YORK, PA – The York College men's soccer team begins their first Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth tournament on Monday night in York.
The Spartans earned the fourth seed in the tournament and will host fifth-seeded Stevenson University in the opening round game at Graham Field. The winner of the game travels to Grantham, PA on Wednesday to face the top seeded Messiah University in the Commonwealth tournament semifinals.
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Overall Record: 6-8-3
MAC Commonwealth Record: 4-4
Head Coach: Evan Scheffey (7^th Year, 49-48-12)
Offensive Leaders
Tyler Howlett (Sophomore Forward) – 11 points, 5 goals, 1 assist
Noah Roche (Freshman Forward) – 11 points, 4 goals, 3 assists
McClain Smith (Senior Midfielder) – 7 points, 3 goals, 1 assist
Goalkeeping
Brady Bixler (Junior) – 1,128 minutes, 20 goals against, 50 saves, .714% save percentage, 1.80 goals against average
Keegan Brade (Junior) – 478 minutes, 7 goals against, 25 saves, .781% save percentage, 1.32 goals against average
SPARTAN TEAM STATISTICS
Goals: 22
Goals Per Game: 1.29
Goals Against: 27
Goals Against Per Game: 1.59
Shots: 199
Shots Per Game: 11.7
Assists: 16
Goals Against Average: 1.51
Saves: 75
Save Percentage: .735
Penalty Kicks: 2-for-2
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Overall Record: 8-9-2
MAC Commonwealth Record: 4-4
Head Coach: Graeme Millar (Fifth Season, 37-36-8)
Offensive Leaders
Sean McDonald (Senior Forward) – 11 points, 5 goals, 1 assist
Dylan Holy (Senior Defender) – 9 points, 3 goals, 3 assists
Iliass Zouita (Senior Defender) – 8 points, 2 goals, four assists
Goalkeeping
Kristian Slaby (Junior) – 1579 minutes, 24 goals against, 59 saves, .711% save percentage, 1.37 goals against average
Matt Stellitano (Senior) – 214 minutes, 3 goals against, 9 saves, .750% save percentage, 1.26 goals against average
MUSTANG TEAM STATISTICS
Goals: 24
Goals Per Game: 1.26
Goals Against: 27
Goals Against Per Game: 1.42
Shots: 241
Shots Per Game: 12.7
Assists: 16
Goals Against Average: 1.35
Saves: 69
Save Percentage: .719%
Penalty Kicks: 2-for-5
 
The Series
The Spartans lead the all-time series against the Mustangs 21-1-4 as they won the 2021 match up 2-1 last week … the Spartans and Mustangs were together in the Capital Athletic Conference from 2007 to 2011 where the Spartans went 8-0 all-time as conference opponents … two of the four ties have come in the last four meetings … those two ties were both scoreless and came on September 9, 2017 and September 4, 2019 at Graham Field while the last two Spartan wins were both 2-1 results on September 5, 2018 at Stevenson and last Wednesday at Graham Field … Stevenson's lone victory over York came on September 5, 1998 in the opening round of the Spartan Classic in York.
 
The Spartans in the Postseason
The Spartan men's soccer team owns a record 34-16-3 in conference tournaments with all of those matches coming as a part of the Capital Athletic Conference … the Spartans won eight Capital Athletic Conference championships with the last one coming in 2013, ending a run of five straight championships … the Spartans have made nine NCAA Division III Tournament appearances with the last one coming in 2013 … York is 10-4-7 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
 
The 2021 MAC Commonwealth Tournament
Seeds: Messiah (1), Lebanon Valley (2), Alvernia (3), York (4), Stevenson (5)
November 1: First Round – Stevenson @ York -7:00 pm
November 3: Semifinals – York/Stevenson winner @ Messiah – 7:00 pm; Alvernia @ Lebanon Valley – 3:00 pm
November 6: Two Semifinal Winners at Highest Remaining Seed
 
Last Time We Met
The Spartans picked up a 2-1 victory over the Mustangs last Wednesday evening as York got a pair of goals just 1:05 apart late in the first half to take control of the contest. Noah Roche notched the first goal in the 41^st minute and Ethan Lassen notched his second goal of the year a minute later. Stevenson's Brian Ventura scored an unassisted goal in the 82^nd minute to make it close at the end of the game. The Spartans out shot the Mustangs 13-5 including 7-1 in shots on goal. York held a 5-1 margin in corner kicks.
Box Score – Game Story
 
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