OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College field hockey team posted their second consecutive 3-1 MAC Commonwealth win as the Spartans bested host Stevenson on Wednesday afternoon in Owings Mills, Maryland.
The Spartans improve to 4-1 in league play as they have won four of their last five matches.
 
Final Score: York 3, Stevenson 1
Records: York 10-3 (4-1 MACC), Stevenson 4-7 (1-3 MACC)
 
How It Happened
• The Mustangs opened the scoring in the fifth minute of the game as the Spartans were whistled for an infraction inside the circle, giving Stevenson a penalty stroke. Carolyn Braziel converted the opportunity inside the right post for her second goal of the year.
• The Spartans wasted no time in getting back into the game as Hannah Huffman tallied her tenth goal of the year a mere 28 seconds after Braziel's penalty stroke goal. Sara Pique collected a loose ball and carried it towards the circle where she found Maggie Spadafora in the middle of the circle. Spadafora lifted a high pass towards the left post that Huffman batted out of the air and into the goal, tying the game at one.
• York made it 2-1 55 seconds into the second quarter. Riley Buschert carried the ball to the end line where she fed a pass to Sam Collis. Collis banged a shot off the right post that redirected right to the stick of Huffman who calmly banged home the carom for her second goal of the game and 11^th of the season.
• York continued to pressure the Stevenson defense but goalie Rachel Barker stood tall in keeping the Spartans from extending their lead before the half. The Spartans outshot the Mustangs 11-1 in the first half while they also held a commanding 11-2 margin in penalty corners in the first 30 minutes of play.
• The Spartans continued to attack the Stevenson offense in the third quarter but couldn't take advantage of any of their seven penalty corners during the period.
• The Green and White closed out the scoring in 51^st minute. Buschert took a pass from Pique on the right wing. She dribbled toward the circle and sent a pass into Spadafora. The Spartan freshman drove the end line and slipped a pass across the goal mouth to Sarah Burton who finished off the pass for her second goal of the year. The assist for Spadafora was her team-leading fourth of the year.
• The Spartans outshot the Mustangs 21-3 while they also held a 23-5 advantage in penalty corners in the game.
 
Spartan Leaders
Hannah Huffman: 2 goals, 6 shots on goal
Maggie Spadafora: 2 assists, 2 shots on goal
Sarah Burton: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal
Kaitlyn Wallace: 60:00 minutes, 1 goal against, 1 save
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 24-4 all-time against the Mustangs as York has won three straight in the series … the Spartans attempted a season-high 23 penalty corners, topping the previous high of 22 in the September 29 win over Juniata … in their last five games, the Spartans have outshot their five opponents by a combined total of 94-20 and outscored them 16-4 while they also hold a 74-19 edge in penalty corners … junior Hannah Huffman continues her stellar campaign with two more goals as she leads the team with 11 to go along with two assists for 24 points … Huffman is tied for second in the Commonwealth in goals scored and third in goals per game … Huffman is also tied for the conference lead in game-winning goals with four.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to home on Saturday afternoon as they step out of conference to host Montclair State University. Game time at Kinsley Field is set for 2:00 pm.