YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team defeated the University of Mary Washington 13-7 on the road in Capital Athletic Conference action on Saturday. Sophomore Hunter Davis scored a career-high matching four goals in the victory, improving the Spartans to 10-1 and 2-0 in CAC play.

Records

#6 York: 10-1, 2-0 CAC

Mary Washington: 4-6, 1-2 CAC

Game Statistics

Shots: York 39, Mary Washington 32

Shots on Goal: York 26, Mary Washington 20

Saves: York 13, Mary Washington 13

Face Offs Won: York 14, Mary Washington 10

Ground Balls: York 48, Mary Washington 38

Turnovers: York 12, Mary Washington 17

Caused Turnovers: York 7, Mary Washington 9

Man Up: York 1-for-4, Mary Washington 1-for-3

Penalties: York 3-for-2:30, Mary Washington 4-for-3:30

How it Happened:
• York started hot on Saturday, with leading scorer Brendan McGrath opening festivities with an extra-man opportunity finish off of a Dillon Hannah assist four minutes into the game. Mary Washington equalized just under three minutes later. Then, York scored three goals in 1:25 to burst out to a 4-1 lead. Austin Glab, Hannah and Joseph Joseph netted the Spartan goals. After trading goals just before the end of the period, York led 5-2. Hunter Davis scored the fifth goal for the Spartans, his first of a career-high matching four on the day.

• The Eagles again drew closer to start the second period, but York responded with a goal from Hannah just 50 seconds later. The two teams traded goals once again after Davis scored with 7:49 remaining to go up 7-4. Thomas Pfeiffer followed that with his lone goal of the game with 6:18 left in the half. The Green and White led 8-5 at the half when Andrew Carlson scored with six second left in the half.

• After two high-scoring periods, the teams settled down in the third. All three goals scored in the period were from the Spartans, one from Davis, another from Matt Whitcher before Cameron Leech concluded the scoring in the quarter. York led 11-5 after three.

• Each team scored twice in the final period, with Davis and McGrath finishing things off for the No. 6-ranked Spartans to pull away 13-7. Landry Marshall made seven saves for the Spartans in the cage.

Spartan Leaders:
Hunter Davis: 4 goals, 4 points, 6 shots on goal

Cameron Leech: 1 goal, 4 assists, 5 points, 3 ground balls

Dillon Hannah: 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points, 1 ground ball

Brendan McGrath: 2 goals, 2 points, 6 shots on goal, 6 ground balls

Billy Sasso: 11 ground balls

                                                       
Mary Washington Leaders: 
Mike Marson: 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points, 5 shots on goal, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Miles Davis: 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, 5 ground balls

Goalie Comparision:
Landry Marshall (YCP): 60:00 minutes, 7 goals against, 13 saves (W, 10-1)
Billy Senicola (UMW): 60:00 minuts, 13 goals against, 13 saves (L, 1-3)

Spartan Notes:
The Spartans are now 11-12 all-time against the Eagles, but have now won the last seven meetings  … Hunter Davis' seven points matches a career high, and is the fourth time he's done that … it was the fourth game in a row Davis has notched a goal … Billy Sasso matched a career high with 11 ground balls (Washington and Lee, 2/11/17) … Brendan McGrath now leads the Spartans with 31 goals in 11 games, along with 14 assists … McGrath has continued his scoring streak, scoring in all 11 games this season … Cameron Leech has a team-high 24 assists.

Up next:
The Spartans will continue on the road, traveling to Capital Athletic Conference foe St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. York defeated the Seahawks 15-11 at home in last year's meeting.

Hunter Davis photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography