YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse extended their season opening win streak to three with a 13-5 win over McDaniel College in a non-conference contest in York, Pa. on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans improve to 3-0 while the Green Terror falls to 0-2 as both losses have come against Capital Athletic Conference squads.

How it happened:

• The Spartans opened the scoring with two goals as freshmen Austin Glab and Thomas Pfeiffer gave York a 2-0 lead just over seven minutes into the game.

• The Green Terror got on the board when Patrick Huckenpoehler found the back of the net with five minutes left in the first quarter.

• York ended the first half with a flourish as Dan Kaplan, Glab and Andrew Gamble each scored in the final 2:10 of the first quarter to push York's lead to 5-1.

• The Spartans dominated the second quarter, outscoring McDaniel 3-0. York got goals from Glab, Gamble and Pfeiffer as the Spartans led 8-1 at the half.

• Freshman Hunter Davis continued his torrid start to the season as he opened the second half scoring with a goal off a Dillon Hannah pass just 1:59 into the third quarter.

 • After McDaniel got their second goal at the 12:31 mark, Davis and Gamble each scored within a three-minute span to push York's lead to 11-2.

• McDaniel's Jason Lawrence closed out the third quarter scoring with a goal from Calvin Fleagle with 1:51 remaining in the period.

• The two teams each scored twice in the fourth period with Gamble scoring his fourth goal with 3:56 left in the game to close out the scoring.

Spartan Leaders:

Andrew Gamble: 4 points, 4 goals

Austin Glab: 4 points, 3 goals, 1 GB

Hunter Davis: 3 points, 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 GB

Joey Fiorino: 10 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers, 5-for-10 face offs

Joseph Joseph: 3 points, 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 GB

Thomas Pfeiffer: 2 goals, 2 GB

Dillon Hannah: 2 assists

Cameron Leech: 2 assists

Garrett Barker: 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Green Terror Leaders:

Patrick Huckenpoeler: 2 goals

Jason Lawrence: 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist

Calvin Fleagle: 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover

Zach Monzo: 1 goal

Zach Bicho: 12-for-19 face offs, 5 ground balls

Robert Breed: 3 caused turnovers, two ground balls

Goalie Comparison

Caleb Abney (YCP): 49:29, 5 saves, 5 GA (Win, 3-0)

James Anderson (YCP): 10:31, 3 saves, 0 GA

Eric Ritchie (McD): 60:00, 8 saves, 13 GA

Notes:

Senior Andrew Gamble passed his brother for second all-time in points with his four points in the game as he now has 176 points, passing Josh at 175 … Andrew Gamble tied brother Josh in goals as the duo is now tied for second with 120 goals … The Spartans are now 3-0 for the second time under head coach Brandon Childs … York also started 3-0 in 2013 … The Spartans are now averaging 14.0 goals per game while they are allowing just 2.6 goals against per game … Caleb Abney allowed his first goal of the 2016 season on McDaniel's first tally of the game … Abney had gone 86:54 without allowing a goal to start the season … Man-down goalie James Anderson was clean in his 10:31 of work as he made three saves … Gamble leads the Spartans in scoring with 13 points on nine goals and four assists while Davis has added 12 points on eight goals and four assists … The Spartans have had 15 different players score goals for the year …. The Spartans struggled at the X as McDaniel won 13-of-22 face offs … York is at 49.2% (30-for-61) at the X for the year … The Spartans have outshot their opponents 137-53 for the year … Joey Fiorino leads the Spartans with 13 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.

Series: York leads 4-3 (York has won four straight)

They Said It:

• "I thought we made the most of our offensive chances today. It didn't feel like we had the ball a lot today but when we did, we made the most of them. I thought we played fast and winning the ground ball count was important. I thought it showed out athleticism to win the 50/50 ground balls today. We were able to manufacture some goals by playing the pace we wanted to play." – Head coach Brandon Childs on his thoughts about the win.

• "We are taking it one game at a time which sounds incredibly cliché. Last year we were so focused on the big picture I think it hurt us. This year we are really just taking it day by day. It was important to me to be 1-0 on February 27." Coach Childs when asked about the Spartans' 3-0 start.

• "Andrew has done a fantastic job of being patient and making the most of his opportunities so far this year. He's been a really good leader for the young guys we have on that end of the field. When he has gotten his opportunities this year, he has buried them." – Coach Childs on Andrew Gamble's start to the season.

What's Next

York returns to action on Wednesday afternoon as they travel to Roanoke to face the nationally ranked Maroons in a non-conference contest. It begins a stretch of five games in which the Spartans' opponents are ranked in four of those five games.  First face off is scheduled for 4:00 pm.