Box Score OWINGS MILLS, MD – The fourth ranked York College men's lacrosse team opened the 2018 Stevenson Mustang Classic with an 18-3 win over Nazareth College on a sunny but brisk Friday afternoon in Owings Mills, Maryland.
The Spartans sprinted out to a 5-0 lead midway through the first quarter and never looked back in capturing their sixth win of the year.
Game #7
Records: #4 York 6-1, Nazareth 1-4
Final Score: York 18, Nazareth 3
Shots: York 50, Nazareth 15
Shots on Goal: York 32, Nazareth 15
Ground Balls: York 36, Nazareth 20
Face Offs Won: York 15, Nazareth 8
Clears: York 18-of-21, Nazareth 10-of-16
Saves: York 12, Nazareth 14
Turnovers: York 8, Nazareth 14
Extra Man: York 1-of-4, Nazareth 1-of-3
How It Happened:
• The Spartans ripped off the first five goals of the game as they immediately seized control of the game. It took York a mere 38 seconds to find the back of the cage as Dillon Hannah opened the scoring for York. Thomas Pfeiffer made it 2-0 just 27 seconds later as the Green and White offense was clicking early.
• Hannah struck for his second goal at the 8:57 mark and that started a three-goal flurry that covered just 1:39 of game time. Pfeiffer scored the second goal on the run while Matt Whitcher added his first goal of the game.
• Nazareth got on the board with a Jeremy Jacob goal with 4:35 left in the first quarter to close out the scoring in the opening period.
• Junior Hunter Davis notched the opening tally of the second period with his 13th goal of the year off a pass from Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer then made it 7-1 with his third goal of the game 32 second later as Davis fed him for the man up goal.
• After Nazareth recorded a man up goal of their own, Whitcher took over for the Spartans. The senior captain ripped off four straight goals as the York lead grew to 11-2. His third goal in the run came with three seconds left in the first half and his fourth goal came just over five minutes into the third quarter.
• Whitcher's personal four goal spurt kicked off a sustained 10-0 Spartan run that carried the Green and White almost entirely through the remainder game as the Golden Flyers got a Jacob Gray goal with 30 seconds left in the game.
• Junior Jacob Laubner came into the Spartan goal late and tallied a career-high eight saves in his 9:36 in cage.
Spartan Leaders
Matt Whitcher: 5 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
Thomas Pfeiffer: 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Dillon Hannah: 3 goals
Brendan McGrath: 2 goals
Gunnar Reynolds: 2 goals
Shane Brookhart: 1 goal, 3 assists
Ryan Cook: 3 assists, 1 ground ball
Joey Fiorino: 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Tyler Nation: 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Billy Sasso: 10-for-12 at the X, 3 ground balls
J.T. Kidd: 5-for-10 at the X, 2 ground balls
Golden Flyer Leaders
Paul Walter: 1 goal, 2 ground balls
Jeremy Jacob: 1 goal
Jacob Gray: 1 goal
Jonathan Olbrich: 1 assist
Tristen Gosselin: 2 caused turnovers
Carter Conrad: 5-for-10 at the X, 2 ground balls
Goalie Comparison
Landry Marshall (YCP): 50:24 minutes played, 2 goals against, 4 saves (Win, 6-1)
Jacob Laubner (YCP): 9:36 minutes played, 1 goal against, 8 saves
Alex Winkler (NC): 49:34 minutes played, 16 goals against, 13 saves (Loss, 1-3)
Joe Whitmore (NC): 10:26 minutes played, 2 goals against, 1 save
Game Notes:
The Spartans are now 4-1 all-time at the Mustang Classic as this is their third year of participating in the tournament … York is now 3-0 all-time against Nazareth … York is now 4-0 when playing away from home as they have outscored their four opponents 62-25 … senior Matt Whitcher set a new career high with his five goals and six points … senior goalie Landry Marshall picked up his sixth win of the year and the 23rd of his career as he now is second in career victories, breaking the tie with Matt Keeler for second … Marshall also ranks sixth career saves with 221 … senior Dillon Hannah has moved up to seventh in all-time points as he now has 136 points and is just three points away from tying Ryan McNichols for sixth place … Hannah is one goal away from tying B.J. Blaker for seventh on the all-time goal scoring list as Hannah now has 90 goals … the 18 goals are the second highest total for the season for the Spartans (19 @ Eastern on February 17) … the Green and White tied a season-high with 11 assists in the game … York has reached double figures in six of their seven games … the Spartans fired off a season-high 50 shots in the win … York did a fantastic job of taking care of the ball as they committed a season-low eight turnovers in the win … the Spartan goalies combined to make a season-high 12 saves in the victory while they also notched a save percentage of 80% …. York has outscored their opponents 97-44 for the season and 31-7 in their last two wins.
Up Next:
The Spartans conclude their stay in Owings Mills on Saturday evening when they face the host Mustangs in their annual contest. Face off is slated for 8:00 pm at Mustang Stadium in the final game of the tournament. York snapped an 11 game losing streak to Stevenson last year with an 11-8 win.
Coach Childs Post Game Interview (Courtesy of Stevenson University Athletic Communications)
