YORK, PA  – The York College field hockey team pushed their win streak to six with their third straight shutout as they blanked Hood College 5-0 in their home finale on Wednesday. The six-match win streak is the second of the season for the Spartans who began 2021 with six consecutive victories.
 
Score: York 5, Hood 0
Records: York 14-3 (7-1 MACC), Hood 5-12 (0-8 MACC)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board a mere 1:41 into the game as Hannah Huffman dribbled the ball from beyond the circle into the heart of the defense where she flicked a shot into the goal for the 1-0 Spartan lead. Huffman struck again just under four minutes later as Sam Collis slipped a pass inside to Huffman who one-timed a shot past the Hood keeper for the 2-0 lead.
• York dominated the remainder of the first quarter but would be unable to add to the lead. The Green and White had 16 first quarter shots and 10 penalty corners but came away with just the two goals. Hood keeper Richana Brown had something to do with that as she had eight first quarter saves.
• York made it 3-0 just before the half as Mya Gerena slipped a pass to Collis who tipped in the feed for her eighth goal of the year with 1:41 remaining in the first half.
• The Spartans kept rolling in the third quarter as they continued to pepper Brown with shot after shot. The Green and White struck for their fourth goal with eight seconds left in the quarter as Libby Wild fired a pass to the backside post where senior Sarah Burton deposited the ball in the cage for her fifth goal of the year.
• York closed out the scoring in the fourth as Maggie Spadafora scored off a huge scrum in front of the cage with 4:27 left in the game. It was her eighth goal of the year.
• York out shot Hood 41-0 with 24 of those shots coming on cage. The Spartans also had a 23-0 bulge in penalty corners.
 
Spartan Leaders
Hannah Huffman: 2 goals, 7 shots on goal
Sam Collis: 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots on goal
Maggie Spadafora: 1 goal, 6 shots on goal
Sarah Burton: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal
Mya Gerena: 1 assist, 2 shots on goal
Libby Wild: 1 assist
Kaitlyn Wallace: 54:47 minutes played, 0 goals against, 0 saves
 
Spartan Notes:
The Spartans are now 19-0-1 against Hood as they have won 17 straight in the series … it was the first meeting between the two teams since October 25, 2011 … the Spartans have registered three straight shutouts and now have seven shutouts for the year with six of those clean sheets coming at home … the 41 shots in the game were a season-high for the Spartans … York did not allow a single shot or corner in the win, the first time that has happened in 2021 … the last time York did not allow a shot in the game was on October 12, 2019 against Southern Virginia at Kinsley Field … that game was also the last time they did not surrender a penalty corner … York missed a penalty stroke in the second quarter and they are now 0-for-2 in strokes in 2021 … York's 24 shots on goal set a new season high for the Green and White … York has outshot their last three opponents by a combined total of 71-13 … junior Hannah Huffman notched two goals in a game for the fourth time this year … she has scored in six straight games with six goals and three assists for 15 points … Huffman is ranked second in the Commonwealth in goals scored (14) and second in total points (32).
 
Up Next
The Spartans conclude their regular season on Saturday evening with a trip to Newport News to face the Christopher Newport Captains in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 5:00 pm. The Spartans then begin the post season on Wednesday, November 3 when they host one of the MAC Commonwealth semifinals. The opponent and game time will be determined this weekend.