YORK, Pa. – The fourth-ranked York College men's lacrosse team built up a 9-1 lead at halftime and then put the game on cruise control as the Spartans won by a final score of 16-9 over Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon for their second Capital Athletic Conference win of the season. Spartan head coach Brandon Childs now sits on top of the program's all-time coaching wins list following today's victory as he has compiled 57 wins in just his fifth season at the helm of the Spartan program.

The Basics: 

Game Number: 10

Site: Kinsley Field – York, Pa.

Records: York (9-1, 2-0 CAC) / Mary Washington (3-7, 1-2 CAC)

Series: Mary Washington leads 12-10

How it happened:

• The Spartans came out hitting on all cylinders offensively and opened up a 7-0 lead before UMW tallied its first goal with 7:04 left in the second quarter. Six different Spartans scored goals on that run as Dillon Hannah scored twice.
• York tacked on two more goals before the first half ended as Andrew Gamble tallied his second of the game and Ryan Cook finished in traffic after a crisp feed from Matt Whitcher.
• The first half was all York as the Spartans held a 34-3 shot advantage and a 22-12 lead in ground balls heading into the break.
• The Eagles picked up the offense in the second half as they out-scored the Spartans 8-7 and out-shot York 18-16.
• York still managed to put up good offensive numbers in the second stanza as three new Spartans recorded goals, including Austin Glab who opened the second-half scoring with his 10th goal of the his freshman campaign.
• Freshmen Cameron Leech and Thomas Pfeiffer also found the back of the net in the second half, while freshman Brendan McGrath tacked on two more goals to go along with one from the first half and freshman Nick Magnusson added his second of the game.

Spartan Leaders:

Andrew Gamble – 4 points on 2 goals and 2 assists

Brendan McGrath – 3 goals

Josh Kluver – 3 caused turnovers

Hunter Davis – 6 ground balls

Billy Sasso – 9-for-13 on face-offs

Eagle Leaders:

Miles Davis – 5 points on 2 goals and 3 assists

Jack Carver – 2 goals

Owen Dingman – 1 caused turnover

Kieran Burns – 1 caused turnover

Eli Ayer – 10 ground balls, 12-for-24 on face-offs

Goalie Comparison

Caleb Abney (YCP) – 44:39, 6 saves, 3 GA, (Win, 8-0)

Sam Wasson (UMW) – 60:00, 13 saves, 16 GA (Loss, 3-6)

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James Anderson (YCP) – 12:51, 1 save, 5 GA

Jake White (YCP) – 2:30, 1 GA

Game Notes:

The Eagles lead the all-time series 12-10, but the Spartans have won the last six meetings … York's 16 goals is the most UMW has allowed this season … York has now recorded 50 or more shots in a game three times this season as they recorded 50 today … the Spartans picked up 40 ground balls, which is the second-most this season … York's 10 turnovers is the second-fewest in a game this season … Gamble extends his point streak to 10 games and has scored multiple goals in eight of those 10 games … Hannah also kept his 10-game point streak in tact with his two goals today … Glab extended his goal streak to eight games with his tally today … Davis saw his nine-game point streak come to a close, but he leads all freshmen and ranks second on the team overall with 22 points on 15 goals and seven assists.

Coach Childs Notes:

Brandon Childs surpassed Jim Griffin on the men's lacrosse all-time coaching wins list with his 57th victory today with the Green and White … Childs is midway through his fifth season with York, while Griffin spent seven full seasons as head coach of the Spartans … in 83 games on the York sideline, Childs has compiled a record of 57-26, with a record of 23-8 against CAC opponents … his teams have won 68% of their games, including 74% in conference play … in 2014, Childs led the Spartans to a school-record 16 wins and a share of the CAC regular season crown. That same season, York made its first-ever appearance in the CAC title game and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, also a program first … Childs was named the 2014 CAC Coach of the Year for his outstanding achievements that season … under the leadership of Coach Childs there have been 20 All-CAC selections, one CAC Player of the Year, three CAC Rookies of the Year, six USILA All-American selections and two CoSIDA Academic All-America Team selections.

What's Next

York will host St. Mary's on Wednesday in a CAC matchup at 4:00 p.m.

Brandon Childs photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers