Box Score YORK, Pa. – The York College field hockey squad fell to #1
Salisbury University Saturday 4-2 in York on Saturday. With the
loss, the Spartans fall back to .500 at 5-5 on the season,
including 2-3 in Capital Athletic Conference play, while the
top-ranked Sea Gulls up their season mark to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in
conference action.
The visitors pushed the pace early scoring twice within the
contest's first five minutes. Salisbury's Erica Henderson put her
squad up 1-0 just 1:14 into the match as she finished off a Tara
McGovern assist. Following a Salisbury penalty corner, a pair of
attackers put together a give-and-go combination inside the arc.
McGovern then sent the ball toward the left post allowing Henderson
to notch the tip-in goal.
Henderson struck again just 3:02 later, scoring her fifth of the
season. Caitlin Walker provided a hard service from the right side
of the field, across the face of the Spartan goal to Henderson on
the left. The Salisbury forward collected the pass before slotting
home the goal into the left side of the cage.
After that however, the offensive output quieted. During a vast
majority of the middle of the first stanza, neither side was able
to generate much in the attack as much of the contest was played in
the middle third of the field.
With time winding down in the first frame, York looked to go
into the halftime break only down a manageable two scores. However,
Salisbury pushed during the final minutes and notched their third
goal on an Emily Voshell tally with only 1:24 remaining in the
half.
Salisbury increased their advantage to 4-0 early in the second
half. Just 43 seconds into the latter 35 minutes, Courtney Webster
scored her third goal of the season courtesy of a Henderson
assist.
York would eventually spoil Salisbury's efforts at the shutout
as sophomore forward Sandee Reich tallied
her sixth goal of the season in the game's 64th minute
of play. Reich collected a Colleen O'Rourke
pass, took a dribble, and then fired home York's first notch of the
contest.
In the 68th minute, O'Rourke would cut the Sea Gull
advantage to 4-2. A crossing strike caromed off of Salisbury
goalkeeper Anna Cooke and out to O'Rourke who promptly hammered
home her first goal of the 2010 season.
York's efforts would come up short however, as the final horn
sounded with Salisbury capturing the 4-2 CAC win.
For the game, the Sea Gulls owned a 13-6 lead in shots and a
10-3 lead in penalty corners.
Cooke picks up the win in the Salisbury cage after making three
saves. Spartan starter Maggie Schlauch
suffers the defeat despite making four saves during her 38:51 of
work. Lydia
Pirie played 31:09 for the York side as she made a pair of
stops.
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday, October 5, when they
welcome Dickinson College to Kinsley Field. The non-conference tilt
is slated for a 4:30 pm start.
GAME BOX
Sandee Reich photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh - www.sharpedgefoto.com
