OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College men's basketball squad dropped their seventh straight, falling to Stevenson University 79-70 in MAC Commonwealth play on Wednesday night in Owings Mills, MD.
 
Score: York 70, Stevenson 79
Records: York 6-11 (2-10 MAC Commonwealth), Stevenson 10-8 (6-6 MAC Commonwealth)
 
How It Happened
• The game was back and forth early as the teams traded on the lead in the opening five minutes of play. The contest featured eight lead changes before the Mustangs took a 17-10 lead seven minutes into the game.
• The Mustangs pushed out to a 26-14 lead thanks to an 11-4 run. The Spartan defense then kept York within shouting distance as they limited the Mustangs to just two points over the next five minutes. Unfortunately, the Spartans could only muster four points during the stellar defensive stretch as they trailed 28-18 after a David Giuliani bucket with 4:50 left in the half.
• The offenses picked up in the final four minutes of the first half. Both teams managed to score 12 points as the Mustangs took a 40-30 lead to the break.
• York got off to a good start in the second half as they quickly trimmed the Stevenson lead to six at 42-36. York drew to within five twice over the next six minutes but the Mustangs were able to maintain the lead, pushing it back to ten at 55-45. York scored six straight to cut the lead to four at 55-51 with 10:06 left in the game.
• The Mustangs eventually increased their lead back to 12 over the next five minutes but the Spartans kept battling. York worked the lead back down to five at 73-68 on a pair of Travis Stoll free throws. After two Stevenson free throws, Stoll again cut the lead to five with 1:15 left. Unfortunately, the Spartans wouldn't be able to get any closer as the Mustangs held on for a nine point win.
 
Spartan Leaders
David Giuliani: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Jackson Mascari: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Travis Stoll: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals
Riley Dobraniecki: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
 
Spartan Stats
The Spartans did themselves no favors in the first half as they went just 6-for-13 from the charity stripe … York entered the game as the top free throw shooting team in the Commonwealth at 72.5% from the line … York had 12 first half turnovers which Stevenson turned in 15 points … York finished the game with 18 turnovers as Stevenson had 18 points off the Spartan miscues … the Spartans shot 50.9% from the floor while Stevenson shot 51.7% … that shooting percentage marks the sixth time the Spartans have hit over 50% of their shots in a game … the Mustangs 51.7% shooting is the first time this year that the Spartans have allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50% from the floor …the Green and White converted just 3-of-20 (15%) from three as their struggles from behind the arc continues …. York is 13-for-77 (16.8%) from three over their last three games … York finished the game going just 11-of-19 (57.9%) from the charity stripe, their second lowest shooting mark from the line for the year.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 16-5 all-time against Stevenson … the loss snaps a two-game win streak against the Mustangs … senior David Giuliani had another big night with 23 points, just one point off his career high of 24 set against Alvernia on December 1 … Giuliani also had 23 points in the season-opening win over Dickinson … fellow senior Travis Stoll reached double figures for the fourth time in the last five games and for the tenth time this year … senior Riley Dobraniecki set a new career high with eight rebounds while his three assists tied a career high for the forward.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Saturday when they host Widener University in a MAC Commonwealth contest. Tip time at Wolf Gymnasium is set for 3:00 pm.