NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The York College men's lacrosse team bounced back from Wednesday's tough loss against #1 Salisbury with a solid 11-6 Capital Athletic Conference road win at Christopher Newport on Saturday. The seventh ranked Spartans improve to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in the CAC while the Captains fall to 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the league. The win locks up the second seed for the Spartans in the upcoming CAC tournament.   

How it happened:

• The Spartans got on the board first as Dillon Hannah scored his 21^st goal of the year off a pass from Andrew Gamble just 2:56 into the game.

• The Captains would take the lead as they scored the other two first quarter goals as they seized a 2-1 lead after 15 minutes of play. Ryan Mills and Randy Foster scored for the Captains.

• Each team scored three straight goals in the second quarter. Gamble, Hannah and Hunter Davis scored York's three goals in a three and a half minute span. CNU answered with a trio of goals to take a 5-4 lead at the break. Foster scored twice including a goal with 12 seconds remaining in the half to give the hosts the one goal halftime lead.

• York owned the third quarter as they outscored the Captains 4-0 to push out to an 8-5 lead. Hannah had a pair of goals while Thomas Pfeiffer and Davis each scored a goal in the quarter.

• The Captains scored the first goal of the fourth quarter a mere seven seconds into the stanza, trimming York's lead to 8-6 but York scored the final three goals of the game as Davis, Hannah and Taylor Tolbert scored for York.

Spartan Leaders:

Dillon Hannah: 5 goals on six shots, 1 ground ball

Hunter Davis: 4 points on 3 goals and 1 assist, three ground balls

Thomas Pfeiffer: 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, 1 ground ball

Joey Fiorino: 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover, 3-for-7 at the X

Josh Kluver: 5 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers

Captain Leaders:

Randy Foster: 3 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Ryan Mills: 1 goal, 3 ground balls

Tony Cruz: 12-for-20 at the X, 5 ground balls

Brandon Moloney: 7 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers

Goalie Comparison

Caleb Abney (YCP): 60:00, 13 saves, 6 goals against

Matt Hayden (CNU): 60:00, 13 saves, 11 goals against

Notes:

The Spartans secured the second seed in the CAC Tournament with the win on Saturday … York will play the winner of the Christopher Newport and Southern Virginia first round game which will be held on Tuesday afternoon in Newport News … the semifinal game will be played on Saturday, April 23 in York … the five goals for Dillon Hannah ties his career high which he set earlier this month with five goals in the April 1 win over St. Mary's … Hannah scored his five goals on just six shots … York's 14 wins are the second highest win total in school history and ties the highest regular season mark in school history … the Spartan school record for wins in a season is 16 set during the 2014 season … York is now 5-1 all time against the Captains and 3-0 in Newport News … Senior goalie Caleb Abney picked up his 49^th career win in net for the Spartans … the third period is York's highest scoring quarter of the year as they have outscored their opponents 59-32 … York outshot CNU 39-29 on the day and also won the ground ball count 30-29 … the Spartans were a perfect 17-of-17 in the clear as they have registered an 88.7% on the clear this year … York now has eight players with 20 or more points this year led by Andrew Gamble's 47 points on 30 goals and 17 assists while Hannah is second with 38 points on 25 goals and 13 assists … Cameron Leech leads York with 18 assists including two in the win Saturday.

They Said It

"I thought we did a good job in the middle of the field which gave us extra possessions. We really needed those extra possessions today. Caleb made some big saves in the second half to keep CNU off the board and allow us to score at the other end of the field. Dillon Hannah had a great shooting day. He is a kid who works very hard every day and I am glad to see that hard work pay off with a big day." – Spartan Head Coach Brandon Childs

What's Next

York returns to action a week from today when they host the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against either Christopher Newport or Southern Virginia. The Spartans are the second seed in the tournament. Game time will be determined on Wednesday after the first round game between the Captains and the Knights.