TRENTON, NJ – The York College men's basketball squad bounced back from a disappointing result on Friday with a big 97-59 win over Saint Elizabeth on Saturday in the consolation game of the TCNJ Tip-Off Tournament. The Spartans senior guard Travis Stoll was named to the All-Tournament team for the Green and White as York placed five players in double figures for the Spartans.
 
Score: York 97, Saint Elizabeth 59
Records: York 2-1, Saint Elizabeth 0-3
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to another good start as they led 11-5 on a Travis Stoll three pointer just over four minutes into the game. The Eagles answered with a 15-2 run to take a 20-13 lead with 10:07 left in the opening half. The Eagles eventually pushed the lead to ten twice, with the second time being 33-23 with 6:05 left in the half.
• York responded with an impressive 17-2 run to close out the half and take a 40-35 lead at the intermission.
• The Green and White kept the momentum rolling to start the second half as they opened the stanza with a 13-3 run to push the lead to 15 just three minutes into the half. The overall run was 30-5 and completely turned the game around in favor of the Spartans.
• The Spartans continued to build the lead as it reached 20 for the first time at 60-40 at 15:23. The lead reached 31 with 7:06 left and the final score proved to be the biggest margin at 38.
 
Spartan Leaders
Travis Stoll: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4-for-5 3PT FG
David Giuliani: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot
Jackson Mascari: 13 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists
Logan Collins: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 blocked shot, 4 steals
Chris Miers: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
 
By The Numbers
The Spartans shot a season-best  54.4% from the floor in the game including 62% in the second half … York went 3-for-11 from distance in the first half but got hot in the second half as they made 9-of-17 from behind the arc in the second 20 minutes of play … the Spartan defense got cranked up in the second half as they held St. Elizabeth to 24% shooting from the field including 1-for-10 from three in the second half … York outscored the Eagles 57-24 in the second half … York forced 16 St. Elizabeth turnovers which they turned into 24 points … York got back to dominating points in the paint as they outscored the Eagles 48-24 in the key … the Spartans dominated the glass 52-23 with 16 of those rebounds coming on the offensive end … York had a 13-3 edge in fast break points.
 
Spartan Notes
The meeting between York and Saint Elizabeth as the first between the two programs … TCNJ bested Drew in the championship game to earn the title of their own tournament … senior David Giuliani recorded his ninth career double-double and his second of the year with his 15 points and ten rebounds … freshman Jackson Mascari recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 13 points and 13 rebounds … junior Avery Hinz set new career-highs with eight points and four rebounds … freshman Nolan Hubbs notched a career-high seven points to go along with a career-best three rebounds in the victory … senior Sean Kelly dished out a career-high six assists in the game … sophomore Chris Miers had another big game with a career-high 13 points while he also had two assists … Miers is currently shooting 61.8% from the floor and 50% from three.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return home to face #14 Johns Hopkins in a big regional battle on Wednesday evening in York. Tip time at Wolf Gymnasium is set for 7:00 pm.

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - the Voice of the Spartans