Box Score YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team dropped their second straight as the Wesley Wolverines notched a 63-58 Capital Athletic Conference road win in York on Wednesday night. The Spartans have dropped two straight after capturing three straight wins. Senior Dalton Myers became the 22nd Spartan to reach the 1,000 career point milestone in the game.
RECORDS
York (Pa.): 5-3, 2-2 CAC
Wesley: 4-4, 3-1 CAC
TEAM STATS
FG Shooting (%): York 20-for-57 (35.1%), Wesley 22-for-57 (38.6%)
Three Point Shooting (%): York 9-for-35 (25.7%), Wesley 3-for-9 (33.3%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): York 9-for-17 (52.9%), Wesley 16-for-19 (84.2%)
Rebounding: York 34, Wesley 43
Assists: York 13, Wesley 9
Turnovers: York 13, Wesley 13
Blocked Shots: York 4, Wesley 4
Steals: York 7, Wesley 5
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• The first half was a struggle for both teams as neither could get any offensive traction. The Wolverines jumped out to a 7-4 lead just under four minutes into the game. The Green and White tied the game at seven on a Blayde Reich triple at the 14:13 mark. York took a 10-9 lead on a Brad Wesner three pointer just over two minutes later. The Wolverines responded with a 16-2 run, turning the one-point deficit into a 13-point lead with 5:39 left in the first half.
• York cut the lead to 10 when Dalton Myers cashed out a deep three pointer from the top of the arc with 4:46 left in the first half. The triple pushed Myers over the 1,000 career plateau as he is York's 22nd 1,000 point scorer and first under current head coach Matt Hunter. The Wolverines scored five of the final seven points of the half as they took a 32-19 edge to the intermission.
• The Spartans battled back as they opened the second stanza on a 13-5 run, drawing to within five at at 37-32 with 14:40 left in the game. The Wolverines would maintain the lead between five and 10 points over the next 10 minutes of play. Each time the Spartans would get close, the Wolverines would answer to keep York at bay.
• The Wolverines secured the win from the line over the final two minutes of the game. They were able to keep York at arm's length as Wesley went 8-for-8 over a critical 1:04 stretch late in regulation. The Wolverines didn't miss a free throw until there were eight seconds left in regulation and that was way too late for the Spartans. York would end up not getting closer than five points in the second half. The Spartans did outscore Wesley 39-31 in the second half but the 13 point halftime deficit proved to be too much to overcome.
SPARTAN LEADERS
Jason Bady: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Dalton Myers: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
Blayde Reich: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal
Jared Wagner: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocked shots
WOLVERINE LEADERS
Brian Cameron: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 7-for-11 FG, 3-for-5 3PT
Paul Clemons: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot
Rasahn Brinkley: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, 3 steals
GAME NOTES
The Spartans are now 12-13 all-time against Wesley as York has lost the last two meetings … Senior Dalton Myers became the 22nd member of the Spartans' 1,000 career point list … Myers now has 1007 career points as he is 53 points away from Bob Klingseisen who is 20th with 1,060 points … Myers passed Jeff Godboldte who finished his Spartan career with exactly 1,000 points … York's last 1,000 point scorer was Julian Watson on December 8, 2012, ironically, against Wesley in Dover … sophomore Jason Bady had a career day as the sophomore poured in a team-high 14 points as he was 6-for-12 from the field including 2-for-6 from three … Bady also had three assists and two steals in 25 minutes of action … the Spartans got outrebounded by 11 boards as they now have been out-boarded in their last two games and three times over all this year … York had 13 turnovers in the loss, their second lowest totals of the year … York shot a season-low 35.1% from the field in the game … York shot under 30% from three for the fifth time this year … the loss is the first home setback for the Spartans … York went a season-worst 9-for-17 from the free throw line (52.9%) … Wesley outscored York 28-20 in the paint and also had a 17-14 edge in second chance points.
LAST FIVE VS. WESLEY
Feb. 3, 2016 @ Wesley – Loss, 69-60
Dec. 2, 2015 @ York – Win, 78-69
Feb. 4, 2015 @ Wesley – Loss, 63-51
Dec. 20, 2014 @ York – Loss, 77-72
Feb. 6, 2014 @ York – Win, 62-48
UP NEXT
The Spartans return to Wolf Gymnasium on Tuesday evening when they welcome Stevenson University to York for a non-conference contest. Tip time in York is set for 5:00 pm.
Dalton Myers photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography
