YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball squad got a double-double from senior David Giuliani as they posted an 82-63 win over Dickinson in the season opener for both squads. The Spartans playing for the first time in 612 days, earned the season opening win over Dickinson for the third straight season.
 
Score: York 82, Dickinson 63
Records: York 1-0, Dickinson 0-1
 
How It Happened
• The game was close over the opening five minutes of the game. The game was tied at seven on a Riley Dobraniecki hoop followed by a Jackson Mascari lay up to put the Spartans up two. The Red Devils would battle back, tying the game at 17 on a Jack Tierney three pointer. The Spartans then fashioned a 20-4 run turning the tie into a 37-21 lead with 2:06 left in the first half. York had seven different players score on the run as they seized control of the game.
• York took a 39-24 lead to the break. York held Dickinson to 25% shooting from the floor in the first half while the Green and White converted 15-of-24 (62.5%) from the field. York also went 5-for-8 from three in the opening 20 minutes of play.
• The Spartans came out of the half and pushed the lead to 18 just a minute and a half into the stanza. The Red Devils went on an 8-0 run to cut the Spartan lead to 10 at 44-34. York responded with a 10-1 run of their own to push the lead to a game-high 19 points.
• Dickinson made one final run, cutting the York lead to nine at 68-59 with 4:19 left in regulation. York answered the bell as Sean Kelly hit a pair of clutch free throws and Logan Collins hit a highlight fall away jumper on the baseline to built the lead back to 13 with 2:59 left in regulation. York would outscore the Red Devils 10-4 over the final 2:15 to salt away the win.
 
Spartan Leaders
David Giuliani: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 9-for-15 FG, 5-for-7 FT
Riley Dobraniecki: 11 points, 5-for-7 FG, 1-for-4 FT, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal
Sean Kelly: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2-for-4 FG, 2-for-2 3PT FG, 4-for-4 FT
Logan Collins: 6 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 3-for-6 FG
Chris Miers: 9 points, 4 steals, 3-for-4 3PT FG
 
By The Numbers
The Spartans finished the game shooting 56.6% (30-for-53) from the floor … York finished the game shooting 71.4% (15-for-21) from the free throw line … York attempted 10 less free throws than the Red Devils in the game but Dickinson only scored four more points from the line … Dickinson shot 50% from the floor in the second half but converted just 35.2% from the floor for the game … York forced 15 turnovers which they turned into 13 points … York outscored Dickinson 44-24 in the paint for the game … the Spartan bench outscored their Dickinson counterparts 32-7.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 7-2 in season openers under head coach Matt Hunter including six straight wins in the season lid lifter … the Spartans are now 14-8 all-time against Dickinson as they have won five straight in the series … senior David Giuliani had a career best 23 points in the win over the Red Devils … Giuliani went 2-for-6 from the field in the first half but caught fire in the second half as he went 7-for-9 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line for 18 points … Giuliani also had his recorded his eighth career double-double for the Spartans and third in his last four games … senior Sean Kelly made a career high two three pointers in the win for York … senior Riley Dobraniecki tied his career high with 11 points, a mark he first set in 2019 against Ohio Wesleyan … junior Logan Collins dished out a career-high nine assists in the win … Collins did a great job of taking care of the ball as he had just one turnover in his 28 minutes of play … junior Avery Hinz set a new career high with four points in the victory … sophomore Chris Miers made three three-pointers for a career-high nine points in his Spartan debut … Mark Rachic, Nolan Hubbs, Jackson Mascari, and Mike Memmo all joined Miers in making their York debuts in the game.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head to Trenton, New Jersey to play in the TCNJ Tip-Off Tournament on Friday and Saturday. York faces Drew in the second semifinal game at 7:00 pm on Friday night. They will then play TCNJ or Saint Elizabeth in the championship or consolation round on Saturday.

Audio Highlights Courtesy of Darrell Henry - The Voice of the Spartans