CARLISLE, Pa. – A dominating performance in the first half set up the No. 8 York College women's lacrosse team for an eventual 10-3 victory over Dickinson College on the road on Wednesday night.

The Basics: 

Game Number: 5

Site: Biddle Field – Carlisle, Pa.

Records: York (4-1) / Dickinson (1-1)

Series: York leads 6-0

How it happened:

•  The Spartan offense went to work early and often as they tallied a goal in the first minute of play and added two more before the midway point of the first half.
• Brittany Noell netted the first goal just over 30 seconds after the opening draw, followed by Caitlin Rankin and Allison Kolacy for first three Spartan goals.
• York tacked on three more goals towards the later part of the first half. Melissa Meehling tallied two of those goals, with Noell tacking on her second of the game.
• Dickinson made things interesting by tallying two goals in the first six minutes of the second half, but the Red Devils failed to keep the momentum rolling as they did not score again until 4:52 left to play.
• Holding a three-goal lead with just under five minutes left, the Spartans decided to back on the offensive and put the game well out of reach by running off four goals in a span of two minutes. Noell tallied the first and final goals of the run, while Rankin added another and Kayleigh Phillips chipped in for the other.

Spartan Leaders:

Allison Kolacy – 5 points on 1 goal and 4 assists

Brittany Noell – 4 goals

Nicole Clauter – 2 caused turnovers

Caitlin Rankin – 2 caused turnovers

Sarah Sitton – 2 caused turnovers

Katie Owens – 4 ground balls

Megan Strauch – 2 draw controls

Red Devil Leaders:

Anne Dunster – 2 points on 2 goals, 3 ground balls

Lucy Reider – 2 caused turnovers

Maddy Siebold – 3 ground balls, 4 draw controls

Moira Mahoney – 4 draw controls

Goalie Comparison

Rachel Donovan (YCP) – 60:00 min, 5 saves, 3 GA, Win (1-0)

Tara Cuddihy (DC) – 60:00 min, 8 saves, 10 GA, Loss (1-1)

Game Notes:

York extends their win streak against unranked opponents to 38 games … the Spartans have out-scored Dickinson 74-31 in six meetings all-time … Dickinson entered tonight's game receiving votes in the IWLCA DIII poll … York is now 2-1 against Centennial Conference teams this season … for the first time this season the Spartans posted a 100% success rate on the clears as they went 22-for-22 … for the second-straight game York recorded a season-high 20 ground balls ... Kolacy tied her career-high for most points in a game with five.

What's Next:

York returns to action on Saturday as they open their Capital Athletic Conference schedule with a home game against No. 7 Salisbury at 12:00 p.m.

Megan Strauch photo courtesy of David Sinclair