ASHLAND, VA – The York College men's basketball team fell to host Randolph-Macon 69-62 in the championship game of the R-MC Coaches Tournament sponsored by Kay Jewelers in Ashland, Virginia on Friday evening.

RECORDS

York (Pa.): 7-4

Randolph-Macon: 6-5

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 20-for-48 (41.7%), RMC 23-for-50 (46.0%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 6-for-24 (25.0%), RMC 12-for-27 (44.4%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 16-for-21 (76.2%), RMC 11-for-17 (64.7%)

Rebounding: York 31, RMC 31

Assists: York 16, RMC 18

Turnovers: York 15, RMC 14

Blocked Shots: York 4, RMC 1

Steals: York 7, RMC 7

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Yellow Jackets jumped on the Spartans early as they sprinted out to a 10-2 lead just 3:18 into the game. York cut the lead to six on five different occasions. York finally drew to within five on a Matt Scamuffo three pointer with 6:51 left in the first half. The Yellow Jackets responded with a 6-1 spurt to push the lead back to 10 a mere two minutes later. York again cut the lead to five, this time on a Jason Bady three with 1:47 remaining in the first. The Yellow Jackets scored five of the final seven points of the half to take a 37-29 lead to the break.

• RMC came out of the half and got a Michael Taylor three pointer 20 seconds into the period as it looked like the Green and White were on the brink of getting blown out. Then the Spartan defense locked in as they limited the Yellow Jackets to just six points over the next nine minutes of play. That allowed the Spartans to cut the RMC lead to four at 46-42 with 10:24 left in the game. Unfortunately for the Green and White, they wouldn't be able to capitalize on their defensive efforts as the offense managed to score just 13 points while the defense was playing well.

• The Yellow Jackets started to pull away courtesy of a 14-3 run. RMC hit a number of back-breaking shots late in the shot clock as they continued to keep the Spartans at arms length. The RMC lead peaked at 63-47 with 4:06 but the Spartans had one last run in them as York fashioned an 11-1 spurt to cut their deficit to 64-58 with 1:53 left. York drew to within five at 66-61 with 43 seconds left but it would prove to be a little too late for York as the Yellow Jackets won their second straight R-MC Coaches Tournament title.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Matt Scamuffo: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5-for-13 from three

Blayde Reich: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, 4 steals, 2 assists

Jason Bady: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot

Mike Frauenheim: 7 assists, 1 steal, 0 turnovers

YELLOW JACKET LEADERS

Grayson Midulla: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal, 3-for-4 from three

Daniel Noe: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Michael Taylor: 10 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal

Jamie Wilson: 5 points, 6 assists, 2 steals

GAME NOTES

The Spartans now 0-2 in in-season tournament championships games after falling to F&M in their other tournament this season … Matt Scamuffo earned a berth on the all-tournament team after tossing in a game-high 22 points in the loss for York … it is the second time this year that Scamuffo has earned all-tournament team honors ... Scamuffo tallied 39 points in the two games for the tournament … two of the four Spartan losses have come by single digits … Randolph-Macon finished the game with 12 three pointers in 27 attempts … the Yellow Jackets 44.4% mark from three is the second highest shooting percentage from the three by an opponent this year while the 12 three pointers made set a new opponent mark for the year … York and RMC both had 31 rebounds and that's the third time this year that the Spartans and their opponents have had identical rebounding totals in a game … York tied a season-low with just five offensive rebounds in the game … York managed just 12 offensive rebounds (out of 69 total rebounds) in the two tournament games … York had a positive assist-to-turnover margin for the fourth time this year but it's just the first time the Spartans have lost when that has happened … the Spartans registered 17 steals for the weekend … sophomore Mike Frauenheim dished out a career-high seven assists and did not commit a turnover in his 28 minutes of action … junior Blayde Reich registered his second 20 point performance of the year, just two short of his career high that came in the win over St. Vincent on November 18 … Matt Scamuffo attempted a career-high 13 three pointers while he made five, the second highest total of his career … the 20 plus point effort is the tenth of Scamuffo's career … senior Dalton Myers missed his third straight game for York as he continues to rest an assortment of injuries in the hope of returning for the remainder of the conference schedule … the game against RMC closes out the Spartans' non-conference schedule … York went 5-2 in their non-conference schedule including 2-0 at home and 2-0 in neutral contests … Randolph-Macon has now won three straight and five of their last six after starting the season 1-4.

UP NEXT

The Spartans return to conference play on Wednesday, January 4 when the Marymount University Saints come to Charles Wolf Gymnasium for a Capital Athletic Conference contest. Tip time in York is set for 8:00 pm.