YORK, PA – The York College field hockey team had another offensive explosion as the Spartans downed Elizabethtown College 5-0 in a non-conference contest on a cool Wednesday evening in York.
The Spartans improve to 7-2 overall while the Blue Jays fall to 4-5. York has won two straight and five of their last six matches.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans jumped on the Blue Jays early as they fired off five shots in the first 4:43 of the game. The Blue Jays got their first corner and first shot in the seventh minute of the game but York responded with the game's first goal two minutes later. Junior Maycee Collison fired a shot that was saved but the rebound went right back to her and she put home the second chance for the goal. The tally was her third of the year and gave York the early lead.
• The second period was tilted heavily in favor of York as they held the Blue Jays without a shot in the period while the Spartans had seven shots and three corners. York struck pay dirt on their final shot of the quarter as freshman Kat Knox received a pass from Riley Buschert and put it home for her seventh goal of the year and a 2-0 Spartan lead.
• York extended the lead just under six minutes into the second half as Knox struck for her second goal of the game. Mya Gerena played the ball in from the right wing and Knox drilled it home for the goal. York carried the play the remainder of the quarter as York would out shoot Elizabethtown 8-1 in the period.
• The Spartans closed out the game with a pair of fourth quarter goals by Katie Martino. Martino's first goal came in the 47^th minute as she poked home a rebound off a shot from Maggie Spadafora. Her second tally game just under three minutes later as Spadafora hit a pass across the goal and Martino finished off on the back post for the 5-0 Spartan lead. The goals were Martino's fifth and sixth of the year. York out shot the Blue Jays 10-0 in the fourth quarter.
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 10-27 all-time against Elizabethtown but the Spartans have won the last three in the series … York has outscored Elizabethtown 13-1 in the last three games in the series … Freshman Kat Knox scored two goals in a game for the second time in her career, matching her two goal output against Lebanon Valley on September 17 … Junior Katie Martino tallied two goals in the win as she also matched her career game which game on September 10 against Bryn Mawr … the five goals ties the second highest total of the season (6 at Wilkes on September 3) … York has scored five or more goals three time this year … the shutout was
York's seventh of the year … York has only allowed three goals in their two losses and only one goal during the run of play with the other two tallies on on penalty strokes … York earned two penalty strokes in the game but both were saved by Elizabethtown goalie Rachel Murphy … York is now 0-for-3 on penalty strokes this year … York finished the game out shooting the Blue Jays 34-3 including 18-2 in shots on goal … Murphy had 13 saves for the Blue Jays, the second highest total against the Spartans this year (19 at Wilkes).
 
Up Next
The Spartans jump back into conference play on Saturday afternoon as they host Albright in a MAC Commonwealth contest. Game time is set for 1:00 pm at Kinsley Field. The game is a part of the 2022 York College Fall Fest activities.