YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team won their seventh consecutive game on Wednesday, defeating St. Mary's (Md.) College 13-4 on the road in Capital Athletic Conference play. The fifth-ranked Spartans were bolstered by a team effort, with eight different players recording goals, improving to 3-0 in the CAC and 11-1 overall.

Records

#5 York: 11-1, 3-0 CAC

St. Mary's (Md.): 1-9, 1-2 CAC

Game Statistics

Shots: York 45, St. Mary's (Md.) 26

Shots on Goal: York 27, St. Mary's (Md.) 13

Saves: York 9, St. Mary's (Md.) 14

Face Offs Won: York 9, St. Mary's (Md.) 11

Ground Balls: York 25, St. Mary's (Md.) 14

Turnovers: York 13, St. Mary's (Md.) 24

Caused Turnovers: York 7, St. Mary's (Md.) 4

Man Up: York 1-for-2, St. Mary's (Md.) 0-for-2

Penalties: York 2-for-1:30, St. Mary's (Md.) 2-for-2:00

How it Happened:
• It didn't take long for the Spartans to jump on the Seahawks, with Austin Glab leading the way. Glab buried the game-opening goal 1:10 into the first quarter. He scored again a little over a minute later to make it 2-0. The Green and White scored all five of the first-quarter goals as Ryan Cook and faceoff man Billy Sasso buried their chances before Glab finished off the scoring to end the quarter. After the Cook goal, Sasso won the faceoff and marched down the field to convert the unassisted goal.

• The second quarter featured fewer goals, just two, but it started just like the first. Cameron Leech took a pass from Joseph Joseph to make it 6-0 just 3:27 into the second quarter. Ray LaPlaca put St. Mary's on the board with just over a minute remaining in the half, but the Spartans remained in control, 6-1, at the break.

• Again, York opened the quarter strong with a goal from Thomas Pfeiffer. The Seahawks returned the favor a few minutes later, but another run from the Green and White put the game away for good. Glab scored on a man advantage before Hunter Davis finished the quarter with two consecutive goals. The second goal, Davis scored with just four seconds left, off a Leech pass.

• Brendan McGrath, the Spartans' leading scorer, opened the fourth-quarter scoring less than two minutes into the final period. McGrath scored his second a few minutes later to push the lead to 12-3. Sophomore Brett Altenburg topped off the 14-4 victory for the fifth-ranked Spartans with 2:58 left in the game.

Spartan Leaders:
Austin Glab: 4 goals, 4 points, 2 ground balls
Brendan McGrath: 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points, 3 ground balls
Hunter Davis: 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points, 2 ground balls

St. Mary's (Md.) Leaders: 
Ray LaPlaca: 2 goals, 2 points, ground ball

Goalie Comparision:
Landry Marshall (YCP): 53:45 minutes, 3 goals against, 7 saves (W, 11-1)
Jake White (YCP): 6:15 minutes, 1 goal against, 2 saves
Max Alderman (SMC): 60:00 minutes, 13 goals against, 14 saves (L, 1-9)

Spartan Notes:
York is now 8-15 all-time against the Seahawks, but have won five in a row in the series … the Spartans have now won seven consecutive games dating back to March 4 … Austin Glab's four goals is a new career high … Brendan McGrath now has 33 goals and 15 assists in 12 games this year, the school record is 58 goals … four Spartans now have hit 20 goals this season (McGrath, Hunter Davis, Thomas Pfieffer and Glab) … Cameron Leech now has 26 assists, a team-high, which puts him in a tie for third all-time in school history in single-season assists … the record is 39 assists.

Up next:
The Spartans will put their seven-game win streak on the line against Marymount (Va.) at Kinsley Field. The Capital Athletic Conference matchup is set for 1 p.m.