GETTYSBURG, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team bounced back in about as an impressive fashion as possible with a 16-8 non-conference win over Gettysburg College in a battle of top ten teams in Gettysburg on Wednesday. The Spartans dropped an 8-7 double overtime loss in their last outing on Saturday against Lynchburg. The win also avenges an NCAA Tournament loss to the Bullets last May in the Elite Eight.

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Records

#8 York: 4-1

#10 Gettysburg: 2-3

Game Statistics

Shots: York 46, Gettysburg 27

Shots on Goal: York 26, Gettysburg 14

Saves: York 10, Gettysburg 17

Face Offs Won: York 19, Gettysburg 7

Ground Balls: York 32, Gettysburg 20

Turnovers: York 13, Gettysburg 10

Caused Turnovers: York 4, Gettysburg 8

Man Up: York 2-for-6, Gettysburg 0-for-2

Penalties: York 2-for-1:00, Gettysburg 6-for-5:00

How it Happened:

• The Spartans got off to a fantastic start as Thomas Pfeiffer opened the scoring just 1:37 into the game off a pass from Brendan McGrath. Matt Whitcher made it 2-0 with a goal off an assist from Ryan Cook.

• Gettysburg got a Reed Barbe goal at the 8:05 mark to get on the board but York ripped off four goals to end the quarter. Dillon Hannah, Hunter Davis, McGrath and Austin Glab each scored a goal in the final 6:35 as York put a stranglehold on the game. Davis's goal was a man up goal for the Spartans.

• The two teams traded goals on the second quarter as the Spartans got tallies from Pfeiffer and McGrath. The Spartans took an 8-3 lead to the half.

• York outscored the Bullets 4-2 in the third quarter. Glab had a pair of goals in the quarter including a man-up goal with 29 seconds left in the quarter.

• York pushed the lead to 14-5 with goals from McGrath and Davis to open the fourth quarter. The Spartans would go on to earn the eight goal win.

Spartan Leaders:

Brendan McGrath: 4 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls

Thomas Pfeiffer: 3 goals, 2 assists, 1 ground ball

Hunter Davis: 3 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Austin Glab: 3 goals

Billy Sasso: 19-of-24 at the X, 9 ground balls

Matt Whitcher: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 ground balls

Dillon Hannah: 1 goal, 2 assists

Bullet Leaders:

Reed Barbe: 2 goals, 2 assists

Tommy Heller: 1 goal, 3 assists, 3 ground balls

Ivan Morris: 2 goals, 1 ground ball

Goalie Comparision:

Landry Marshall (YCP): 55:15, 6 goals against, 5 saves (Win, 5-1)

Jake White (YCP): 4:44, 2 goals against, 1 save

Tim Brady (GC): 60:00, 16 goals against, 10 saves (Loss, 2-3)  

Spartan Notes:

The Spartans are now 2-2 all-time against Gettysburg as they have won the last two regular season meetings … The Spartans have scored 16 goals in two of their last three games … York's 13 assists tied a season-high (@ Elizabethtown) … the 29 team points are the second-highest total of the season (33 points @ Elizabethtown) … York has recorded 40 or more shots in all six games this year … York has at least two man-up goals in five of their six games … York went 19-of-26 at the X, their second-highest win total of the year (26-for-32 @ Elizabethtown) … Sophomore Brendan McGrath leads the Spartans in goals as he has 23 goals while he also has 31 points with eight assists … McGrath has scored two goals in every game this year including a school-record tying seven in the win over Aurora … McGrath has two seven point games and one six point game for the year … sophomore Thomas Pfeiffer recorded five points for the fourth time this season (@ W&L, @ Elizabethtown, vs. Aurora, @ Gettysburg) … sophomore Billy Sasso has been outstanding at the X as he is now 82-for-120 (.683) … Sasso leads the Spartans in ground balls with 46 … York dropped to eighth in the USILA / Nike Poll after being fifth last week.

HE SAID IT

"We played great today," said Spartan head coach Brandon Childs. "I thought our execution offensive was the best we have had all year. Our face off unit of Billy Sasso, J.D. Beck, Conrad Ordakowski, and Christopher Lees were very instrumental in getting us possessions. If anyone had seen the last two practices we had, the end result today would not surprise them. Our practiced hard this week and it really showed today."

Up Next

The Spartans return home on Saturday afternoon as they host Haverford in a non-conference contest. First face off from Kinsley Field is set for 1:00 pm.  

Billy Sasso photo courtesy of David Sinclair