NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The No. 16 Spartans ended the regular season on a positive note as they went on the road and picked up a 10-5 Capital Athletic Conference victory over No. 15 Christopher Newport on Saturday.

The Basics: 

Game Number: 16

Site: Captains Turf Field – Newport News, Va.

Records: York 11-5 (5-3 CAC) / Christopher Newport 11-4 (5-3 CAC)

Series: York leads 3-0

How it happened:

• Jordan Cassella put York on the board first with a man-up goal just over five minutes in.
• The Captains responded a minute later with a free-position goal and then tacked on another four minutes later to take a 2-1 lead.
• Katelyn Cattrano tallied back-to-back goals three minutes apart to put York ahead 3-1.
• Brittany Noell put York ahead 4-2 with less than five minutes to go in the first half.
• The Spartans picked up right where they left off to start the second half as Allison Kolacy and Noell tallied goals within the first eight minutes to extend the lead to 6-2.
• The Captains tallied three goals in the second half, but each time they were matched by Spartan goals.
• Katherine Burk led York in the second half with two goals and Cattrano capped off the scoring with a man-up goal in the final minute to bring her point total to six on the day.

Spartan Leaders:

Katelyn Cattrano – 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists

Katherine Burk – 2 goals

Brittany Noell – 2 goals

Katie Owens – 2 caused turnovers, 3 ground balls

Megan Strauch – 3 ground balls, 4 draw controls

Captain Leaders:

Kylie Chaplin – 2 goals

Tess D'Arcy – 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls

Mariah Ginebra – 2 caused turnovers, 3 ground balls

Sam Puglisi – 1 caused turnover, 4 ground balls

Meaghan Galvin – 5 draw controls

Goalie Comparison

Rachel Donovan (YCP) – 60:00 min, 8 saves, 5 GA, 3 ground balls, Win (8-4)

Emma Walsh (CNU) – 54:39 min, 8 saves, 9 GA, 1 ground balls, Loss (11-4)

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Hanna Slough (CNU) – 5:21, 1 save, 1 GA, 2 ground balls

What's Next:

The Spartans secured the fourth seed in the CAC Tournament and will host fifth-seeded Christopher Newport in the first round on Wednesday at a time to be determined.