HOBOKEN, N.J. - A second-half shutout by Stevens lifted the Ducks past ninth-ranked York in an 8-7 comeback win Friday afternoon in north Jersey.

Team records

#9/9 York 10-2

Stevens 7-4

How it happened

York jumped on the Ducks early, scoring on three of their first four free-position shots, including one on the extra-man advantage, as the Spartans took a 4-0 lead less than six minutes into the game.

Following a Chloe MacDonald goal to give York a 5-1 advantage 11 minutes into the game, Stevens turned three-straight Spartan turnovers into goals as the Ducks trailed, 5-3, with 10:11 left in the first half.

Riley DiFiore came up with a big save on a free-position shot late in the opening half, which then turned into a Teresea Matthias free-position goal on the ensuing possession. Madison Marciniak extended the York lead to 7-3 with 2:58 left to go in the first half, while DiFiore made two more saves in the final three minutes as part of her 10-save first-half performance to give York a four-goal advantage into the halftime break.

The Ducks cashed in twice on free-position shots inside the first eight minutes of the first half to cut the deficit to two. Stevens continued to chip away and tied the game, 7-7, with 11:25 left after a pair of goals less than two minutes apart.

Stevens netted the go-ahead goal with 6:08 left following a defensive stop and then held York to just two more possessions the rest of the way to complete the second-half shutout for the victory.

Up next

The Spartans will return home Tuesday to face Hood in the MAC Commonwealth Quarterfinals. First draw from Kinsley Field is set for 7 p.m.

Notes

The Spartans are now 2-1 all-time against Stevens as the two teams met for the first time since 2013 … the victory for Stevens marked the Ducks' first win over a top-10 team since 2010 … the last time York was shutout in a half was in the first half of a 10-5 loss to No. 10 Trinity in the NCAA Quarterfinals on May 21, 2017.