YORK, Pa. – The No. 8 Spartans tallied seven unanswered goals to end the second half in a runaway 13-5 victory over No. 19 William Smith in front of the home crowd Saturday.

RECORDS

#8 York 3-1

#19 William Smith 2-2

STATISTICS

Score: York 13, William Smith 5

Shots: YCP 27, WSC 23

Shots on Goal: YCP 19, WSC 14

Ground Balls: YCP 16, WSC 17

Draw Controls: YCP 13, WSC 7

Clears: YCP 22-for-22, WSC 19-for-22

Free-Position Shots: YCP 2-for-8, WSC 0-for-0

Saves: YCP 9, WSC 6

Turnovers: YCP 15, WSC 14

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Regan Cook put York on top first with a goal less than three minutes after the opening draw, but William Smith tallied two unanswered goals and maintained a 2-1 lead through the first 14 minutes of action.

• York went back on top just past the midway point of the first half on a two-goal run by Madison Marciniak and Meghan Fox, but the Herons responded with a two-goal run of their own to regain the lead with 1:45 left in the half.

• The Spartans were not content to head to the locker room trailing by one as they tallied two goals 11 seconds apart in the final minute. Riley Roeder caused a turnover with 1:14 left which led to the first of the two goals. Fox won the ensuing draw and never relinquished possession as she split the defense and found the back of the net for the go-ahead goal heading into the break.

• After the two sides traded goals early in the second half, York managed to get a stop on the next William Smith possession and Fox found the back of the net for the third time on the day to put York ahead, 7-5, with 23:03 left to play.

• Fox's third was the start of a seven-goal run for the Spartans as they put the game well out of reach. York's dominance on the draw in the second half significantly contributed to the runaway victory as the Spartans won seven out of 10 draw controls in the second half, including five of the last seven.

SPARTAN LEADERS

Meghan Fox: 6 points on 5 goals and 1 assist, 5 draw controls

Regan Cook: 4 points on 4 goals, 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

Baleigh Bradley: 4 points on 4 assists

HERON LEADERS

Zoe Cook: 2 points on 2 goals

Payton McMahon: 2 points on 2 goals

Sadi Mapstone: 5 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers

Mekayla Montgomery: 1 ground ball, 3 draw controls, 1 caused turnover

GOALIE COMPARISON

Riley DiFiore (YCP): 56:11 minutes played, 5 goals against, 8 saves (Win, 3-1)

Olivia Hofmann (WSC): 60:00 minutes played, 13 goals against, 6 saves (Loss, 2-2)

NOTES

Senior Baleigh Bradley tied her career-high with four assists on the day … senior Regan Cook now has 13 points on 11 goals and two assists in the last two games … senior Meghan Fox has 11 points on nine goals and two assists, to go along with nine draw controls in the last two games … Cook leads the team with 21 points on the season and Fox paces the team with 15 draw controls … freshman goalie Bella Garabo saw her first action of the season as she stepped in for the final 3:49 and recorded her first-career save on her first shot faced.

UP NEXT

The Spartans will hit the road Wednesday to face future MAC Commonwealth foe Lebanon Valley at 7 p.m.