YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team put together its most complete effort of the season as the Spartan ran past Southern Virginia 100-60 in a Capital Athletic Conference contest from York on Saturday afternoon. The 100 points are the highest total under the guidance of Spartan head coach Matt Hunter.

RECORDS

York (Pa.): 8-5, 3-3 CAC

Southern Virginia: 2-11, 0-6 CAC

TEAM STATS

FG Shooting (%): York 37-for-67 (55.2%), SVU 21-for-56 (37.5%)

Three Point Shooting (%): York 14-for-32 (43.8%), SVU 5-for-20 (25%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): York 12-for-17 (70.6%), SVU 13-for-22 (59.1%)

Rebounding: York 47, SVU 28

Assists: York 21, SVU 13

Turnovers: York 19, SVU 4

Blocked Shots: York 3, SVU 2

Steals: York 19, SVU 4

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Spartans could not have gotten off to a better start as they opened the game on a 20-4 run. Matt Scamuffo, Mike Frauenheim, and Brad Wesner all nailed threes on the game-opening spurt. Scamuffo hit another three at the 9:58 mark as the Spartan lead grew to 20 midway through the opening half.

• SVU trimmed the lead to 16 only to see York rip off a 10-2 run, increasing the lead to 24 at 44-20. The run was capped by a three-point play from Jared Wagner. The Spartans' got back-to-back steals and baskets from Zack Galic as they reached 50 points with 3:49 left in the first half.

• York pushed the lead to a half-high of 32 (59-27) on a Kevin Callahan three pointer with 1:23 left in the half. The Spartans would settle for a 64-33 lead at the break as Frauenheim closed out the scoring with a three pointer with 31 seconds left in the half. York got 27 points off 15 SVU first half turnovers.

• York picked up right where they led off after the half as the Spartans hit the Knights with an 8-0 run to start the stanza, pushing the lead to 72-33 just over two and a half minutes into the half. The Knights cut the Spartan lead back to 30 (75-45) but York continued to pull away, building the lead to 44 with 4:53 left. The Spartans broke into triple digits when Joey Polczynski hit a leaner in the lane with 1:08 left in the game. York would settle for the 40-point win, the second-largest victory in the Matt Hunter Era. The previous high was a 41-point victory over Knox on December 22, 2012.

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SPARTAN LEADERS

Matt Scamuffo: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Blayde Reich: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Brad Wesner: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 4-for-8 from three

Jared Wagner: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals

Jason Bady: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot

Kevin Callahan: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2-for-5 from three

KNIGHT LEADERS

Aarun Rumbaugh: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists

Rashay Douglas: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

Tyler McCreadie: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

GAME NOTES

The home team has won every game in all-time seven game series … York has won two in a row against the Knights as they are now 4-3 against SVU … the 100 points are the most scored by a Spartan team since York scored 101 at Frostburg State on January 27, 2011 … the Spartans' 64 first half points were two short of tying the school record of 66 set on February 22, 2003 when the Spartans led St. Mary's 66-39 en route to a 121-102 win over the Seahawks … that game also featured 44 points from York's all-time leading scorer and Spartan Hall of Famer Andy O'Brien … the Spartans' 14 three-pointers are tied for the third highest total in school history, three back of the 2000-01 Spartans as they made 17 in a mere 26 attempts in a 117-66 win over Pitt-Greensburg on December 4, 2000 … the Spartans are now 6-1 when leading at the half and are now 4-2 at home … the Spartans have now made double digits in three pointer in three different games this year (10 vs. Stevenson and 10 vs. Marymount) … the Spartans' 47 rebounds were the second highest total of the year, just one back of the 48 against Messiah … York's 21 assists were a season-best for York … York had 19 steals which is tied for the third highest mark in school history … the Spartans have now reached double figures in steals in three games (13 vs. Gettysburg and 11 vs. Johns Hopkins) this season … York shot 55.2%, the second highest total of the season, just .4 percentage points behind the 55.6% the Spartans shot in the win over PSU Harrisburg on November 30 … York's 37 made field goals were a season-high … the Spartans' 13 offensive rebounds set a new season high for the Green and White … the Spartans' 64 points in the first half matched the total game output in the loss to Marymount on Wednesday … in fact, the 64 first half points were equal to or more than the Spartans have scored in five games this season … York had an advantage on the glass for the first time in six games … York has been outrebounded in six games, they have held the advantage in four games and thee other games have been even on the glass … York placed five players in double figures as York is now 7-2 when getting three or more double figure scorers … freshman Kevin Callahan registered a pair of career-highs with his eight points and five rebounds … sophomore Mike Frauenheim has 19 assists and three turnovers in his last three games … overall, Frauenheim has 27 assists and eight turnovers in seven games … freshman Darin Gordon had a career-high two blocked shots after having a career-high nine rebounds against Marymount … Matt Scamuffo had a season-high seven rebounds in the win … freshman Jared Wagner had a career-high six assists and tied a career-high with five rebounds in his 15 minutes of action … senior Brad Wesner tied a season-high 12 points ad he drained a team-high four three pointers in the win … all 12 Spartans who dressed for the contest scored and 11 of the 12 grabbed at least two rebounds in the game.

LAST FIVE VS. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA (3-2)

Feb. 20, 2016 @ York, Win, 85-71

Dec. 5, 2015 @ Southern Virginia, Loss 64-62

Feb. 14, 2015 @ Southern Virginia, Loss 83-58

Jan. 17, 2015 @ York, Win, 79-51

Feb. 22, 2014 @ York, Win, 86-82

UP NEXT

The Spartans return to action on Wednesday evening when they head to Frostburg State University to face the Bobcats in a Capital Athletic Conference match up. Tip time from Bobcat Arena is set for 8:00 pm.

Jared Wagner photo courtesy of Shane Guise – Athletic Communications Student Photographer

Audio highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry