FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The York College men's basketball squad went cold from the field in the second half as the Mary Washington Eagles snapped the Spartans' four game win streak with a 94-83 win in Fredericksburg, Virginia on Saturday night.

RECORDS

York (Pa.): 11-6, 6-4 CAC

Mary Washington: 9-8, 5-5 CAC

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 24-for-55 (43.6%), UMW 28-for-50 (56.0%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 7-for-25 (28%), UMW 12-for-25 (48%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 28-for-35 (80%), UMW 26-for-41 (63.4%)

Rebounding: York 31, UMW 33

Assists: York 12, UMW 15

Turnovers: York 16, UMW 17

Blocked Shots: York 2, UMW 1

Steals: York 7, UMW 7

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Mary Washington sprinted out to a quick start on the Spartans. They pushed out to a 19-9 lead just over five minutes into the game. The Eagles pushed the lead to a first half high of 12 (23-11) on a pair of Eric Shaw free throws with 12:54 left in the first half.

• The Spartans responded with a 12-2 run capped by a Matt Scamuffo lay up as York trailed 25-23 with just under ten minutes remaining. Scamuffo would then hit back to back three pointers as the Spartans took their first lead of the night, 34-33. The Spartans pushed the lead to five on three different occasions before settling for the 49-45 halftime lead.

• Both teams lit it up offensively in the first half. York shot 55.2% (16-for-29) from the floor while the Eagles converted 14-of-26 (53.8%) from the field including 7-for-15 (46.7%) from three.

• The Eagles wasted little time in erasing the Spartan halftime advantage as they fashioned an 11-3 lead to take a 56-52 lead a mere 3:21 into the second stanza. Scamuffo hit a three two minutes later to draw York to within one at 59-58. That is the closes the Spartans would get the rest of the way. The Eagles answered Scamuffo's three with a 9-2 run to push the lead to eight with 10:38 left.

• York cut the lead to five twice over the next seven minutes with the second time coming at 81-76 on a pair of Blayde Reich free throws with 2:45 left. The Eagles quickly pushed the lead back to ten and the Spartans would not get closer than seven over the final two minutes of the game.

• York shot just 30.8% (8-for-26) from the floor in the second half while the Eagles shot 58.3% (14-for-24) from the field including 5-for-10 (50%) from three. York went just 3-for-15 from three in the second half.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Matt Scamuffo: 31 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 10-for-15 from the floor, 4-for-8 from three

Blayde Reich: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, 12-for-16 from the FT line

Jason Bady: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Brad Wesner: 8 points, 1 assist, 2-for-5 from three

EAGLE LEADERS

Eric Shaw: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 8-for-12 from the floor, 2-for-2 from three, 7-for-8 from the FT line

John Lutkenhaus: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal

A.J. Robinson: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3-for-7 from three, 6-for-6 from the FT Line

Jacob Williams: 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 1 steal

GAME NOTES

The Spartans are now 35-34 all-time against the Eagles … the two teams have split their series last two years … the Spartans have lost five straight in Fredericksburg … York's last win at the Anderson Center came in the 2012 Capital Athletic Conference championship game, a 59-51 Spartan win on February 25, 2012 … junior Matt Scamuffo poured in a game-high 31 points one game after tying his career-high of 32 points in Wednesday's 88-84 win at St. Mary's … Scamuffo is 19-for-32 (59.3%) from the floor, 11-for-23 (47.8%) from three and 14-for-16 (87.5%) from the free throw line in the last two games … Scamuffo now has three career 30 plus points games and now has 13 games with 20 or more points in his career … Scamuffo now has 861 career points and 137 career three pointers … Scamuffo is nine triples away from moving into sixth place on the Spartans career three point list … junior Blayde Reich set a new career-high with his 24 points and his season-high 11 rebounds for the Spartans' first double-double of the year … Reich went a career-high 12-for-16 from the free throw line … Reich has now reached double figures in five straight games and in 12 of his 16 games this year … sophomore Jason Bady reached double figures for the fifth straight game and tenth time this year … the Spartans lost for just the second time when holding the lead at the break as they are now 8-2 … the Spartans lost for the first time this year when having less turnovers than their opponents as they are now 7-1 when that happens … the Eagles are now 7-2 at home including 4-1 in conference play ... the Eagles ended the game shooting 56% from the floor and that's the third time this season the Spartans have allowed an opponent to shoot over 50% from the floor (@ F&M - 57.1% and @ CNU 50%).

UP NEXT

The Spartans return home on Wednesday evening as they will host the PSU Harrisburg Lions in a key Capital Athletic Conference match. Tip time at Wolf Gymnasium is set for 8:00 pm. The Lions have won three straight at Wolf Gymnasium.

Blayde Reich photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography