FREDERICK, MD – The York College men's basketball team traveled to first-place Hood College and the Blazers ran past the Spartans 93-63 in MAC Commonwealth play on Wednesday in Frederick, MD. The Blazers have now won eight straight while the Spartans have lost nine in a row. The Blazer win streak is their longest since starting 8-0 in the 2019-20 season.
Hood drilled a season-high 21 three-point field goals as they made 10 triples in the first half and 11 more in the second.  
 
Score: York 63, Hood 93
Records: York 6-13 (2-12 MACC); Hood 14-5 (12-1 MACC)
 
How It Happened
• The Blazers opened the game with a 12-4 run as Hood knocked down four three-pointers in the opening four minutes of the game. The Spartans cut the Hood lead to six but the Blazers answered with a 15-6 run to take a 27-12 lead with 9:26 left in the half. York went on a quick 7-0 spurt, trimming their deficit to 27-19. Unfortunately for York, the Blazers responded with a 10-0 run as they opened a 37-19 lead.
• After a pair of Chris Miers free throws, the Blazers closed out the half with a 5-1 run to finish out the half as Hood took a comfortable 46-24 lead to the break.
• The Blazers took 15 more first half shots than the Spartans as York committed 13 turnovers which led to nine points. The Spartans shot just 29.6% in the first half while Hood went 10-for-25 from three for the opening half.
• The second half wasn't much better for the Spartans as the Blazer onslaught continued. The Spartans got a Miers three pointer to open the half, cutting their deficit to 18. However, the Blazers answered with eight straight, driving the lead to 26. York would not get any closer than 21 points the rest of the way.
• Hood went 11-for-24 (45.8%) from three in the second half as they finished with a season-high 21 three-pointers in the win. Hood has made 130-of-304 three pointers (42.7%) during their eight-game win streak including going 37-of-91 (40.6%) in two games against the Spartans.
 
Spartan Leaders
Chris Miers: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
David Giuliani: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists
Mark Rachic: 8 points, 5 rebounds
Travis Stoll: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocked shots, 2 steals
 
Spartan Stats
Hood's 21 three pointers are the most allowed by the Spartans under head coach Matt Hunter … the 21 threes ties a Blazer school record … York finished the game at 35% shooting from the floor, the fourth time this year they have shot 35% or below for a game … York out-rebounded Hood 39-38 … Hood was credited for 23 assists on their 35 field goals while York had 11 helpers on 21 makes from the floor … York committed 19 turnovers making it the 11^th time this year they have had 15 or more turnovers in a game … York is now 3-8 when committing 15 turnovers or more in a game … Hood turned the 19 Spartan turnovers into 23 points in the game … Hood's bench outscored their Spartan counterparts 42-21.
 
Spartan Notes
The Blazers swept the regular season series but the Spartans still lead the all-time series 9-6 … sophomore Chris Miers led the Spartans with 21 points, just two short of tying his career high of 23 which he set at Lancaster Bible on November 23 … senior David Giuliani notched his sixth double-double of the year with his 13 points and season-high 14 rebounds … Giuliani now has 13 double-doubles for his Spartan career … freshman Mark Rachic set a new career-high with eight points in the game.
 
Up Next
The Spartans will get a bye on Saturday and then return to action on Tuesday night when they play their final regular season road contest of the year at Albright. Tip time in Reading is set for 8:00 pm at Albright College.