YORK, PA – Julea Truskey scored twice in 1:32 and the Spartans field hockey team stole a non-conference victory 3-2 over the Lynchburg Hornets on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in York.

Match #9

Final Score: York 3 – Lynchburg 2

Records: York 4-5, Lynchburg 4-4

Shots: York 12, Lynchburg 11

Shots on Goal: York 11, Lynchburg 6

Penalty Corners: York 8, Lynchburg 6

How It Happened:

• The Spartans started the scoring at the 12:57 mark into the game when Greta Plappert was on the receiving end of a Lindsay Nye assist to give York an early 1-0 lead.

• The Hornets tied it up late in the first half when Taylor Green was able to find the back of the net on an unassisted play, the score would remain 1-1 at halftime.

• In the second half, Hornet leading scorer Nikki Simpao tallied her ninth goal on the season off a nice pass from Emily Dudley to give Lynchburg 2-1 lead halfway through the second period.

• A few minutes later, the Spartan defense held strong after playing almost two minutes two defenders down because of green and yellow cards.

• With three and a half minutes remaining, the Spartans tied it up 2-2 when Julea Truskey tapped in a pass from Greta Plappert on the back post.

• Only 1:32 later, Julea Truskey was on the back post again but this time Peyton Martino with the assist and Truskey tapped in another goal to give the Spartans a late 3-2 advantage that would hold up the last two minutes of regulation giving the Spartans the win. 

Spartan Leaders

Julea Truskey: 2 goals, 2 shots on goal, 2 shots

Greta Plappert: 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots on goal, 5 shots

Lindsay Nye: 1 assist, 3 shots on goal, 3 shots

Peyton Martino: 1 assist

Hornet Leaders

Nikki Simpao: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal, 3 shots

Taylor Green: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 1 shot

Emily Dudley: 1 assist, 1 shot

Goalie Comparison

Sam Keating(YCP): 70 minutes, 2 goals against, 4 saves (Win, 4-5) 

Laurel Nicks (UL): 70 minutes, 3 goals against, 8 saves (Loss, 4-4)

Game Notes:

York is now 5-8-0 all time against the Hornets … sophomore Julea Truskey tallied two more goals today giving her three in the last two contests … Greta Plappert notched her team-leading fourth goal on the year in the win … senior forward Lindsay Nye with her assist today now has 95 career points putting her in a tie for fifth all-time in school history … with four more saves today, Sam Keating now has 50 saves on the year … York is now 3-3 at home and 3-1 in their last four home contests with all games being one-goal decisions.

Up Next:

The Spartans are on the road for their next game when they take on the Stevenson Mustangs on Wednesday. Game time scheduled for 4:00 pm in Owings Mills, Md.