YORK, Pa. - The fourth-ranked York College men's lacrosse team stifled the MAC Freedom's top scoring offense as the Spartans rolled to a 20-5 victory Friday night at Kinsley Field.

Team Records

Misericordia 6-3

#4/4 York 10-0

How it happened

After some uncharacteric miscues by York and a lot of early unsettled play, the Spartans eventually gained their footing with a pair of quick goals by Dylan Wolf and Eric Ranck just past the midway point of the first quarter. York would go on to score three more goals in the final four minutes of the quarter, including a tally from defenseman Ryan Kennedy on a shot taken from beyond the midfield line.

The Spartans averaged a goal per minute through the first four minutes of the second quarter, led by a pair of tallies by Will Harnick. York completely dominated the time of possession in the second quarter, winning seven of eight face-offs and out-shooting Misericordia, 26-8. Additionally, the Spartan defense completely shutdown the high-powered Cougar offense. Goalie Jack Michael recorded four more saves to go along with the six he made in the first quarter as he and the defense pitched their second-straight first-half shutout.

York continued to stifle the Misericordia offense in the second half as the Spartans went 10-for-14 on the face-off and held the Cougars to just 18 second-half shots, while York ripped off 36. 

Up next

The Spartans are scheduled to return to play next Friday at 7 p.m. with rival Stevenson in a nationally-ranked showdown in Owings Mills, Md.

Notes

The Spartans improve to 4-0 against Misericordia all-time as the two teams met for the first time Friday night since 2013 … York established a new program record with 75 shots on the night, surpassing the previous record of 71 set against King's earlier in the season … the Spartan defense held reigning MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week member, Robert Wagner, pointless on seven shots with six turnovers after the Cougar midfielder registered 17 points in two games last week … York also held the Cougars to a single-digit goal total for the first time this season as they entered the game averaging 20.4 goals per game … the Spartans have held nine of their 10 opponents to single-digits this season (Arcadia - 10) … Ryan Kennedy tied the program's single-game record with six caused  turnovers on the night and moved into fourth place all-time with 66 … Vinny Facciponti matched his career-highs in face-offs won (17) and points (3) while dishing out a career-high two assists … sophomore goalie Ian Callinan recorded his first-career point with an assist on Brett Locker's fourth-quarter goal … junior goalie Jack Michael posted double-digit saves for the third time this season with 14 as he recorded a staggering .875 save percentage in 45 minutes.