ST. DAVID'S, PA – The York College field hockey team extended their win streak to five with a 3-0 MAC Commonwealth win at Eastern University on Saturday morning in St. David's, PA.
The Spartans clinched the number two seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament and will host the three seed in the semifinals on Wednesday, November 3. 
 
Final Score: York 3, Eastern 0
Records: York 13-3 (6-1 MACC), Eastern 3-13 (1-6 MACC)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans wasted little time in getting on the board. After a pair of early shots off the stick of Hannah Huffman, the Spartans earned a penalty corner 5:28 into the opening quarter. Riley Buschert inserted the corner to the top of the circle where Huffman unleashed a rocket. Buschert stepped in and tipped the pass into the cage for the 1-0 lead. The goal was Buschert's third goal of the year.
• York made it 2-0 with just 1:45 left in the opening quarter. The Spartans got a long outlet from Julea Truskey to Sarah Burton. Burton carried it down the near sideline before slipping a pass to Sam Collis who was streaking down the middle of the field. Collis carried it into the circle and sent a pass to Anna Simoes on the right win. Simoes one-timed a shot inside the far left post for the 2-0 lead. The goal was Simoes first collegiate tally.
• The second quarter was much quieter offensively as there was four total shots in the quarter with York taking three of those shots. York had the lone penalty corner in the quarter.
• York outshot the Eagles 9-6 in the opening half while both teams had three corners.
• The Spartans closed out the scoring in the 38^th minute of the game. Maggie Spadafora took the initial shot off a redirect but that was saved. However, the crafty freshman captured the rebound and flicked a beautiful backhand floater over the goalie's head for the 3-0 lead. The goal was Spadafora's seventh of the year.
• The Eagles did pressure the Spartans in the fourth with a trio of shots but Spartan netminder Kaitlyn Wallace was up to the task with three saves in the final 15 minutes of the game.  
 
Spartan Leaders
Maggie Spadafora: 1 goal, 3 shots on goal
Riley Buschert: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal
Anna Simoes: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal
Sam Collis: 1 assist
Hannah Huffman: 1 assist, 4 shots on goal
Kaitlyn Wallace: 60:00 minutes, 0 goals against, 6 saves
 
Spartan Notes
The meeting is the first between the two programs … the 13 Spartan wins are the most since the  2016 season when York went 13-6 … the 13 wins are the most under current head coach Katie Fost, eclipsing the 12 wins in her first season (2017) … the Spartans have reached 13 (or more) wins in six different seasons … the six conference wins continues to extend their school single-season record and the five straight conference wins also set a new single-season record … the Spartans have three players in double figures in points led by Hannah Huffman's 28 points (12 goals and four assists) while Maggie Spadafora has 18 points (seven goals and four assists) and Sam Collis has 16 points (seven goals and two assists) … goalie Kaitlyn Wallace notched her second straight shutout and the team's sixth clean sheet of the year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday evening with their home regular season finale against Hood College in MAC Commonwealth action. Game time at Kinsley Field is set for 6:00 pm.