Box Score OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College men's lacrosse squad picked up their third win this year over a top 10 ranked team as they downed #9 Nazareth College 13-8 in the opening round of the Green Turtle Classic hosted by Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland on Friday afternoon. The Spartans improve to 7-0 overall while the Golden Flyers fall to 4-1.
How it happened:
• After a pair of fruitless possessions to open the game for both teams, the Golden Flyers got a Luke Wooters goal off a pass from Troy Haefele with 6:49 left in the opening quarter.
• The Spartans responded with back-to-back goals from Cameron Leech and Matt Whitcher as York took a 2-1 lead. Leech's goal came with 5:06 left in the first and Whitcher's goal came 1:16 later.
• Nazareth's Connor Chapman tied the game at two on an unassisted goal with 2:39 remaining in the first.
• York's Austin Glab closed out the first quarter scoring with a nice goal off a pass from Joseph Joseph 37 seconds after Chapman's goal. The goal gave York a 3-2 lead after 15 minutes of play.
• York opened the second quarter scoring with a Joseph goal 1:31 into the quarter as Glab set him up with a pass as York's lead grew to 4-2.
• Hunter Burdick cut the deficit to 4-3 with a goal off a feed from Wooters with 11:36 left in the period.
• York's Joey Fiorino and Dillon Hannah found the back of the net for the Spartans to increase the Spartan lead to 6-3. Fiorino scored at the 11:14 mark off a pass from Hannah. Hannah then tallied a goal of his own with a score off a pass from Glab with 7:59 remaining in the half.
• Burdick struck for another goal with 6:35 left in the quarter as he scored a man up goal off a feed from Wooters.
• Senior Andrew Gamble pushed the Spartan lead back to two at 7-5 as he recorded a man-up goal off a pass from Leech with 2:04 remaining in the half.
• Nazareth came out of the intermission and tied the game with two goals a mere 47 seconds apart as Matt O'Neill and Wooters found the back of the net, knotting the game at seven.
• The Spartans would take over after the Wooters' goal. Hannah opened the Spartans' four goal spurt as he one-timed a pass from Glab for the goal at the 8:07 mark. Whitcher and Thomas Pfeiffer finished the third quarter scoring with goals at the 3:05 and 2:12 mark respectively.
• Gamble opened the fourth quarter scoring with an unassisted tally on a filthy bounce shot at a harsh angle to push York's lead to 11-7 with 13:24 left in the game.
• Anthony Basile halted the Spartan run with a goal off a Wooters' pass with 5:45 remaining in the game but that would be the last time Nazareth would score.
• Joseph and Hannah completed the scoring as they each scored a goal just 21 seconds apart to salt away the win for the Spartans.
Spartan Leaders:
Dillon Hannah: 4 points, 3 goals, 1 assist
Austin Glab: 4 points, 1 goal, 3 assists, 2 ground balls
Andrew Gamble: 2 goals, 3 ground balls
Joey Fiorino: 1 goal, 4 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 1-for-2 at the X
JoJo Joseph: 3 points, 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
Conrad Ordakowski: 6 ground balls (career-high)
Jake Katchmark: 14-for-23 at the X
Nazareth Leaders:
Luke Wooters: 6 points, 2 goals, 4 assists, 1 ground ball
Hunter Burdick: 2 goals
Keenan O'Brien: 2 caused turnovers, 1 ground ball
Seth DeLisle: 9-for-23 at the X, 3 ground balls
Goalie Comparison
Caleb Abney (YCP): 59:28 minutes played, 5 saves, 7 goals against, 12 shots faced
James Anderson (YCP): 0:32 minutes played, 0 saves, 1 goal against, 1 shot faced
Scott Brown (Naz): 60:00 minutes played, 10 saves, 13 goals against, 23 shots faced
Notes:
The win is the third over a top ten team this year as the Spartans defeated #10 Roanoke 12-6, #5 Gettysburg 9-7, and now #9 Nazareth 13-8 … York came into the year just having one top 10 victory in the 17-year history of the program … the 7-0 start is the best in school history and matches the longest win streak in school history … those two seven game win streaks came during the 2014 season as the Spartans won seven straight from February 22 to March 19 and then again from March 29 to April 26, 2014 … Brandon Childs (55-25, 5th season) is now one win away from tying Jim Griffin for the all-time lead in York College men's lacrosse coaching victories … Griffin's record was 56-49 in seven years at the helm of the program … this is the first meeting between Nazareth and York on the men's lacrosse field … York won the all-important ground ball battle 30-19 … York committed just six turnovers in the win while they forced 12 Golden Flyer miscues … Nazareth entered the game averaging 15 goals per game while they were allowing just eight opponent goals per game … the 13 goals marks the fifth time in seven games that the Spartan offense has reached double figures in goals … York has scored at least one man-up goal in six straight games … York has committed just 27 combined turnovers in their three wins over top ten teams including six in the wins over Gettysburg and Nazareth … Freshman Hunter Davis failed to score a goal in the game for the first time in his career but did keep his point streak alive with an assist … Joey Fiorino has caused at least one opponent turnover in every game this year and has had forced a combined six in the wins over Roanoke, Gettysburg and Nazareth … Caleb Abney picked up his 43rd career goalkeeping win as he now has a 21 victory lead on second place (Matt Keeler – 22) … Andrew Gamble has scored at least two goals in six of his seven games this year as he leads the squad with 15 goals while he also leads the team with 22 points and three man-up goals.
They Said It
"I thought the difference was the work we did at the face off X and ground balls in the third quarter. J.D. Beck, Conrad Ordakowski, and Jake Katchmark were just outstanding and enabled us to get really productive possessions. I thought our poise against a very good team was something that enabled us to take control of the game in the second half. I thought we shot well and converted opportunities a little better than we had been. I also felt our depth played a big role in the fourth quarter. Our guys were fresher and we were able to kill off the clock late. Nazareth is a very good team and they are going to win a lot of games this year. Now we need to prepare for another great challenge tomorrow."
- Spartan Head Coach Brandon Childs
What's Next
The Spartans get no break as they will face #14 Lynchburg College in the second round of the Green Turtle Classic in Owings Mills. The Spartans and Hornets will face off at 3:00 pm on Saturday. Lynchburg is the alma mater of Spartan head coach Brandon Childs. He was an All-American for the Hornets and still holds the school career record for assists.
Post Game Interview with Brandon Childs (Courtesy of Stevenson Athletic Communications)
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair
