YORK, PA – The York College men's soccer team earned their way into the 2022 MAC Commonwealth tournament via their 1-0 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday in York. The Spartans scored early and then rode out the remainder of the game for the win.
The Spartans end the regular season with a record of 9-5-3 overall and 4-3-1. The Dutchmen see their season comes to a close with a mark of 7-9-2 overall and 2-4-2 in the league.
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board just under ten minutes into the game. Spartan goalie
Brady Bixler had goal kick that he blasted down the field. After a few bounces off the turf,
Jack Mitzelfelt collected the ball and took a touch across the top of the box to
Tyler Howlett. Howlett captured the pass and hit a blistering one-timer for his third goal of the season.
• York had a bunch of good first half chance but LVC goalie Dalton Fitterling did a good job of keeping the Dutchmen deficit at one as he had six first half saves. The Spartans out shot their guests 12-3 in the first half but the score remained 1-0.
• The second half was very much a back and forth half. Both teams had six shots but York but three on target while Bixler wasn't forced to make a second half save.
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 16-3 all-time against Lebanon Valley as the Spartans snapped a two-match losing streak to the Dutchmen … the Spartans ended the regular season by winning three of their last four with the last two coming via the shutout … junior
Jack Mitzelfelt ended the regular season as the Spartans' leading scorer with 19 points on eight goals and three assists …
Luke Nall (17 points) and
Tyler Howlett (10 points) were York's other double digit scorers … senior goalie
Brady Bixler finished the year with a record of 7-5-3 with three full shutouts, a goals against average of 1.22 and a save percentage of .775 in 15 games … York finished the regular season with a mark of 6-3-1 at home.
Up Next
For the second straight year, the Spartans will host Stevenson University in the opening round of the MAC Commonwealth tournament. The Spartans and Stangs will square off on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm at Graham Field. Last year, Stevenson hung a 3-0 loss on the Spartans in the opening game of the tournament at Kinsley Field.
