YORK, PA - Kimmy Wayson (Harwood, Md./Southern)
tallied six goals and Kelsey Evans (Bel Air,
Md./Fallston) notched 15 saves to lead the York College
women's lacrosse team to a 9-4 Wednesday afternoon victory over
visiting Goucher. The non-conference triumph pushes the Spartans'
early-season mark to 3-2 while the Gophers fall to 2-3.
Wayson continued her incredible start to her freshman season as
she led the Green and White with a career-best six-goal effort. The
rookie sensation, who notched all six on just nine shots, recorded
the Spartans' first five goals en route to increasing her
season-total to a team-high 20 tallies.
In addition to Wayson's efforts, Evans also posted a career day.
Of the freshman goalkeeper's 15 saves, 11 came during her stonewall
second-period when she and the Spartan defense shutout the Gophers
for the entire 30-minute stanza. Goucher would rattle off 17 shots
in the second half, but none found their mark as Evans, and later
Tina Nicklas (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville), stymied
the Gopher offense.
The game's first 19 minutes proved the Wayson and Hannah Khin
show as the two combined for the game's first five goals. Wayson
put York up 1-0 with the contest's first goal at the 20:38 mark in
the first half. Khin erased that Spartan advantage however, with
back-to-back goals, the latter coming with 12:03 remaining in the
frame. Wayson then tied the game at two just 29 seconds later on an
Ashley Kanzler (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) assist.
Khin then gave the Gophers their final lead of the game at the
11:04 mark, with her third goal of the game.
Wayson would then tie the game at four on a free position shot
before halftime and then open up the second stanza with another
free position goal. Wayson's fifth goal of the game, with 29:23
remaining in the game, proved to be the game-winner for the
Spartans.
Meg Foy (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North),
Meaghan Doak (Pylesville, Md./Harford Tech), and
Lauren Kula (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas
Johnson) each added second-half scores for the Spartans
while Wayson added one more during the frame.
The Green and White will look to ride that momentum as they
quickly return to action. York hosts Capital Athletic Conference
foe Salisbury on Friday, March 12, at 3:30 p.m.
Kimmy Wayson scored six goals against Goucher to
increase her season total to 20 - photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh
www.sharpedgephoto.smugmug.com
