YORK, PA – The York College men's soccer team celebrated senior day with a rousing 3-1 Capital Athletic Conference win over Salisbury on a blustery late October Saturday afternoon in York. The victory is the third straight for the Spartans as they continue to push towards the CAC tournament.

Game #16

Records: York (7-7-2, 4-3-1 CAC), Salisbury (6-8-1, 3-5 CAC)

Shots: York 14, Salisbury 5

Shots on Goal: York 5, Salisbury 1

Corner Kicks: York 3, Salisbury 1

Saves: York 0, Salisbury 2

Fouls: York 10, Salisbury 16

How It Happened:

• The Spartans had carried the play for most of the opening half but the Sea Gulls got the first break of the game as the Spartans were whistled for a foul in the box, handing Salisbury a PK attempt. Nick Carrington converted the penalty kick to give Salisbury the 1-0 lead with 14:29 left in the opening half.

• The PK would give the Sea Gulls momentum heading into the half as they ended the opening 45 minutes with a 4-2 margin in total shots. The Gulls also had the only corner kick in the first half.

• The second half was all Spartans from the start. York notched the equalizer just 8:13 into the second half. Chris Hobbs hit a long free kick to the right side of the box. Matt Freibaum flicked a header to the goal and Joel Teston finished off the pass, tying the game at one.

• The Spartans got a foul in the box in the 68^th minute after a Sea Gull foul. Junior Ryan Ockford finished the penalty kick for his fourth PK conversion of the year as the Spartans took a lead they would not relinquish.

• Junior Chris Hobbs finished off the scoring with a free kick from 28 yards from outside the left side of the box. He got the ball air born into the jet stream and the ball curled inside the near post for the tally.

• York outshot Salisbury 12-1 in the second half while they also had a 3-0 margin in corner kicks.

Game Leaders

York

Joel Teston: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Ryan Ockford: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Chris Hobbs: 1 goal, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal

Matt Freibaum: 1 assist, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal

Nathan Bilbie: 4 shots

Salisbury

Nick Carrington: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Dolph Hagewisch: 1 shot

Nathaniel Eiben: 1 shot

Goalie Comparison

Charlie Johnson (YCP): 90:00 minutes played, 1 goal against, 0 saves (Win, 7-7-2)

Daniel Brennan (SAL): 90:00 minutes played, 3 goals against, 2 saves (Loss, 2-4)

Game Notes:

The Spartans improve to 13-25-5 all-time against Salisbury … York and Salisbury have split their last five matches 2-2-1 … the win qualifies the Spartans for the CAC tournament … the Spartans' seeding will be determined by Wednesday's results … Junior Joel Teston has scored a goal in each of the Spartans' last three wins … Junior Ryan Ockford now has a team-leading six goals with four of those goals coming on penalty kicks … Ockford has a team-leading four game-winning goals for York … Matt Freibaum has dished out a team-high six assists for the Spartans … Freibaum leads York in scoring with 14 points on four goals and the six assists … Freibaum's six assists rank him second in the CAC … the Spartans did not record a save in the game for the third time this year and all three games were wins for the Spartans … York recognized seniors Charlie Johnson, Anthony Flores, Kevin Horan, Matt Freibaum, Kaelan Sullivan, Nick Dudek, Jack Pebole, and George Roros prior to the victory as they were playing their final regular season game at Graham Field.

Up Next:

The Spartans close out their regular season with a trip to St. Mary's College on Wednesday afternoon in a key conference contest. The game will go a long way in determining the seeding for the upcoming CAC tournament. Kick-off is slated for 3:30 pm in St. Mary's City.

Spartan Senior photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers - Five Star Media