Box Score YORK, PA – The York College field hockey team earned their fifth straight win on a dreary Saturday in York as the Spartans downed Lynchburg 5-2. The Spartans improve to 10-2 overall and 6-1 at home.
Game #12
Records: York (10-2), Lynchburg (5-6)
Shots: York 25, Lynchburg 10
Shots on Goal: York 17, Lynchburg 5
Penalty Corners: York 11, Lynchburg 6
Saves: York 3, Lynchburg 12
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Spartans had the early momentum in the game as they fired off the first three shots of the game but had nothing to show for it as Lynchburg goalie Beka Ness made two early saves to keep the game scoreless.
• The Hornets got on the scoreboard in the 22nd minute. Lynchburg had a corner and Nicole Simpao fired off a shot. Spartan netminder Eve Hauptle (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) made a save on the initial shot but Simpao put the rebound home for the 1-0 Lynchburg lead.
• Sophomore Lindsay Nye (Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita) then went to work. The sophomore collected a loose ball on the right wing at midfield. She drove down towards the Lynchburg net, juked Ness and finished the chance for the goal. Nye's goal tied the game with just under 10 minutes left in the first half.
• Simpao had a penalty stroke three minutes later but Hauptle was up to the task as she stoned Simpao, keeping the game tied headed to the break.
• The Spartans outshot the Hornets 8-6 in the first half while they also held a 4-3 margin in penalty corners.
• The second half quickly became the Ali Posey (Airville, Pa./Red Lion) show. The Spartans' junior All-American took the game over with a three-goal flurry that turned a close game into a one-sided affair. Posey began her run with a goal off a corner 3:46 into the second half. Posey blasted a shot into the back of the cage after receiving a pass from Sydney LaMarsh (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) on a corner.
• Posey scored her second goal 2:54 later as she sliced through the Lynchburg defense and ripped a shot past Ness for the 3-1 Spartan lead.
• Posey completed the natural hat trick 39 seconds later as she hit an absolute rocket from the right wing into the back left post as Ness never had a chance to stop the shot. The hat trick gives Posey nine goals for the year.
• Nye concluded the Spartan scoring in the 57th minute as she collected a rebound and banged home her second goal of the year, putting York up 5-1. The goal was Nye's 16th of the year.
• Simpao got a cosmetic goal in the 65th minute against a number of Spartan reserves to provide for the final 5-2 Spartan margin of victory.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Ali Posey: 3 goals, 9 shots, 5 shots on goal
Lindsay Nye: 2 goals, 7 shots, 5 shots on goal
Sydney LaMarsh: 1 assist, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Paige Taylor: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
LYNCHBURG LEADERS
Nicole Simpao: 2 goals, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal
Keely Lunamann: 1 assist
Kayla Copeman: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Elissa Presselin: 1 defensive save
GOALKEEPING COMPARISON
Eve Hauptle (YCP) – 70:00 minutes, 2 goals against, 3 saves (Win, 10-2)
Beka Hess (LC): 70:00 minutes, 5 goals against, 11 saves (Loss, 5-6)
GAME NOTES
The Spartans are now 4-7 all-time against the Hornets … the win for York came by the reverse score of last year as the Hornets scored five times in the second half in their win in Lynchburg … the game was the second inside of 24 hours for the Hornets as they fell to Dickinson College 6-1 on Friday afternoon … the game was also the third in the last four days for Lynchburg after the Hornets blanked Sweet Briar 18-0 on Wednesday … Lindsay Nye has now scored a goal in ten straight games after her two tallies … Nye has also scored at least one point in all 12 Spartan games … Nye continues to lead the team and the CAC in goals (16) and points (36) … Nye now ranks sixth on the all-time single season list in points while her 16 goals ties her for fourth on the single-season list …the Spartans have outscored their opponents 21-6 during their five match win streak … the hat trick for Ali Posey was the third time in her career that she has accomplished the feat as she also turned the trick on September 2, 2015 at Gettysburg and again on September 5, 2015 against Eastern Mennonite … Posey now has 81 career points on 34 goals and 13 assists as she ranks sixth in points and sixth in goals … the Spartans' 10-2 start matches the 2000 team as they also started 10-2.
UP NEXT
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday night when they head to nationally ranked Salisbury University to face the Sea Gulls in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. Game time is set for 7:00 pm.
