SALISBURY, MD – Top-ranked Salisbury got a third quarter goal to hold off the York College Spartan field hockey squad, 1-0, in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament in Salisbury, Maryland on Saturday morning.

The Spartans see their stellar 2022 campaign come to a close with a mark of 16-6 while Salisbury advances to the national quarterfinals on Sunday with a mark of 18-0. They are the last remaining undefeated team in Division III field hockey and the tournament's overall top seed.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans played a great first quarter as they had the better of the play. York out shot the Sea Gulls 5-0 while they also held a 4-0 advantage in penalty corners in the opening 15 minutes of play. The Spartans inability to score on any of their first quarter chances would come back to haunt the Green and White.
• The second quarter was very evenly played. The Gulls had a 2-0 shot advantage with one of those shots coming on goal as Belle Fields registered a save on a Kaitlyn DeModna shot 1:01 before the halftime break.
• The Sea Gulls came out of the halftime break rolling as they secured a penalty corner just 35 seconds in the half. The Spartans stymied the Gulls in the first corner but Salisbury earned another corner at the 31:04 mark. Mack Dinopoulos inserted to McKenzie Mitchell in the middle of the circle. Mitchell slid a pass to Allie Davis who hit an elevated shot that eluded Fields and found the back of the net for the goal. The goal was her team-leading 19^th of the year and would prove to be the difference in the game.
• The fourth period found the Sea Gulls content to play keep away and run time off the clock. The Gulls had a break away chance with 6:09 left but McKenna Horner's shot was high as the Spartans avoided going down 2-0. The Spartans got a corner with 2:41 remaining in the game. York got the ball to Hannah Huffman who blasted a shot that was blocked and the Sea Gulls would be able to clear the ball, limiting the Spartans' opportunity to one shot. Salisbury was able to kill off the final two minutes and earn the second round win.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans lost for the second time at Salisbury this season by identical 1-0 scores … the Spartans' 16 wins is good for a new school record … York finished 1-1 in their first NCAA Tournament appearance … York allowed five goals over their final three games after allowing just nine through the first 19 of the year … Five of York's six losses came to nationally ranked teams … York lost to #2 Johns Hopkins (1-0) on September 7, #3 Salisbury (1-0) on October 5, #10 Messiah (3-2 in OT) on October 12, #7 Messiah (2-0) on November 5, and #1 Salisbury on Saturday … York's other loss came to Susquehanna (2-1) and the River Hawks finished with a record of 15-6 … junior Katie Martino finished the year tied for third on the single-season goals list with her 18 tallies … Martino also tied for eighth in single-season points with 39 … Martino tied the school record for single-season game winning goals as she had six … Lindsey Cowan tied for second in a single-season with three penalty stroke goals … sophomore goalie Belle Fields finished the year with a record of 15-6, a goals against average of 0.73 and a save percentage of .781 with six solo shutouts and six more combined shutouts … the six solo shutouts ties her for second on the single-season list … Field's 15 wins ties her with Judy Frankel (1998) for the single-season school record in wins … Field's .781 goals against average sets a new single-season record.
 
Up Next
The loss closes out the Spartans' season. The Green and White will say good bye to a senior class that won 40 matches during their time as Spartans. The senior class is comprised of Kaitlyn Wallace, Jeannine DeMarzo, Connie Harburda, Reese Hardman, Mya Gerena, Carrie Shuey, and Hannah Huffman.