YORK, PA – The York College women's soccer team celebrated their 2021 Senior Day in style with a 3-1 MAC Commonwealth win over Eastern University on an overcast Saturday in York.
Prior to the game, the Spartans honored their seven seniors, recognizing them for their contributions to the York College women's soccer program.
Score: York 3, Eastern 1
Records: York 10-6 (3-3 MACC), Eastern 7-7-2 (1-4-1 MACC)
How It Happened
• The two squads traded opening blows over the first 20 minutes of the game as neither team held a significant advantage. Eastern seized an opportunity in the 25
th minute to take an early lead. Gabi Hollinger settled a loose ball on the right wing, made a move on a Spartan defender and slotted a shot inside the post for her seventh goal of the year.
• That goal appeared to light a fire under the Green and White as they began to be the aggressors. The Spartans notched the equalizer in the 34
th minute as
Makayla Harper carried the ball to the left end line. She centered a pass to
Anna Morton who one-touched a pass to
Caitlyn Findlay who finished off the chance inside the left post, tying the game at one.
• The Spartans finished the first half with a 10-4 edge in total shots while Eastern had a 2-1 margin in corner kicks.
• The York offensive pressure continued in the opening minutes of the second half.
Megan Stoltzfus started the play with an interception at midfield. She turned and fired a long outlet pass to
Jenna Terenchin who ran onto the ball just outside the top of the box. Terenchin hit a running Findlay who was streaking down the middle of the box. Findlay took a pair of dribbles and lifted a lofted shot over the keeper before getting crunched by an Eastern defender. The two goals give Findlay a team-leading six tallies for the year.
• The third Spartan goal came because of great individual effort by Terenchin. The Eagles played the ball back to keeper Emily Honig and Terenchin pressured her into a bad pass that went directly to Spartan teammate
Ashlynn Weger. Weger calmly slipped a pass back to Terenchin who beat Honig who had come out to challenge the shot. The goal was Terenchin's second of the year and came with 26:25 left in regulation.
• The Spartans finished the game out-shooting the Eagles 22-7 including 9-4 in shots on goal. York also held a 4-2 margin in corner kicks.
Spartan Leaders
Caitlyn Findlay: 2 goals, 2 shots on goal
Jenna Terenchin: 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal
Anna Morton: 1 assist
Makayla Harper: 1 assist
Ashlynn Weger: 1 assist
Cat McCarty: 90:00 minutes played, 1 goal against, 3 saves
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improved to 8-3 all-time against Eastern … it was the first meeting between the two teams since September 1, 2010 … the Spartans debuted a new home white uniform in the win … prior to the game the Spartans honored their seven seniors prior to the game as
Jenna Cholowinski,
Caitlyn Findlay,
Cat McCarty,
Rebecca Morgan,
Moriah Morton,
Megan Stoltzfus, and
Jenna Terenchin are closing out the Spartan careers … the Spartans reached the ten win mark for the tenth time in the 24 years of the program and the first time since 2013 when the Spartans went 13-5-2 … York remains in the hunt for a MAC Commonwealth Tournament berth as the season will come down to their final two games … senior
Caitlyn Findlay notched two goals for the second time in her career, matching her previous career high with her four points on two goals in the October 6, 2018 game against Southern Virginia.
Up Next
The Spartans close out their 2021 home regular season schedule on Tuesday as they host Stevenson University in a MAC Commonwealth contest at Kinsley Field. Kick off is set for 7:00 pm in York. The Spartans then close out the regular season next Saturday with a trip to Widener University to face the Pride.
