READING, PA – The York College men's basketball team snapped their nine-game losing skid in emphatic fashion on Tuesday night as they downed Albright College 86-74 at the Bollman Center in Reading, PA.
The Spartans were fantastic in the second half and made 12-of-12 from the free throw line over the final 2:35 to seal their first win since December 18 against Arcadia.
 
Score: York 86, Albright 74
Records: York 7-13 (3-12 MACC), Albright 10-13 (6-9 MACC)
 
How It Happened
• The Lions asserted control of the game early as they jumped out to a 13-6 lead less than five minutes into the game. Albright eventually built their lead to a game-high nine on an Eric Chamberlain lay-up which made the score 22-13 midway through the half.
• The Spartans answered with a quick 10-2 spurt bookended by threes from Jackson Mascari and Colin Rimel as the Spartans trailed 24-23. Albright quickly pushed the lead back to five with a pair of buckets but the Spartans ripped off an 11-3 run to take a 34-30 lead with 1:19 left in the half. The Lions cut the lead to one but Chris Miers got a hustle bucket just before the horn to give York a 36-33 lead at the break.
• The Lions would tie the game at 40 just over two minutes into the second half but York scored the next seven points to take a 47-40 lead. Over the next five minutes, the Spartans maintained the lead between four and eight points. Albright's Chris Kouemi hit back to back buckets to bring the Lions to within four at 54-50. The Spartans then went on a three-point barrage as Rimel, David Giuliani, and Rimel again hit bombs on three straight possessions as the York lead grew to 63-50 with 6:50 left in the game.
• Albright chipped away at the lead and eventually got to within four at 72-68 with 2:22 left in regulation. From there, the Spartans got back-to-back lay ups and 10 straight free throws to win the game by 12.
 
Spartan Leaders
Jackson Mascari: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Colin Rimel: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4-for-5 3PT FG
Chris Miers: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Mark Rachic: 12 points, 5-for-6 FT
Travis Stoll: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
David Giuliani: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists 1 blocked shot
 
Spartan Statistics
The Spartans shot a season-high 54% from the field including a smoking 73.7% (14-for-19) in the second half … York was great from the foul line in the second half, converting 16-17 in the period (94.1%) while they finished the game making 21-of-26 (80.8%) ….the Spartans went 11-for-20 (55%) from three … that percentage was a season best while the 11 makes ties the season high set at home against Lebanon Valley on December 4 … York won the rebounding battle 34-25 but the Lions won the battle of second chance points 13-8 … York committed 17 turnovers but the Lions only turned that into 14 points, conversely, Albright had 13 turnovers that the Spartans turned into 19 points … the Spartan bench outscored their counterparts 40-28 … York put a season-high six players in double figures … York outscored Albright 50-41 in the second half.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 6-2 all-time against Albright as the teams split the regular season series … freshman Jackson Mascari tied his career-high with 14 points, matching his February 2 effort at Stevenson  … Mascari also had seven boards as he is York's second leading rebounder for the year … freshman Mark Rachic poured in a career-high 12 points in 14 minutes of action for the Green and White … Rachic went a career-high 5-for-6 from the free throw line … senior Travis Stoll continues to rack up the steals as he had three more in the win … Stoll has 15 of his team-leading 47 steals in the last six games.
 
Up Next
The Spartans conclude their regular season on Saturday afternoon as they host Eastern University in a MAC Commonwealth battle. Tip time is set for 3:00 pm at Wolf Gymnasium. The game will be preceded by the Spartan Senior Day ceremony as York will honor their four seniors prior to the game.
A reminder that York will welcome back fans into the stands for the game. All patrons are asked to wear a mask while inside at the venue.