CHESTER, PA – The seventh-ranked York College lacrosse team picked up their third win of the year as they downed Widener University 20-6 in the Spartans' first ever MAC Commonwealth game.

The Spartans improve to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Commonwealth while Widener falls to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Commonwealth.

How it Happened

•The Spartans jumped on the Pride early and that pressure paid off as Eric Ranck scored the game's opening salvo at the 9:10 mark. Sophomore face off man Vinny Facciponti then captured the ensuing face off, raced towards goal and hammered home the shot for the 2-0 York lead. Brendan O'Sullivan, Jarrod Marenger, and Dylan Wolf each found the back of the net in the final five minutes of the quarter as York led 5-0 at the end of 15 minutes of play. York outshot the Pride 14-8 in the opening quarter but Spartan goalie Jack Michael was on point with five first quarter saves.

• The Spartans pushed the lead to 7-0 on goals from Will Harnick and Brendan O'Sullivan to open the second quarter. The Pride got a Jayce Dyer goal at the 6:23 mark to get on the board. York responded with another goal from Ranck and then he assisted on a Wolf goal as York pushed out to a 9-1 lead. Widener got a man up goal from Connor Heisman but Jacob Wilhelm and Wolf tallied goals to close out the half as York went to the intermission up 11-2.

• The Spartans continued to play well in the third quarter. Widener got the first goal of the quarter but York responded with three straight goals including a pair of man up goals by Paul Poholsky and Harnick. Those tallies sandwiched another Facciponti goal off a face off win as York led 14-3 with 7:30 left in the period. The two teams traded goals to end the quarter as the Spartans held a 15-4 advantage after 45 minutes of action.

• Facciponti opened the fourth quarter with another goal off a draw, his career-high third goal of the contest. Harnick put York up 17-4 with his third tally of the game. After Widener's fifth goal, Marenger and Gavin Dembeck netted goals increase the lead to 19-5. Widener got another Heisman goal before Ames Clark closed out the scoring late in the game.

Top Spartan Performers

Goalie Jack Michael made a career-high 16 saves as he faced a season-high 21 shots … York had four Spartans with a hat trick as Brendan O'Sullivan, Dylan Wolf, Will Harnick and Vinny Facciponti notched the feat … the three goals were a career-high for Facciponti while his 10 ground balls tied a season-high … Facciponti also won a career-high 17-of-22 at the X … Wolf notched a season-high six points on three goals and three assists … he was one point short of tying his career-high from the 2019 Gettysburg game … Ryan Kennedy chipped in with a season-high five ground balls and one caused turnover …  junior Gavin Dembeck had three points for the third straight game as he had a goal and two assists.

Notes

York improves to 2-1 all-time against Widener as York has won two straight in the series … the Spartans have outscored their three opponents 67-10 … the Spartans have not allowed a first period goal this year, outscoring their opponents 19-0 … the Spartans had a season-low 56 shots but they put a season-high 66.1% of their shots (37) on goal … York committed a season-high 20 turnovers … York tied a season-high with 19 face off wins … the Spartan goalies combined to make a season-high 16 saves … York scored a pair of man up goals for the third straight game … York had 10 different Spartans score a goal in the win while five different players had assists … goalie Jack Michael improves to 26-5 all-time in goal for the Spartans as he is third on the all-time wins list… junior Jarrod Marenger now has a career-high eight points on four goals and four assists this season … senior Paul Poholsky registered his first goal of the year and third of his Spartan career in the win … senior Dylan Wolf reached double figures in points for the fourth time in his career as he now has 79 career points on 41 goals and 38 assists ... the Spartans improve to 4-0 all-time on St. Patrick's Day. 

Up Next

The Spartans' scheduled game Saturday at Hood has been postponed to April 20. The Spartans are now scheduled to next travel to Stevenson University next Wednesday for a big MAC Commonwealth showdown with the Mustangs. The game is slated for a 7:00 pm start in Owings Mills.