LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Spartans knocked of their second ranked ODAC opponent of the season with a convincing 14-7 victory Saturday at #14 Lynchburg. York received huge performances from J.T. Kidd who tied the program record with 20 face-off wins and Jack Michael who posted a career-best 14 saves.

Records

#10 York 3-1

#14 Lynchburg 1-3

Statistics

Score: York 14, Lynchburg 7

Shots: YCP 49, LC 37

Shots on Goal: YCP 27, LC 21

Ground Balls: YCP 41, LC 26

Face-Offs: YCP 20-for-24, LC 4-for-24

Clears: YCP 22-for-25, LC 20-for-21

Man-Up: YCP 1-for-6, LC 2-for-2

Saves: YCP 14, LC 13

Turnovers: YCP 20, LC 17

Penalties: YCP 2-for-1:30, LC 6-for-4:30

How It Happened

• After trading goals to open the game, York went on a four-goal run, capped off by a Brendan O'Sullivan tally, to put the Spartans ahead, 5-1, with 6:05 left in the period. Lynchburg would get one back shortly after, but York received tallies from Eric Ranck and Jacob Wilhelm to end the first quarter with a commanding 7-2 lead.

• The second quarter got off to a quiet start before Chandler Schmidt broke the silence with a goal 5:37 into the quarter and tacked on another 45 seconds later on the man-advantage as York opened up a 9-2 lead. Schmidt would go on to tally his third goal of the quarter with four seconds left to send York into the locker room ahead, 12-4. The Spartans also received a stellar performance from J.T. Kidd who finished the second quarter a perfect 8-for-8 on face-offs.

• The Hornets cut the deficit in half as they trailed 12-6 after shutting out York in the third quarter. Turnovers plagued the Spartans in the third as they committed eight and penalties compounded the problem as Lynchburg scored both of its goals on the man-advantage. York received a boost from Jack Michael who made four saves in the quarter and Kidd also helped limit the damage with a 3-for-3 performance at the face-off dot.

• York regained its footing in the fourth quarter, due in large part to a seven-save performance by Michael. Gunnar Reynolds book-ended the scoring effort with a pair of unassisted goals in the quarter to put the icing on the cake. 

Spartan Leaders

Eric Ranck: 5 points, 2 goals, 3 assists

Jacob Wilhelm: 4 points, 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 ground ball

Tyler Nation: 5 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

J.T. Kidd: 20-for-24 at the X, 13 ground balls

Mustang Leaders

Nate Shafer: 3 points, 3 goals, 3 ground balls 1 caused turnover

Colin Dean: 3 points, 3 assists

Tyler Gallagher: 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Liam Zolper: 3-for-12 at the X, 1 ground ball 

Goalie Comparison

Jack Michael (YCP): 60:00 minutes played, 7 goals against, 14 saves (Win, 3-1) 

Noah Bedwell (LC): 60:00 minutes played, 11 goals against, 5 saves (Loss, 1-3) 

Notes 

J.T. Kidd put together a phenomenal performance at the face-off dot as he tied the program record with 20 face-off wins on the day and set a career-high with 13 ground balls … Jack Michael established a new career-high with 14 saves on the day as he now has double-digit saves in three games this season … Eric Ranck established a new career-high with five points, while matching his career-highs in goals (2) and assists (3) on the day … Jacob Wilhelm established new career-highs in points (4) and assists (3) on the day … Jarrod Merenger established new career-highs in goals (2) and points (3) on the day … Brendan O'Sullivan now has 3+ goals in back-to-back games … Chandler Schmidt now has two hat tricks on the season after his three goals on the day … Tyler Nation picked up a season-high five ground balls as he now has nine in the last two games … York picked up 40+ ground balls for the second-straight game and has won the ground ball battle in all four games this season … York is now 2-0 this season in road games against ranked opponents … the Spartans extend their win streak to three-straight against the Lynchburg as the all-time series is even at 3-3.

Up Next 

The Spartans return home on Wednesday for their annual non-conference showdown with #12 Gettysburg. Opening face-off at Kinsley Field is set for 4 p.m.