YORK, Pa. - The No. 6 Spartans stormed past Albright in the MAC Commonwealth quarterfinals with a record-setting scoring performance in a 31-2 victory Saturday night at Kinsley Field. 

Team records

Albright 2-9

#6/4 York 12-1

How it happened

Will Harnick led the Spartans with five of the team's first quarter goals as the Spartans led the Lions, 10-1, after the first 15 minutes of play. Long-stick midfielder Tyler Nation also had multiple points in the first quarter with a goal and an assist.

Harnick remained heavily involved in the offensive effort with three assists in the second quarter. Gavin Dembeck was the recipient of two of Harnicks dimes in the quarter as he and Brendan O'Sullivan each added a pair of tallies.

Nate Johnnie owned the title of leading goal-scorer for the third quarter with three tallies. Michael Russo matched Johnnie for the third quarter point with three as he dished out two assists with one goal.

Johnnie put together another multi-point performance in the fourth quarter with a goal and an assist. Ethan Fought also registered multiple points in the fourth quarter with a goal and assist of his own.

Up next

The Spartans will host third-seed Eastern at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals.

Notes

York improves to 2-0 against Albright in the all-time series having played the Lions twice in the last seven days … the Spartans set single-game program records for goals (31), assists (22) and points (53) with the fourth-most shots (65) in program history … it's the first 30-goal for the Spartans in program history as they surpassed their previous high of 28 goals from Mar. 13, 2021 against King's … the Spartans set a season-high for goals in a half with 18 in the first half and matched a season-high for goals in a quarter with 10 in the first quarter ... York now has 249 goals on the season which is fifth-best in program history … York matched its season-high with 17 different goal scorers on the night with six multi-goal scores … Will Harnick established career-highs for goals (5) assists (4) and points (9) on the night as his nine points are tied for third-most in program history … Nate Johnnie established new career-highs for goals (4) and points (5) … Michael Russo set career-high marks for assists (4) and points (5) ... Albright's first quarter goal ended York's five-game first quarter shutout streak, but the Spartans pitched a second-half shutout for the second time this season.