Box Score ST. MARY'S CITY, MD – Sophomore forward Nathan Bilbie found the back of the net in the 88th minute to give the York College men's soccer team a 1-0 win over third-seeded St. Mary's College in the opening round of the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference on Saturday in Maryland. The Spartans now advance to the CAC semifinals for the first time in the tenure of Spartan head coach Evan Scheffey.
Game #18
Records: York (8-8-2), St. Mary's (12-4-2)
Shots: York 10, St. Mary's 14
Shots on Goal: York 4, St. Mary's 5
Corner Kicks: York 4, St. Mary's 4
Saves: York 5, St. Mary's 3
Fouls: York 13, St. Mary's 18
How It Happened
• The game was physical and hard-fought from the beginning. The two squads were meeting for the second time in four days after the Seahawks defeated York 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon in St. Mary's City.
• St. Mary's got on a roll early as they fired off the first four shots of the game with one of those attempts being on target, forcing Spartan goalie Charlie Johnson to register the save.
• York's first shot came from Matt Freibaum in the 20th minute but the shot was wide.
• The Seahawks would hold a 9-4 edge in first half shots while York had a 2-1 margin in corner kicks. Charlie Johnson had three first half saves for York. The Spartans had eight first half fouls while St. Mary's had six.
• The physical play continued to escalate in the second half. The Seahawks drew three yellow cards within a four-minute span early in the second half.
• York got back to back shots on goal 14 seconds apart in the 62nd minute as Freibaum and Nathan Bilbie managed to fire a pair of shots on target.
• St. Mary's had a pair of corner kicks a little over a minute apart late in regulation but the Seahawks wouldn't be able to produce a shot on either attempt.
• The Spartans finally broke the scoreless tie in the 88th minute as Barak Amige hit a pass to Bilbie who finished the chance for his sixth goal of the year, giving York go-ahead goal with 2:38 left in regulation.
• The goal started some fireworks as the Seahawks were issued a red card and a yellow card in the final 2:20 in the game.
Individual Leaders
York
Nathan Bilbie: 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Barak Amige: 1 assist, 2 shots
Chris Hobbs: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Matt Freibaum: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
St. Mary's
Nick Tait: 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
Anoi Hindle: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Khalid Balogun: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Maxwell Dwyer: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Goalie Comparison
Charlie Johnson (YCP): 90:00 minutes, 0 goals against, 5 saves (Win, 8-8-2)
Zack Haussler (SMC): 90:00 minutes, 1 goal against, 3 saves (Loss, 10-4-2)
Match Notes:
The Spartans snap a three-game losing streak to St. Mary's as they are now 29-5-1 all-time against the Seahawks … York is now 14-1 at St. Mary's … it is the second straight season that the Spartans and Seahawks have met in the final game of the regular season followed by a first round tournament game … last year, St. Mary's was the lower seed and earned a 1-0 overtime win in York to move to the CAC semifinals … the game featured a combined 31 fouls, two red cards, and eight yellow cards … the shutout for Charlie Johnson is his fifth of the year and 14th of his career … Johnson ranks third on the all-time list with his 14 shutouts, four back of Jesse Derksen for second place … Johnson now has 24 wins for his Spartan career, good for fourth on the all-time goalie list … Johnson now has 157 career saves in his 55 games played as he moved past Jesse Derksen for sixth place on the all-time saves list … York now heads to Mary Washington to face the second seeded Eagles in tournament semifinals on Tuesday afternoon … the Eagles downed the Spartans 2-0 on Saturday, October 8 in Fredericksburg … York is now 6-2 in the CAC Tournament against St. Mary's and are 33-15-3 all-time in the tournament.
Up Next:
The Spartans advance to face the second seeded Mary Washington Eagles in the tournament semifinals on Tuesday, November 1. Mary Washington earned the first round bye as the tournament's second seed and will host the sixth seeded Spartans. Game time is slated for 3:30 pm in Fredericksburg.
