Box Score YORK, PA – The York College field hockey squad continued their outstanding season as they earned a 3-0 win over St. Mary's College in the opening round of the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference tournament. The Spartans advance to the conference semifinals on Wednesday.
Game #18
Records: York (13-5), St. Mary's (4-12)
Shots: York 25, ST. Mary's 0
Shots on Goal: York 15, St. Mary's 0
Penalty Corners: York 17, St. Mary's 2
Saves: York 0, St. Mary's 12
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Spartans carried the play the majority of the first half but would be unable to find the back of the cage. York outshot the Seahawks 11-0 with six of the Spartan shots coming on goal. York also had a 10-1 bulge in penalty corners but the Seahawk defense played well in keeping York out of the back of the cage.
• York finally got on the scoreboard in the 45th minute as the Spartans finally cashed in on a corner. Alexa Taylor inserted the ball to Ali Posey who sent the ball along the top of the circle. Meghan Heary fired the ball into the circle and Lindsay Nye diverted the ball into the cage for the goal. The goal was Nye's team-leading 18th of the year and gave the Spartans a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
• The Spartans made it 2-0 just over 11 minutes later as Beth Patrick carried the ball down the right wing before cutting towards the end line. Patrick struck a perfect centering pass to Autumn Mallory who blasted the pass into the back of the cage for her ninth goal of the year.
• York capped the scoring with 10:46 left in regulation as Alexa Taylor pushed home a loose ball for the Spartan goal. It was Taylor's third goal of the year.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Lindsay Nye: 1 goal, 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
Alexa Taylor: 1 goal, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Autumn Mallory: 1 goal, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal
Beth Patrick: 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Meghan Heary: 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Paige Taylor: 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
Ali Posey: 7 shots, 4 shots on goal
ST. MARY'S LEADERS
St. Mary's did not record a shot or a defensive save
GOALKEEPING COMPARISON
Eve Hauptle (YCP): 70:00 minutes played, 0 goals against, 0 saves (Win, 13-5)
Alyssa Thompson (SMC): 70:0 minutes played, 3 goals against, 12 saves (Loss, 5-11)
GAME NOTES
The Spartans are now 21-10 all-time against St. Mary's as the Spartans have won five straight against the Seahawks … York has outscored St. Mary's 13-1 during their five game win streak against the Seahawks … York is now 7-2 against St. Mary's in the CAC tournament … Lindsay Nye continues to lead the CAC in scoring with 41 points while she also leads in goals scored with 18 … The Spartans' 13 wins are tied for the third highest total in school history (2014) … the Spartan school record for wins in a season is 15 set in 1998 … York has won 14 games in a season twice (2001 and 2009) … the Spartans now have five players in double figures in scoring with Nye (41 points) and Ali Posey (30 points) leading the way … Autumn Mallory (19 points), Paige Taylor (18 points) and Alexa Taylor (12 points) have also reached double figures for the Spartans … sophomore goalie Eve Hauptle earned her fifth shutout of the year as she lowered her goals against average to 1.76 with the shutout … Hauptle now has eight career shutouts with the clean sheet which ranks her fourth on the Spartans' career list … Hauptle now has 22 wins for her career which ranks fifth on the all-time list for York … Nye's 41 points ties her for third on the single-season list, 10 points behind record holder Jaclyn Russell … Nye's five game-winning goals ties her for second on the single-season list … Nye's 18 goals ties her for second on the single-season list, four behind record holder Michele Gladfelter (1987).
UP NEXT
The Spartans will head to Salisbury University to face the top seeded Sea Gulls in the CAC Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday, November 2. The Sea Gulls captured a 6-2 win over the Spartans on October 12.
