YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team bounced back from their first loss in 10 games with an impressive 12-7 decision over visiting Christopher Newport University at Kinsley Field on Saturday in Capital Athletic Conference action. The Spartans finished the regular season by winning 11 of their final 12 games as they head into this week's CAC Tournament.

Records

#3 York: 15-2, 7-1 CAC

Christopher Newport: 10-5, 5-3 CAC

Game Statistics

Shots: York 46, Christopher Newport 32

Shots on Goal: York 29, Christopher Newport 15

Saves: York 8, Christopher Newport 17

Face Offs Won: York 13, Christopher Newport 9

Ground Balls: York 34, Christopher Newport 27

Turnovers: York 10, Christopher Newport 14

Caused Turnovers: York 11, Christopher Newport 8

Man Up: York 1-for-1, Christopher Newport 3-for-8

Penalties: York 8-for-6:00, Christopher Newport 1-for-1:00

How it Happened:
• Conrad Ordakowski opened the scoring for York just 23 seconds into the first quarter, giving the Spartans an early lead they would not let up. They doubled up their lead just over three minutes later, when Landry Marshall came sprinting out of his net, successfully clearing by himself then feeding Thomas Pfeiffer, who would bury his chance. On an extra-man opportunity, Hunter Davis received a pass from Brendan McGrath, who would score twice on the day in addition to an assist, and scored to make it 3-0. Before the end of the first quarter, York was already up 5-0 behind Austin Glab and Brad Casale goals.

• CNU notched their first goal of the game 4:32 into the second quarter, but were quickly hit with two straight Spartan goals, from McGrath and Matt Whitcher. At the break, York led 7-2.

• The Spartans dominated the third quarter, scoring all four of the goals. Glab, McGrath and Casale all scored their second while Dillon Hannah netted his first of the game. Cameron Leech finished the scoring for the Spartans in the fourth quarter, while CNU scored five in the final frame, but York still cruised to a 12-7 victory in an impressive bounce back performance from their first loss in 10 games.

Spartan Leaders:
Brendan McGrath: 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points, 4 ground balls

Dillon Hannah: 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points

Austin Glab: 2 goals, 2 points, 1 caused turnover

Brad Casale: 2 goals, 2 points, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

                                                       
Captain Leaders: 
Ryan Mills: 3 goals, 3 points, 1 ground ball

Will Geise: 3 goals, 3 points, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover 

Goalie Comparision:
Landry Marshall (YCP): 54:36 minutes, 4 goals against, 8 saves (W, 15-2)

Jake White (YCP): 5:24 minutes, 3 goals against, 0 saves

Matt Hayden (CNU): 60:00 minutes, 12 goals against, 17 saves (L, 10-5)

Spartan Notes:

York is now 7-1 all-time against Christopher Newport, and have won the last three meetings with the Captains … York has held their opponents under 10 goals in 15 of the 17 games this season … The Spartans finish with a CAC record of 7-1, it marks the fourth time in the last five years that York has finished with just one loss in conference play … Brad Casale scored a career-high two goals, and totaled a career-high three assists on the day.

Up next:
The Spartans will have a bye in the CAC tournament first round, and will host their semifinal matchup scheduled for Saturday.