nine-game win streak come to an end as
Marymount University upended the Spartans 94-83 in the season
finale for both teams Saturday in Arlington, VA. The Spartans, who
are the CAC regular season champions, fall to 18-7 overall
and 13-3 in the CAC. The Saints conclude their regular season with
a mark of 14-11 overall and 8-8 in the league.
The game was a tale of two halves. The Spartans controlled the
opening 20 minutes of play but the host dominated the second half
en route to the victory.
In the opening half, the Spartans had the lead for the majority
of the half. The margin was in single digits during the first 15
minutes of the half. The Spartans put together a late 10-2 run that
gave them a 45-33 lead with 52 seconds left in the half. Fred
Stanback got a three for the Saints before senior
Nate Lankford (York, Pa./West York)
hit a lay up just prior to the horn as York took a 47-36 lead to
the break.
The bad things started happening for York almost immediately in
the second half. The Saints opened the stanza with a 21-5 run that
turned the Spartans' 11 point halftime lead into a six point
York deficit with 13:02 left in the game. York cut the lead to two
on a Chad McGowan (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) lay
up with 11:11 left but the Saints ripped off six straight points in
40 seconds to increase the lead back to eight. A pair of
Jeremy Keefer (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra) threes again
trimmed the lead to two but a pair of Stanback threes sandwiching a
Mike Gray lay up increased the Saint lead to 74-64 with 7:10 left
in regulation. Those seven points were the start of a 15-4
run that gave Marymount an 81-68 lead with 4:28 left. York was not
about to roll over as York answered with a 10-1 spurt keyed by five
points from senior Levi Winters (Manchester,
Pa./Northeastern), a three from Nick Brady
(Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic), and a Keefer lay up to
trim the Saint lead to 82-78 with 2:32 left. Unfortunately for
York, that is as close as they would get as they could not get
defensive stops or convert enough offensive opportunities in the
final 2:30 of the game. Marymount outscored York 12-5 after the
Spartans cut the lead to four. Marymount finished the second half
outscoring the green and white 58-36.
Stanback had his second 30 point game against the Spartans this
year as he recorded 31 points. Stanback was 11-for-15 from the
floor including a blistering 7-for-9 from three. He also had seven
rebounds and three assists in the win. Shaun Ingram came off the
bench to added 16 points in just 17 minutes on 7-of-8 shooting from
the floor including a pair of treys. Gray added 13 points and five
rebounds while Stephen Simoneau was the fourth Saint in double
figures with 12 points.
McGowan paced the green and white with 19 points and seven
rebounds for the Spartans. Keefer came off the bench to tally 17
points as he was 7-for-10 from the floor including draining a
career-high three triples. Winters contributed 16 points, two
rebounds, and two steals while Brady added 12 points and six
boards. Lankford was the fifth Spartan in double figures with 13
points, seven assists, four rebounds, and three steals.
The Spartans finished the game shooting 47.1% from the
floor including 37.5% (9-for-24) from three. The
Spartans again struggled at the line making just 10-of-19 from the
stripe. Marymount ripped the nets to the tune of
55% shooting. The Saints made 12-of-19 (63.2%) from deep
while they converted 16-of-21 from the free throw line.
Marymount finished the game holding a 38-32 edge in rebounding.
Both teams took care of the ball as York had 14 turnovers while the
Saints had 18 miscues. Ten of the Spartans' 14 turnovers came
in the fateful second half.
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday as they open up the
Capital Athletic Conference tournament by hosting Salisbury
at 8:00 pm. The game will be the second contest of the
women's/men's CAC quarterfinal double header. The women
kick off the action with a 6:00 pm game against Wesley.
GAME BOX
Nate Lankford photo courtesy of Eric Linsley
