YORK, PA – The Lebanon Valley men's basketball team used a 21-3 late second half run to snap a five-game losing streak and down the York College Spartans 74-67 in MAC Commonwealth play on Tuesday in York.
The Spartans took a 61-52 lead with 7:17 left in the game. The Dutchmen outscored York 22-6 the remainder of the game to steal a victory in York.
The Spartans are now 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the league while the Dutchmen are now 3-5 and 1-1 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
How It Happened
• The Dutchmen jumped out to a quick 5-0 only to have York take a 7-5 lead less than three minutes into the game. The game would be tied at seven and nine before the Dutchmen went on a 10-2 run to take a 19-11 lead with 12:16 left in the game. The Spartans responded with a 12-0 run of their own to take a 23-19 lead on a Nick Schroeder lay-up with 8:59 left in the half.
• York went on a final 12-5 first half run covering the final 3:02 of the half as York took a 42-31 lead to the locker room. The 42 points were the most the Spartans had scored in a first half this year.
• The Spartans had a good start to the second half as their lead vacillated between five and 13 points for the first eight minutes of the half. The York lead grew to a game-high 14 (59-45) on a Schroeder triple with 10:26 left in the game. The Dutchmen began the climb back as Luis Garcia drilled a three pointer at the 9:13 mark. That three was the beginning of a significant run for LVC. The Dutchmen outscored the Spartans 29-8 over the final 9:13 of the game. The Dutchman went 8-for-15 from the floor, 3-for-5 from three and 10-for-11 from the line over that game clinching stretch. Conversely, the Spartans went 3-for-15 from the floor, 1-for-8 from three and 1-for-2 from the free throw line.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans were outscored 43-25 in the second half after heading to the half up 42-31 … York shot 51.6% in the first half but struggled in the second half as they shot 33.3% … The Dutchmen shot the ball well all night as they converted 53.9% of their shots for the game, the highest shooting percentage an opponent has had against the Spartans all year … York has now had three games where an opponent shoots more than 50% from the field in a game and they are 0-3 in those contests … York tied their season high with 10 three pointers while the 33 attempts is tied for second this season … York was again beaten at the free throw line as LVC went 15-for-21 while York was a paltry 5-for-7 from the stripe … York was whistled for 21 fouls in the game while LVC had 13 … both teams had 33 rebounds and that snaps a four game streak of being out-rebounded in a game … Collin Jones led the Dutchmen with 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists while Payton Lewis added 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists.
 
Spartan Notes
The game was York's first home game of the campaign as they opened the season with six straight road games … the Dutchmen have won three straight in the series and now hold an 11-8 margin in the all-time series … junior Chris Miers tied his career high with 23 points in his 34 minutes of action … Miers was 10-for-18 from the floor and 3-for-8 from three … freshman Nick Schroeder set a new career-high with 11 points off the bench in 18 minutes for York … Schroeder was 4-for-4 from the field including 3-for-3 from three … sophomore Jackson Mascari returned to the Spartan lineup and pulled down a season-high tying 12 rebounds to go along with three assists, two steals, and eight points … freshman Tate Landis set a new career-high with nine points to go along with four assists.
 
Up Next
The Spartans are off for a week with final exams and will return to action on Wednesday, December 14 when they host Alvernia in a key MAC Commonwealth contest. Game time is set for 6:00 pm at Charles Wolf Gymnasium.