ELIZABETHTOWN, PA – The York College field hockey squad saw their modest two game win streak come to an end as the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays downed the Spartans 2-1 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon in Elizabethtown, PA.

Match #7

Final Score: Elizabethtown 2 – York 1

Records: York 3-4, Elizabethtown 5-2

Shots: York 11, Elizabethtown 12

Shots on Goal: York 7, Elizabethtown 8

Penalty Corners: York 10, Elizabethtown 5

How It Happened:

• The Blue Jays wasted very little time in getting on the board as Lauren Scheib scored on Elizabethtown's first shot of the game, 3:54 into the match. Grace Hardy played the ball to Scheib at the near post and Scheib tapped home the ball for the 1-0 lead.

• York had a stretch of strong play during a six-minute stretch in which they had five corners and four shots but they wouldn't be able to convert those into a goal.

• After three more penalty corners late in the first half, the Spartan finally got on the board with 2:20 remaining in the opening stanza. Junior Greta Plappert collected her own rebound and put home a shot on the left post for the unassisted goal. It was Plappert's third goal of the year.

• The Spartans outshot the Blue Jays 9-5 in the first half while they also held a 9-2 margin in penalty corners. Unfortunately for York, they would not be able to turn those stats into an advantage on the scoreboard, which would prove to be the Spartans' second half downfall.

• Elizabethtown got the game-winner with 12:30 left in regulation as Hardy collected a rebound off a Brooke Zehr shot and poked home the rebound for the go-ahead goal. The goal came with the Blue Jays down a player due to a green card.

• The Spartans' final chance came when Lindsay Nye ripped a shot that was saved by Margo Dolin as the Green and White dropped their third one-goal loss of the year. York's last five games have all be decided by one goal.

Spartan Leaders

Greta Plappert: 1 goal, 3 shots on goal

Lindsay Nye: 2 shots on goal

Meghan Heary: 3 shots, 1 shot on goal

Blue Jay Leaders

Grace Hardy: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot on goal

Lauren Scheib: 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal

Maggie Fees: 3 shots, 1 shot on goal

Madison Kubik: 1 shot on goal

Goalie Comparison

Sam Keating (YCP): 70 minutes played, 2 goals against, 6 saves (Loss, 3-4)

Margo Donlin (EC): 70 minutes played, 1 goal against, 6 saves (Win, 5-2)

Game Notes:

York is now 7-27-1 all time against the Blue Jays … the Blue Jays have won three of the last four match ups … York's goal was unassisted and it was just the second time this year that York did not record an assist in a game … the Spartans had their fourth straight game with double figures in penalty corners as York had 10 … York has notched 43 penalty corners in their last four games after getting just 9 in their first three contests … junior Greta Plappert notched her third goal of the year as she scored in her second straight game … Plappert has scored in three of the last four games … York is now 2-3 in one-goal contests.

Up Next:

The Spartans are now off until next Wednesday when they host nationally ranked Johns Hopkins under the lights at Kinsley Field. The game is slated for a 7:00 pm start.