Box Score YORK, PA – The York College women's soccer squad picked up a much needed victory as the Spartans blanked Marymount University 1-0 on a soggy Saturday afternoon in York. The win snaps a seven match winless streak for the Green and White.
Game #10
Records: York (3-6-1, 1-1 CAC), Marymount (5-4, 0-2 CAC)
Shots: York 17, Marymount 4
Shots on Goal: York 7, Marymount 2
Corner Kicks: York 6, Marymount 0
Saves: York 2, Marymount 6
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to a quick start against the Saints. York fired off the first four shots of the game. The Green and White got on the board in the 15th minute as Caitlin Rankin collected a rebound from Natalie McCarthy and booted home the game's opening tally. The goal was Rankin's second of the season and gave York the early lead.
• The Saints looked like they were poised to tie the game in the 24th minute as Marymount was awarded a penalty kick. Marymount's Chloe McAuliffe took the kick but Spartan goalie Brittany Cullison saved the shot as she kept the Saints off the board.
• The Spartans dominated the first half as they outshot the Saints 11-1 while York also held a 2-0 margin in corner kicks.
• The second half was more limited offensively on both sides as the rain intensified as the match carried on.
• The biggest play of the second half came in the 72nd minute as Courtney Stephens had a free kick from 20 yards out just wide of the box on the left hand side of the field. Stephen hit an absolute rocket that looked like it was headed into the upper right 90. At the last moment, Cullison got enough of the ball to deflect it off the cross bar and back out into the box. The Saints pounced on it but their shot off the rebound went wide left and the Green and White dodged a major bullet.
• The Spartans had a chance to put home an insurance goal but a Saint defender cleared the ball off the line in the 88th minute.
Individual Leaders
York
Caitlin Rankin (Joppa, Md./Edgewood) 1 goal, 5 shots, 1 shot on goal
Natalie McCarthy (Centreville, Va./Paul VI Catholic): 1 assist, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal
Maxine Herman (York, Pa./Dover): 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
Alyssa Rankin (Joppa, Md./Edgewood): 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Marymount
Courtney Stephens: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Chloe McAuliffe: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Goalie Comparison
Brittany Cullison (YCP): 90:00 minutes, 0 goals against, 2 saves Win, 3-6-1)
Sydney Schultz (MU): 45 minutes, 1 goal against, 3 saves (Loss, 3-2)
April Westmark (MU): 45 minutes, 0 goals against, 2 saves
Match Notes:
The Spartans snapped a 256:06 scoreless streak with Rankin's goal … The Spartans recorded their third shutout of the year … all three of York's wins have come via the clean sheet … York's 17 shots are their most since the 24 they fired off in the season-opening win over Fredonia on September 2 … Brittany Cullison's two saves could not have been bigger as they both prevented certain goals for the Saints … the six corner kicks for York was the second highest total of the year (7 vs. Juniata on Sept. 21) ... nine of York's ten games have been a shutout as the only game in which both teams scored was the 1-1 tie with Juniata.
Up Next:
The Spartans takes back to the road on Wednesday afternoon when they head to PSU Harrisburg to face the Lions in a CAC contest. Kick off is scheduled for 4:00 pm. The game will be the fourth road game in the last five games for the Green and White.
Caitlin Rankin photo courtesy of Shane Guise - Student Photographer
