YORK, Pa. – The York College men's lacrosse team put forth a dominating effort in a 20-1 victory over Washington & Jefferson College in the 2016 home opener on Saturday at Kinsley Field.

The Basics:

Game Number: 2

Site: Kinsley Field – York, Pa.

Records: York (2-0) / W&J (0-1)

Series: York leads 2-0

How it happened:

• The Spartans jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opening quarter with six different players tallying goals. Freshman Brendan McGrath tallied two goals in the first quarter, including the first of his career, and finished with a game-high four goals.
• York continued to pour on the offense in the second quarter with four more goals. Cameron Leech scored the first goal of the quarter for his first collegiate tally and now has points in back-to-back games.
• The Spartans continued to wrack up the goals in the second half as they posted six in the third quarter. Freshman Robert McGurrin tallied his first collegiate goal and senior Andrew Warburton tallied his first goal of the season.
• In the fourth quarter, Chuck Addis became the fourth freshman of the day to tally his first collegiate goal. Dan Mangle also tickled the twine for his first goal of the season.

Spartan Leaders:

Andrew Gamble – 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, 1 ground ball

Brendan McGrath – 4 goals, 1 ground ball

Dillon Hannah – 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball

Hunter Davis – 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover

Garrett Barker – 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Ben Jones – 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Jackson Fritz – 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Jake Katchmark – 10-for-13 on face-offs, ground balls

President Leaders:

Kyle Heinig – 1 goal, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Bryan Whipkey – 4 ground balls

Ryan Quan – 7-for-19 on face-offs, 1 caused turnover

Goalie Comparison

Caleb Abney (YCP) – 30:00, 3 saves, 0 GA (Win, 2-0)

Jacob Succop (W&J) – 60:00, 18 saves, 20 GA (Loss, 0-1)

Landry Marshall (YCP) – 15:00, 1 save, 1 GA

Jake White (YCP) – 15:00, 1 save, 0 GA

Game Notes:

• 12 different Spartans recorded goals, 18 different Spartans recorded points.
• The Spartans' 65 shots is the second-highest single-game total in program history, while their 35 combined points ranks fifth.
• York is now 5-0 under head coach Brandon Childs in the first home game of the season.
• Coach Child's earned his 50^th win as he improves to 50-25 in his fifth season at the helm.
• As a program, the Spartans are now 122-122 all-time. This is the first time the 17-year history of the program that the all-time record is at .500 winning percentage.

What's Next

York returns to action on Saturday in a non-conference home contest against McDaniel College at 1:00 p.m.

Andrew Gamble/Brendan McGrath photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers