YORK, PA – On a chilly, windy night in York, defenses shined as offenses struggled as Salisbury University edged the York Spartans 1-0 in Capital Athletic Conference play on Wednesday night. The Sea Gulls and the Spartans combined for just six shots on goal. Salisbury broke the dead lock early in the game and that is all they needed to take down the Spartans and move to 6-0 in the CAC.  

Match #15

Final Score: York 0, Salisbury 1

Records: York 5-10 (2-4 CAC), Salisbury 10-2-2 (6-0 CAC)

Shots: York 3, Salisbury 10  

Shots on Goal: York 1, Salisbury 5

Corner Kicks: York 4, Salisbury 5

Saves: York 4, Salisbury 1

Fouls: York 5, Salisbury 7 

How It Happened:

• The Sea Gulls jumped out to a 1-0 lead nearly half way through the first half.  Kasey Lamb found the ball at her feet when a cross was played into the box and tapped around.  She calmly gathered, and slid the left-footed shot past Spartan goalkeeper Jillian Kozak to propel the Sea Gulls into the lead. 

• The Spartans threatened just before the half. The Green and White had a few chances in the box but were unable to find the back of the net as Salisbury took a 1-0 lead into the half.

• The second half saw the Sea Gulls keeping the majority of the possession and wind down the clock.  The Spartans had few clear chances at goal all night and were never able to break through to find an equalizing goal as the Sea Gulls swept the season series from the Spartans.

Spartan Leaders:

Jo Nicholson: 2 shots

Makayla Harper: 1 shot

Seagull Leaders:

Kasey Lamb: 1 goal, 3 shots

Julianna Boller: 2 shots

Brooke Rossiter: 2 shots

Goalie Comparison

Jillian Kozak (YCP): 90:00 minutes played, 1 goal against, 4 saves (Loss, 4-6)

Emma Hill (SU): 90:00 minutes played, 0 goals against, 1 saves (Win, 10-2-2)

Notes:

York is now 10-18-3 all-time against Salisbury University ... the Spartans last win against Salisbury came on October 24, 2018 which the Green and White won 2-1 … the last game between the two was a 4-0 Spartan loss on October 9, 2019 in Salisbury as the Gulls swept the season series in their final regular season match as conference opponents.

Up Next

The Spartans are back on the road for their next CAC matchup as they travel to Southern Virginia on Saturday, October 19.  Kickoff is set for 5:00 pm in Buena Vista, Virginia.

Match story written by Trey Piper – York College Athletic Communications Student Assistant