Box Score YORK, Pa. – The second-ranked York College men's lacrosse team blitzed Southern Virginia 22-6 on Saturday afternoon at Kinsley Field in Capital Athletic Conference action. The Spartans scored a combined 17 goals in the second and third quarters to win their 11th game in a row, with just one regular season game remaining. Jake Hvazda and Hunter Davis each scored five goals while adding two assists to help lead the Green and White.
Game #16
Final Score: #2 York 22, SVU 4
Records: #2 York 15-1, 7-0 CAC, SVU 9-7, 3-4 CAC
Shots: York 48, SVU 23
Shots on Goal: York 36, SVU 14
Saves: York 8, SVU 14
Face offs Won: York 26, SVU 6
Ground Balls: York 46, SVU 22
Turnovers: York 15, SVU 19
Caused Turnovers: York 10, SVU 7
Man Up: York 2-for-5, SVU 2-for-5
Penalties: York 5-for-4:00, SVU 5-for-4:30
Clears: York 21-for-25, SVU 10-for-18
How it Happened:
• The Knights took the early lead, scoring within the first minute. With 11:55 to play in the opening quarter, though, York equalized when Jake Hvazda slithered his way through the right side of the SVU defense and bounced one into the net. York took the lead with just under five minutes to play on a menacing run from Joey Fiorino. The defender successfully earned a clear, and just kept rumbling toward the net without any pressure. The goal was his second of the year. The Spartans were able to double their advantage before the end of the first as Matt Whitcher buried his opportunity just 22 seconds after Fiorino's goal.
• In the second quarter, Ryan Cook found Hvazda for his second of the day. Immediately after, Billy Sasso scooped up the ground ball off the face off, sprinted down the field and unleashed his first goal of the season. It was just the fourth of the face-off specialist's career. Thomas Pfeiffer capped off a 1:14 stretch that included three Spartan goals, pushing the York lead to 6-1. SVU would answer with a goal, but York responded with five more in a row, three from Hunter Davis, and one from Cook and Hvazda. One of the Davis goals came directly off a face off again, this time with Sasso earning his first assist of his career. Gunnar Reynolds added one more with eight seconds left in the half to take York into the break with a 12-3 lead.
• It was more of the same in the third quarter for the second-ranked Spartans, the scorers of all eight goals in the period. Hvazda opened with a goal just 56 seconds into the third, then Brad Casale and Pfeiffer notched goals, with Pfeiffer finishing two in a row. J.T. Kidd won a face off after Davis' fourth goal, marched down the field and scored himself, his third of the season. It was 20-3 after three quarters of play.
• Southern Virginia scored the opening two goals of the final period but Liam Rattigan and Stephen Goedeke each notched a score for York, finishing off 22-6 triumph on the final home regular season game.
Spartan Leaders:
Jake Hvazda: 5 goals, 2 assists, 6 shots, 1 ground ball
Hunter Davis: 5 goals, 2 assists, 6 shots, 1 ground ball, 2 caused turnovers
Thomas Pfeiffer: 3 goals, 5 shots
Gunnar Reynolds: 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 shots, 2 ground balls
Ryan Cook: 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots
Knight Leaders:
Shawn Lamb: 3 assists, 3 shots
Tennison Schmidt: 2 goals, 4 shots, 2 ground balls
Goalie Comparison:
Landry Marshall (YCP): 39:55 minutes played, 3 goals against, 3 saves (W, 15-1)
Jacob Laubner (YCP): 17:48 minutes played, 2 goals against, 5 saves
Tanner McAlpine (YCP): 2:17 minutes played, 1 goal against, 0 saves
Ian Arave (SVU): 30:00 minutes played, 12 goals against, 8 saves (L, 4-4)
Bostin Preisler (SVU): 30:00 minutes played, 10 goals against, 6 saves
Game Notes:
York is now 5-0 all-time against the Knights … the Spartans are now undefeated against two schools with at least five meetings (Hood, 6-0) … Jake Hvazda set a career high with seven points … his five goals is also a career high … Hunter Davis matched his career high with seven points … he also had seven points against Stevenson earlier this season … Gunnar Reynolds matched his career high with three points … his two assists mark a career high … Thomas Pfeiffer finished with three points on three goals … it was the third time in the last four games that Pfeiffer had three or more points … York won its 11th in a row
Up Next:
The Spartans wrap up their regular season with a trip to Marymount (Va.) on Tuesday. York is 13-6 against the Saints all-time, and has won the last 13 meetings. The first face off is set for 4 p.m.
