YORK, PA – The 13^th ranked York College men's lacrosse team scored 14 first half goals to cruise past Hood College, 20-4, in the MAC Commonwealth opener for both squads.
The Spartans scored seven goals in the first quarter and matched that with another seven goals in the second while the defense limited the Blazers to one first half goal.
The Spartans improve to 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the league while the Blazers fall to 6-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got things rolling less than two minutes into the game as Ben Mayer notched his 15^th goal of the year to put York on the board. The Green and White continued to dominate the first quarter as they got goals from Will Harnick, Ryan Kazella, Jack Grayson, and Eric Burbank as they raced out to a 5-0 lead. Mayer and Ames Clark closed out the first quarter scoring as the Spartans led 7-0 after 15 minutes of play. York out-shot their guests 16-5 in the first quarter including a 12-2 bulge in shots on goal.
• The Blazers got on the board to start the scoring in the second but the Spartans responded with another seven goals. Harnick and JD Townsend each scored three goals during the quarter while Mayer also scored for York.
• The scoring slowed in the third quarter as Coleton Mahorney, Tyler Palehonki, and Michael Russo scored for the Spartans as they led 17-2 at the end of three quarters of play.
• The fourth quarter started with a Townsend man-up goal and York finished the game outscoring the Blazers 3-2 in the fourth.
• York out-shot the Blazers 49-28 in total shots while York had a 35-14 margin in shots on goal. The Blazers had 25 turnovers while York had 18 in the game. York held a 41-16 margin in ground balls and the Spartans won 19-of-27 face offs.
 
Spartan Leaders
Will Harnick: 4 goals, 2 GB, 1 CT
JD Townsend: 4 goals, 3 assists, 7 points
Ben Mayer: 3 goals, 1 GB
Coleton Mahorney: 2 goals, 1 GB
Vinny Facciponti: 14-for-17 FO, 6 GB
Hugo Spencer: 4-for-7 FO, 4 GB
 
Spartan Goalies
Jack Keller: 30:00 minutes played, 1 goal against, 4 saves
AJ Apel: 20:11 minutes played, 2 goals against, 5 saves
Nash Womack: 9:49 minutes played, 1 goal against, 1 save
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 8-0 all-time against the Blazers … York has won eight straight conference openers under head coach Brandon Childs … the Spartans are 9-2 in conference openers under Childs … the Spartans have outscored their three MAC Commonwealth conference opening opponents 65-14 … York improves to 3-0 at home this year as they have outscored their three opponents 61-22 at Kinsley Field … the Spartans have made getting off to a strong start a habit as they have outscored their eight opponents 38-19 in the first quarter … they carry that into the second quarter as they have a 32-13 margin in the second 15 minutes of the game … York improved to 11-of-25 in their man-up after going 2-for-3 in the win over the Blazers … York had 11 different players score goals in the win while seven Spartans had an assist … York now has nine players who are in double figures in scoring while 18 different players have scored a goal for York … senior Will Harnick scored another four goals in the win as he has a team-leading 33 goals … Harnick has scored at least four goals in six of his eight games this year … Harnick has scored 14 goals at home this season … sophomore JD Townsend set a new career high with seven points as he had four goals and a career-high three assists.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Grantham, PA to face the Messiah University Falcons. First face off is set for 1:00 pm.