Box Score OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College field hockey team remained red hot with their fourth straight win as they blanked Stevenson 2-0 in a non-conference match on Wednesday night in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Spartans have won their last two and three of their last four via the shutout.
Game #11
Records: York (9-2), Stevenson (2-7)
Shots: York 12, Stevenson 11
Shots on Goal: York 7, Stevenson 4
Penalty Corners: York 11, Stevenson 11
Saves: York 4, Stevenson 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sophomore Lindsay Nye (Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita) got the Spartans off to a great start in the game as she found the back of the cage with the game's first shot. She scored as she drove a shot home from middle of the circle into the back of the cage. The goal came a mere 2:46 into the game. Nye's goal was her 14th of the year.
• The play would be back and forth the remainder of the first half. The Spartans would outshoot the Mustangs 7-6 in the half while both teams had five penalty corners. York held a very slim 3-2 edge in shots on goal in the opening 35 minutes.
• The second half seemed to be a carry over of the first half as the momentum continued to go back and forth as shots came in clusters for both sides.
• The Green and White got a key insurance goal in the 51st minute off a penalty corner. Senior Alexa Taylor (York, Pa./Red Lion) pushed out a pass to defender Kenidy Kubitz (Boyertown, Pa./Oley Valley). Kubitz hit a rocket inside the left post to give the Green and White a 2-0 lead. The goal was Kubitz's first career goal as a Spartan.
• The Mustangs pulled their goalie with 12:31 left in regulation but the Spartans would withstand the extra attacker to earn the win.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Lindsay Nye: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Kenidy Kubitz: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Alexa Taylor: 1 assist
Ali Posey: 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
Autumn Mallory: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
STEVENSON LEADERS
Sara McVey: 5 shots, 2 shots on goal
Marissa Hoffman: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Rosemarie Neiva: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
GOALKEEPING COMPARISON
Eve Hauptle (YCP) – 70:00 minutes, 0 goals, 4 saves (Win, 9-2)
Kelsey Eure (SU) – 57:29 minutes, 2 goals against, 5 saves (Loss, 2-7)
GAME NOTES
The Spartans improve to 20-4 all-time against the Mustangs … York got back on the winning side of the ledger against the Mustangs after losing last year in overtime at home … after giving up a season-high tying four goals against Johns Hopkins, the Spartans have posted back-to-back shutouts … York now has four shutouts for the year … Lindsay Nye scored a goal in her ninth straight game and she now has a point in all 11 Spartan games this year …. Nye continues to lead the CAC in goals (14) and points (32) … the Spartans rank third in the CAC in goals per game at 3.5 … Eve Hauptle is tied for the lead among CAC goaltenders in shutouts with three full clean sheets … Hauptle is also tied for the league lead in wins with nine … York has outshot all 11 opponents so far this year while they also hold the advantage over all 11 opponents in shots on goal … Franklin & Marshall is the only team to have more corners in a game than the Spartans ... York has outscored their 11 opponents 38-16 … York improves to 5-1 on the road … the Spartans last 9-2 start came during the 2014 season … the 2000 edition of the Spartans also started the season 9-2 … the 1998 squad holds the school record for best 11 game start as they began the season 10-1 en route to a school record 15 wins for the year.
UP NEXT
The Spartans return to action on Saturday when they host Lynchburg College in the Spartans' final non-conference game of the year. The match is slated for a 1:00 pm start at Kinsley Field.
Kenidy Kubitz photo courtesy of Shane Guise - Student Photographer
