ANNVILLE, PA – The York College women's lacrosse team picked up their third straight win with a 20-4 win over future MAC opponent Lebanon Valley. The Spartans have outscored their three opponents by a combined score of 36-16 during the winning streak.  

Records

#8 York (Pa.): 4-1

Lebanon Valley: 0-3

Game Statistics

Score: York (Pa.) 20, Lebanon Valley 4

Shots: York 48, LVC 12

Shots on Goal: York

Ground Balls: York 17, LVC 9

Draw Controls: York 16, LVC 10

Clears: York 16-for-18, LVC 11-for-18

Free Position Shots: York 4-for-6, LVC 0-for-2

Saves: York 6, LVC 11

Turnovers: York 13, LVC 19

How It Happened

• The Spartans got off to a quick start on the night, beginning the game with four straight goals in the opening 7:40 of the game. Hayley McCormick opened the festivities with an unassisted goal to put York on top 3:38 into the game. Chloe MacDonald then struck for back-to-back tallies to push the lead to 3-0. McCormick closed out the run with her second goal of the game.

• LVC's Emily Haid got the hosts on the board with an unassisted goal at the 19:42 mark. York responded with five straight goals starting with a Teresa Matthias goal with 19:50 left in the opening half. Meghan Fox, Jenna Cholowinski, Regan Cook, and Jordan Conley followed with goals as the Spartan lead grew to 9-1.

• The Dutchmen got a pair of goals to cut York's lead to 9-3, but again, the Spartans answered with three straight goals to end the half. Fox, Cook and Madison Marciniak scored for York as the Green and White notched a season-high 12 first half goals.

• LVC got a third goal from Haid to open the second half but the Spartans ripped off the final eight goals of the game. Kiersten Blanchard had a big half as the freshman tallied three of York's eight goals in the half while Matthias added two second half tallies. Cholowinski, Anya Litofsky, and Ashley Dierolf also scored in the second half for the Green and White.

Spartan Leaders

Kiersten Blanchard: 3 goals, 1-for-1 FPS

Teresa Matthias: 3 goals, 1 draw control, 1-for-1 FPS

Baleigh Bradley: 4 assists

Rachel Della: 4 assists,

Hayley McCormick: 2 goals, 1 assist

Regan Cook: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls

Meghan Fox: 2 goals, 1 ground ball, 7 draw controls

Jenna Cholowinski: 2 goals, 2 draw controls, 2-for-3 FPS

Alexis Hart: 4 draw controls

Dutchmen Leaders

Emily Haid: 3 goals, 0-for-1 FPA

Livia Jackson: 1 goal, 1 draw control

Julia Gabriel: 5 draw controls, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Sydney Zimmerman: 1 assist, 1 draw control

Bailey Dills: 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover

Goalie Comparison

Riley DiFiore (YCP): 30:00 minutes played, 3 goals against, 4 saves (Win, 4-1)

Bella Garabo (YCP): 30:00 minutes played, 1 goal against, 2 saves

Julia Abendschoen (LVC): 30:00 minutes played, 12 goals against, 5 saves (Loss, 0-2)

Shelby Guinard (LVC): 30:00 minutes, 8 goals against, 6 saves

Notes:

The Spartans improves to 5-0 all-time against Lebanon Valley … next year, the Spartans and Dutchmen will be conference opponents as the Spartans move into the MAC … York netted a season-high 20 goals in the victory while they allowed a season low four goals against … York has allowed just nine goals over their last 120 minutes of play … the Spartans converted a season-high 4-of-6 free position shots … York is 13-for-38 (34.2%) in free position shots for the season while opponents are just 8-for-36 (22.2%) in free position opportunities … the Spartans had a season-high 11 assists in the win … York captured a season-high 16 draw controls … York had a season-low 13 turnovers … York has cleared the ball at 93% (93-for-100) for the year after going 16-for-18 in the game … the Spartans now have four players in double figures in points led by Regan Cook as the senior has 24 points on 20 goals and four assists … fellow All-American Meghan Fox has 19 points on 15 goals and four assists … Madison Marciniak (12 points on seven goals and five assists) and Baleigh Bradley (10 points on one goal and nine assists) are the other Spartans in double figures … Cook has converted a team-high 5-of-7 free position shots … sophomore goalie Riley DiFiore picked up her fourth win of the year as she had to make just four saves in her 30 minutes of action … freshman goalie Bella Garabo played a career-high 30 minutes in the game as she allowed one goal and made two saves … freshman Kiersten Blanchard had a banner night as the freshman netted her first three collegiate goals in the second half of the game … senior Baleigh Bradley tied her career-high with four assists, a mark she has now reached in two straight games … sophomore Rachel Della set a career-high with four points on her four assists … freshmen Ashley Dierolf and Anya Litofsky both recorded their first career goals in the game … senior Meghan Fox tied her career-high with seven draw controls … sophomore Teresa Matthias set a career-high with three goals.

Up Next

The Spartans are scheduled to return to action next Wednesday as they are slated to host nationally ranked Gettysburg in a 4:00 pm contest. Game time at Kinsley Field is set for 4:00 pm.