CHESTERTOWN, MD – The sixth-ranked York College women's lacrosse team opened their 15^th season of varsity play with a 13-6 win at Washington (Md.) College on Wednesday in the season opener for both squads. Senior Regan Cook tied a career-high with six goals in the victory for the Spartans while sophomore goalie Riley DiFiore made her first start a memorable one with 15 saves in the victory.

Game #1 – 2020 Season Opener

Final Score: #6 York (Pa.) 13, Washington (Md.) 6

Records: York (Pa.) 1-0, Washington (Md.) 0-1

Shots: York 30, WC 28

Shots on Goal: York 25, WC 21

Ground Balls: York 23, WC 18

Turnovers: York 22, WC 19

Clears: York 15-for-17, WC 20-for-28

Draw Controls: York 15, WC 6

Free Position Shots: York 3-for-9, WC 4-for-16

Saves: York 15, WC 12

How It Happened:

• The Spartans got the season started off with a bang as Madison Marciniak scored off a pass from Baleigh Bradley a mere 17 seconds into the season. Senior All-American Meghan Fox made it 2-0 just over a minute and a half later as she scored off a pass from Teresa Matthias for a 2-0 lead. The Spartan lead grew to 3-0 when Regan Cook found the back of the net for her first goal of the year at the 27:46 mark.

• After the Shorewomen scored back to back goals, Marciniak scored her second goal of the game to put York up 4-2. Collen Keefe scored on a free position shot, trimming York's lead to one with 18:52 left in the first half. York answered with goals from Cook and fellow senior Jordan Conley to take a 6-3 lead. Washington answered with a Lauren Brenner goal but the Green and White ripped off three straight goals to end the half as they took a 9-4 lead at the break. Fox and Cook twice scored the goals to close out the half for the Spartans.

• York outshot their hosts 21-14 in the first half but the Spartans committed 10 turnovers which prevented the score from being more lopsided.

• The Spartans scored the first three goals of the second half as Marciniak and Cook, two more times, scored to push the lead to 12-4. The Shorewomen scored consecutive goals to cut York's lead to 12-6 but Conley ended the game with her second goal of the contest to provide the Spartans with their final seven goal margin of victory.

Spartan Leaders:

Regan Cook: 7 points, 6 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Meghan Fox: 4 points, 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 ground balls, 5 draw controls, 1 caused turnover

Madison Marciniak: 4 points, 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball

Jordan Conley: 2 goals

Teresa Matthias: 1 assist, 3 ground balls, 6 draw controls

Devin Hursey: 3 assists

Shorewomen Leaders:

Olivia Miller: 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball

Colleen Keefe: 2 goals, 2 ground balls

Lauren Brenner: 1 goal

Anna Bennett: 1 goal, 3 ground balls, 5 draw controls

Goalie Comparison

Riley DiFiore (YCP): 60:00 minutes played, 6 goals against, 15 saves, 21 shots faced (Win, 1-0)

Sydney Wingate (WC): 30:00 minutes played, 9 goals against, 10 saves, 19 shots faced (Loss, 0-1)

Brigid Monahan (WC): 30:00 minutes played, 4 goals against, 2 saves, 6 shots faced

Notes:

The Spartans are now 2-0 all-time against the Shorewomen as they have met in each of the last two seasons … The Spartans are now 11-2 in season openers under head coach Jen Muston … York is now 12-3 all-time in season openers … York has won their last five season openers by a combined score of 73-27 … sophomore goalie Riley DiFiore was outstanding as she notched a career-high 15 saves in her first collegiate start … DiFiore limited Washington to just 4-for-12 shooting on free position shots … senior Regan Cook tied her career-high of six goals which she set two years ago at St. Mary's (April 11, 2018) … the goals for Cook push her to 125 for her Spartan career as she sits in fifth on the all-time scoring list … Cook's seven points push her over 150 total for her career as she is sixth all-time … junior Madison Marciniak tied her career-high with three goals, something she has done three other times in her career … sophomore Teresa Matthias scooped up a career-high six draw controls … senior Devin Hursey continues to push up her school record for assists as she had three helpers in the game and now has 89 for her career … York was sloppy in the win as they had 22 turnovers, their highest team total since May 13, 2018 when they had 23 miscues against Washington and Lee in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, a span of 25 games.

Up Next

The Spartans will make their 2020 home debut on Wednesday, February 26 when they host #7 Franklin and Marshall in a non-conference contest. The match is slated for a 4:00 pm start at Kinsley Field in York.