LANCASTER, PA – The York College men's basketball team put together a dominant second half as they rolled past Lancaster Bible College 96-72 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening in Lancaster, PA. The Spartans outscored the Chargers 53-32 in the second 20 minutes of the game to run away with the win.
 
Score: York 96, Lancaster Bible 72
Records: York 3-2, Lancaster Bible 2-3
 
How It Happened
• The game had a frenetic pace early as the teams flew up and down the floor over the opening nine minutes of play. There were five lead changes and five ties in the opening nine minutes before the Chargers pulled out to a 30-23 lead on a Bryde Erb bucket with 9:20 left in the opening half. York responded with an 11-4 run that tied the game for the sixth time. The Spartans kept rolling as they pushed out to a 41-36 lead on back-to-back buckets from David Giuliani. The Spartans would settle for 43-40 halftime lead.
• Sophomore Chris Miers played a big role in York having a halftime advantage as he poured in a career-high 19 points in the first half. Miers was 5-for-7 from the floor including 4-for-5 from three and 5-for-6 from the stripe. Logan Collins added six points, nine rebounds, and four assists for the Green and White.
• The opening four minutes of the second half continued the back and forth trend as the teams had two ties with the final one coming at the 15:45 mark on a Jordan Shewbridge lay up, knotting the game at 53. The Spartans recaptured the lead and the advantage bounced between two and four points. The Chargers got a pair of Grant Sareyka free throws with 13:06 left in the game as York held a slight 61-59 lead.
• The Spartan offense then went off. The run started with three straight buckets from Giuliani which kickstarted a game-changing 15-0 run as the York lead ballooned to 17 points at 76-59. A Shewbridge three stopped the bleeding but it proved to be a temporary reprieve as York ripped off a 13-0 run to push the lead to 26 with just over six minutes left in the game.
• The lead would grow to as many as 28 before the Spartans settled for the 24-point victory.
 
Spartan Leaders
Chris Miers: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 3 steals, 7-for-11 FG, 4-for-6 3PT FG, 5-for-6 FT
Logan Collins: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot
David Giuliani: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 8-for-12 FG
Travis Stoll: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Riley Dobraniecki: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans shot 52.9% from the floor, their second highest total of the year … after making just two threes in the game against #14 Johns Hopkins, the Spartans made nine threes and shot 39.1% from distance in the win … York shot a season-high 88.2% (15-for-17) from the free throw line … York crushed the Chargers on the boards, out-rebounding LBC 41-26 … York had 12 second chance points … York scored 27 points off LBC's 17 turnovers … the Spartans dominated the paint, outscoring LBC 52-36 … York committed a season-high 19 turnovers but still scored 96 points, their second highest total of the year … York's average margin of victory in their three wins is 27 points.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 2-0 all-time against the Chargers … York earned a 93-71 win over Lancaster Bible in the Spartans' home opener on November 20, 2019 at Wolf Gymnasium … junior Logan Collins almost doubled his previous career high on the glass as he pulled in 15 rebounds, besting his previous best of eight against Johnson & Wales on November 15, 2019 … Collins also recorded his first career double-double in the victory … sophomore Chris Miers finished with a new career-high of 23 points including 19 in the first half … Miers previous career-high was 13 points against St. Elizabeth on November 13 … Miers is now 10-for-20 (50%) from three while he is shooting 54.5% from the floor … senior David Giuliani continues to be very efficient as he leads the team in scoring at 16.8 points while he is averaging just 24 minutes per game … York has nine players who are averaging double figures in minutes per game through the first five games of the year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans are now off until Wednesday, December 1 when the Spartans will play their first-ever MAC Commonwealth contest as they travel to Alvernia University to face the Golden Wolves. Tip time in Reading is set for 8:00 pm as a part of a men's and women's Commonwealth doubleheader with Alvernia.
 
Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - The Voice of the Spartans