Box Score YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team shut out Wesley College on Wednesday, 21-0 at Kinsley Field in a Capital Athletic Conference matchup. For just the second time in school history, the Spartans kept their opponents scoreless en route to their ninth consecutive victory. Thomas Pfeiffer, who scored five goals in the opening quarter, and Cameron Leech each finished with a career-high six points.
Records
#3 York: 12-1, 5-0 CAC
Wesley: 4-9, 0-5 CAC
Game Statistics
Shots: York 62, Wesley 20
Shots on Goal: York 43, Wesley 8
Saves: York 8, Wesley 22
Face Offs Won: York 23, Wesley 2
Ground Balls: York 49, Wesley 7
Turnovers: York 8, Wesley 22
Caused Turnovers: York 9, Wesley 2
Man Up: York 1-for-4, Wesley 0-for-4
Penalties: York 4-for-3:00, Wesley 4-for-3:30
How it Happened:
• The Spartans scored just two goals in the first five minutes, but finished the opening period with 10, the most scored in a quarter this season. The impressive 15 minutes was just one goal short of tying the record of 11 goals scored on Southern Virginia on April 4, 2014. In York's previous game, against Marymount (Va.), the Spartans poured in nine in the second quarter. Thomas Pfeiffer scored a career-high five times, all coming in the opening period. In the second, he would add an assist, totaling a career-high six points. Brendan McGrath scored two in the first quarter, while Joseph Joseph, Dillon Hannah and Matt Whitcher would also tally goals. Cameron Leech, who leads the team with 31 assists on the year, accounted for three in the first quarter. Leech would finish with four assists and two goals. York had unleashed 16 shots before Wesley recorded their first shot, and the Spartans won the first 10 face offs of the game. Billy Sasso had six ground balls, and won all nine of his face offs on the day. Ryan Powers went 12-for-14 in face offs, and Tanner Yanick was 2-for-2.
• The scoring slowed in the middle two quarters, with York putting three away in each period. Leech scored in both the second and third quarters, while McGrath completed his hat trick. Tyler Davis, Jamie Lilly and Brad Casale also buried chances, giving the Spartans a commanding 16-0 lead through three quarters.
• York added five more goals in the fourth, two from Yanick, who also added an assist, and one from Ryan Cook, Cody Sweeney and Gunnar Reynolds. Freshman Gunnar Nemeth came up with impressive stops while in net for the final quarter for the third-ranked Spartans. Nemeth recorded five saves and finished off the shutout for the York goalies; Landry Marshall started and played the first quarter, and Jake White came in for the second and third quarters, making three saves in 30 minutes. The shutout was just the second in school history (4/7/2009 vs. Susquehanna).
Spartan Leaders:
Thomas Pfeiffer: 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points, 2 ground balls
Cameron Leech: 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points
Brendan McGrath: 3 goals, 3 points, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Billy Sasso: 6 ground balls
Ryan Powers: 6 ground balls
Brett Altenburg: 6 ground balls
Wolverine Leaders:
Josh Wassum: 5 shots on goal
Mitch Griffith: 2 ground balls
Hunter Coho: 2 ground balls
Goalie Comparision:
Landry Marshall (YCP): 15:00, 0 goals against, 0 saves (W, 13-1)
Jake White (YCP): 30:00, 0 goals against, 3 saves
Gunnar Nemeth (YCP): 15:00, 0 goals against, 5 saves
James Cella (Wesley): 60:00, 21 goals against, 22 saves (L, 4-9)
Spartan Notes:
The Spartans are now 9-3 all-time against the Wolverines, and have won the last eight meetings … York has won nine straight games … the 10 first-quarter goals was just one shy of the school record (11, 4/7/2009 vs. Susquehanna) … York's 21 goals tied for fourth in one game in school history … the Spartans unleashed 62 shots, tying for fourth-most in a game in school history … against Wesley, York won 23 face offs, which also ties for fourth in program history … Thomas Pfeiffer set career highs in points (6) and goals (5), all five goals came in the first quarter … Cameron Leech also accounted for six points, a new career high … Ryan Powers won a career-high 12 face offs … Tanner Yanick set career highs in points (3) and goals (2) … Brett Altenburg set a career high with seven shots and six ground balls … Brad Casale had two points, a new career high … Gunnar Nemeth made a career-high five saves.
Up next:
York travels to Southern Virginia on Saturday in Capital Athletic Conference play. The Spartans are 3-0 all-time against the Knights.
