YORK, Pa. – The No. 9 Spartans surrendered a late lead in regulation as No. 12 Gettysburg came away with a 7-6 overtime victory Wednesday evening at Kinsley Field in another epic battle between the two in-state rivals.

RECORDS

#9 York 3-2

#12 Gettysburg 4-1 

STATISTICS 

Score: Gettysburg 7, York 6

Shots: YCP 44, GC 34 

Shots on Goal: YCP 29, GC 26

Ground Balls: YCP 37, GC 33

Face-Offs: YCP 8-for-15, GC 7-for-15

Clears: YCP 22-for-22, GC 20-for-23

Man-Up: YCP 1-for-3, GC 0-for-3

Saves: YCP 9, GC 23

Turnovers: YCP 9, GC 19

Penalties: YCP 3-for-1:30, GC 3-for-2:30

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Spartans went on top early with two goals in the first quarter as Eric Ranck set up Gunnar Reynolds for the first tally on York's opening possession of the game. Ranck later connected with Brendan O'Sullivan with 5:42 left in the quarter as York took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

• The Bullets found their offense in the second quarter and ripped off three goals as the teams headed to the locker room tied, 3-3. Reynolds managed to put a tally on the board for York in the quarter as the Spartan offense was held in check by Gettysburg goalie Scott Macmillan who made 6 saves in the quarter.

• Gettysburg broke open a 5-3 lead early in the third quarter on the heels of a 4-0 run, but Chandler Schmidt tallied a pair of goals, including a tying goal with 3:47 left in the quarter, as the two sides ended the quarter in a 5-5 draw.

• York limited the Bullets to just six total shots in the third quarter, while the Spartans had an abundance of chances, but were stifled once again by Macmillan who racked up eight saves in the third quarter alone.

• After being denied four times by Macmillan to start the fourth quarter, O'Sullivan broke through with the go-ahead goal with 9:43 left in regulation. York dominated the time of possession over the next six minutes, but failed to tack on any insurance goals. Gettysburg caught a break on a Spartan turnover with 3:46 left and tallied the equalizer on the ensuing possession which would send the game into overtime.

• Both teams had multiple opportunities late in regulation, but both defenses stepped up in the critical moments. A costly penalty by York with 10 seconds left gave Gettysburg the momentum heading into overtime where the Bullets dominated the time of possession which ultimately resulted in a goal 1:11 into the period.

SPARTAN LEADERS 

Brendan O'Sullivan: 2 points on 2 goals, 4 ground balls

Eric Ranck: 2 points on 2 assists, 1 ground ball

Tyler Nation: 1 point on 1 assist, 4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers

Noah Bruno: 5 ground balls 

J.T. Kidd: 8-for-15 at the X, 2 ground balls

BULLET LEADERS

Connor Koch: 2 points on 2 goals

Griffin Gallagher: 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist 

Mitch Wykoff: 5 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Andrew Horn: 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

Alex Ulrich: 7-for-15 at the X, 3 ground balls

GOALIE COMPARISON 

Jack Michael (YCP): 61:11 minutes played, 7 goals against, 9 saves (Loss, 3-2) 

Scott Macmillan (GC): 61:11 minutes played, 6 goals against, 23 saves (Win, 3-1) 

Notes 

York picked up 30+ ground balls for the fourth time this season and has won the ground ball battle in all five games  … Noah Bruno led York with a career-high five ground balls on the day … Tyler Nation now has three-straight games 4+ ground balls and tied his career-high with three caused turnovers with three on the day … Matty Mancuso also had an active stick on defense with a career-best three caused turnovers … Eric Ranck, Gunnar Reynolds and Jacob Wilhelm have each tallied a point in all five games this season … the seesaw battle continues with Gettysburg as the Bullets take a 4-3 lead in the all-time series as neither team has ever won consecutive meetings.

UP NEXT

The Spartans remain at home as the welcome Lycoming to Kinsley Field on Sunday at 1 p.m.