STEVENSON, MD-The York
College dropped a hard-fought 72-67 Capital Athletic Conference
decision at Stevenson University on Saturday night in Stevenson,
MD. The loss drops the Spartans to 6-14 overall and 4-7 in the CAC
while the win boosts the Mustangs' record to 5-14 and 4-6 in
the CAC. The win for the Mustangs also gives them the tiebreaker
over the Spartans for the sixth and final CAC tournament
slot.
The contest was a frustrating one for the Green
and White as the Stevenson lead never reached double figures. It
was also a game that the Spartans never led in but had the game
tied three times including once midway through the second half.
The opening 20 minutes saw the Mustangs have a
lead the majority of the half with that lead being as big as eight
on six different occasions including a 36-28 lead at the break.
The Spartans worked hard in the opening seven
minutes of the second half to cut into the Stevenson lead. That
work paid off when Pat Kelley (Davidsonville, Md./South
River) hit a jumper with 12:09 left in the game, tying the
contest at 44. The Mustangs responded with a quick 6-0 spurt to
take a 50-44 lead with 8:45 remaining in regulation. The Spartans
again worked to cut into the Stevenson lead as they drew to within
one at 57-56 on a Nick Brady (Hanover, Pa./Delone
Catholic) lay up with 3:51 left. Again, the Mustangs
responded with a quick 8-1 run that extended their lead to 65-57
with 1:02 remaining. York cut their deficit to three twice in the
last 22 seconds but each time the Mustangs responded by canning a
pair of free throws to provide for a five point cushion. Stevenson
won the game at the line over the final 1:02 as they went 7-for-10
from the stripe.
Greg Woody led all scorers as the guard tallied
23 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor and a 9-for-12
performance from the free throw line. Kerry Dugan chipped in with
nine points, seven rebounds a blocked shot and a steal while Chaise
Lancaster contributed nine points and four rebounds in 26 minutes
of action. Matt Leddy and Greg Collins each notched eight points in
the winning Mustang effort.
Brady led the Spartans with 21 points, four
rebounds, and four assists. Brady was 8-for-14 from the floor with
two threes and a 3-for-4 effort from the free throw line. Kelley
tallied a season-high 17 points, one point short of his
career-high. Kelley was 6-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-7 from
the free throw line. Junior captain Jeremy Keefer (Palmyra,
Pa./Palmyra) was the third Spartan in double figures with
10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Stevenson shot 48.4% from the floor in the first
half and finished shooting 43.4% from the field for the game. The
Mustangs made 4-of-17 (23.5%) from three but did convert 22-of-30
(73.3%) from the free throw line for the contest.
York managed to shoot just 36.5% from the floor
and struggled to just 23.1% (3-for-13) shooting from
three. The Spartans shot 66.7% (18-for-27) from the
stripe.
The Mustangs out-rebounded the Spartans 40-35
while York held a slight 14-13 edge in second-chance points. The
Spartans did force 17 Mustang turnovers which they converted into
15 points. The Green and White committed just nine turnovers which
Stevenson turned into eight points.
The Spartans return to action on Monday evening
when they host the University of Mary Washington in a Capital
Athletic Conference contest. Tip time is scheduled for 8:00
pm at Wolf Gymnasium in York.
GAME BOX
