YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team took the court for the first time since December 18 and they dropped a 78-61 MAC Commonwealth decision to Hood College at Wolf Gymnasium on Wednesday. The Spartans had not played a game in 25 days prior to tonight's league contest.
 
Score: York 61, Hood 78
Records: York 6-5 (2-4 MAC Commonwealth); Hood 8-5 (5-1 MAC Commonwealth)
 
How It Happened
• The game was tied at six early 4:10 into the game. The Blazers got three pointers from Evan and Mason Wang to double the lead at 12-6. The Blazer lead quickly grew to 11 as Soren Almquist hit a lay-up to put the Blazers up 21-10 midway through the half.
• York clawed their way back into the game as Mark Rachic hit a triple to draw the Spartans to within four at 27-23 with 5:16 left in the half. The Blazers answered with a pair of threes to push the lead back to ten at 33-23. The Spartans scored eight of the final ten points of the half to cut their halftime deficit to four at 35-31.
• York opened the second half with a Riley Dobraniecki bucket to cut the Hood lead to two. The Blazers answered with a 16-3 run to open up a 50-36 lead just under seven minutes into the second half. Senior Colin Rimel hit back-to-back threes to cut the Hood lead to seven at 57-49 but that would be as close as York got over the final ten minutes of play.
• The Blazers would build their lead back into double figures where it would remain the rest of the game. The Spartans ran out of gas at the end of the game as they had eight players dressed for the game and all eight players played double figures in minutes in the contest.
 
Spartan Leaders
Colin Rimel: 15 point, 5 3PT FG, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 1 assist
Chris Miers: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
Riley Dobraniecki: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
Jackson Mascari: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Travis Stoll: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
 
By the Numbers
Hood went 16-for-42 (38.1%) from three in the game … the 16 three point makes are the most allowed by the Spartans this year, their previous high allowed was eight in two other games … the 42 three-point attempts are 15 more than any other opponent this year … the Blazers entered the game with a -8.8 rebounding margin, one of the worst margins in Division III but the Spartans only out-rebounded the Blazers by five caroms in the game … Hood attempted 13 more shots from the field thanks in large part to 15 Spartan turnovers … Hood scored 24 points on York's 15 miscues … York made ten three pointers in the game and that's the fourth time this year they have reached double figures in three pointers made … York outscored Hood 13-4 at the free throw line … Hood never trailed in the game and there was one tie … York set a new season high with their 17 offensive rebounds.
 
Spartan Notes
The loss snaps a two-game win streak against the Blazers as York still leads the all-time series 9-5 … the meeting was the first between the two teams in almost ten years as the last time they squared off was January 28, 2012 when York notched a 72-63 win en route to winning the 2011-12 Capital Athletic Conference championship … Blazer Mason Wang became the Blazer's all-time leading scorer with his three pointer with 11:24 remaining in the second half as he finished the contest with a game-high 25 points … senior Colin Rimel set a new career-high with 15 points coming on a career-high five three point field goals … Rimel played in his first game since November 23 at Lancaster Bible … sophomore Chris Miers reached double figures in scoring for the second straight game and the fifth time this year … freshman Mark Rachic set a new career-high with his seven points while his 26 minutes also marked a career high.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head back out on the road on Saturday as they head to St. David's, PA to face front running Eastern. The Eagles are a perfect 6-0 in the Commonwealth as they carry a 6-0 conference record and an 11-game win streak. Tip time at Eastern is set for 3:00 pm. A reminder to Spartan fans that Eastern is not allowing spectators at contests at this time.