YORK, PA – The York College men's lacrosse team picked up their seventh straight win as they downed Widener University 22-8 in ther regular season finale on Saturday in York.
The 11
th ranked Spartans exploded for ten first period goals as they cruised to the conference win. Senior
Will Harnick set a new school record for single season goals as he now has 62.
York improves to 12-5 overall and 8-0 in the MAC Commonwealth while Widener falls to 8-8 overall and 5-3 in the league. York has won 17 straight regular season conference games as they are now 21-1 in Commonwealth action since joining the league in 2021.
How It Happened
• The Spartans removed all doubt about the result of the game early as it was the
Will Harnick show in the first quarter. Harnick scored four of the first five goals of the game and tallied six first quarter goals to give York a 10-1 lead after 15 minutes of play.
Ben Mayer added three first quarter goals to aid Harnick's explosion.
Brent Blackmon recorded a pole goal for York's other tally in the quarter.
• The Spartans outscored Widener 3-2 in the second while both teams netted four goals in the third quarter.
• York had a strong fourth quarter as they held a 5-1 margin in goals to provide for the final 22-8 bulge. York had three man-up goals in the fourth quarter as
Eric Burbank got the first man-up goal while
JD Townsend got the other two for York.
Spartan Leaders
Will Harnick: 6 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Ben Mayer: 5 goals, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
Vinny Facciponti: 12-for-18 at the X, 11 ground balls
Hugo Spencer: 8-for-9 at the X, 6 ground balls, 1 goal, 1 assist
Brent Blackmon: 1 goal, 3 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
Spartan Goalies
Jack Keller: 15 minutes of play, 1 goal against, 3 saves
Ian Callinan: 30 minutes of play, 6 goals against, 1 save
AJ Apel: 10:34 minutes of play, 1 goal against, 3 saves
Nash Womack: 4:26 minutes of play, 0 goals against, 2 saves
Spartan Notes
York is now 5-1 all-time against Widener as the Spartans have won five straight in the series … senior
Will Harnick continues his record breaking year as he is now the single-season goal scoring leader with 62 in 17 games played … Harnick is all over the Spartan record book heading into the MAC Commonwealth tournament … he is fifth in total points (212), fourth in points per game (3.42), fourth in goals (164) which is one short of tying former Spartan great Thomas Pfeifer, second in goals per game (2.63), and fourth in man-up goals (21) … senior
Brent Blackmon scored his first career goal in his 52
nd game as a Spartan defender … Blackmon also had three caused turnovers and three ground balls … his three caused turnovers ties a career high … graduate student
Ames Clark tallied three points in the win and he is now has 99 points for his career (48 goals and 51 assists) … junior goalie
Jack Keller improved to 10-1 in net after taking over as the Spartan starter in net …
Ben Mayer notched five goals as he now has 150 career points with 97 goals and 53 assists … in just two years, Mayer is 12
th in points, 12
th in goals and tied for 13
th in assists in a mere 40 games … the Spartans have outscored their opponents 85-34 in the first quarter and 83-25 in the second quarter … York tallied 35 total points in the game and that's the fourth time this year they have had 30 or more points in a game … York has outscored their eight conference opponents by a combined score of 156-47 … the Spartans have 14 man-up goals in conference play and 24 for the season … York reached double figures in caused turnovers for the tenth time this year … York has won 64.8% of their face offs this season … York leads the MAC Commonwealth in goals scored (283), goals allowed (147), scoring margin (+8.0), and ground balls (673).
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday when they host a MAC Commonwealth semifinal game at 7:00 pm at Kinsley Field. The Spartans will play the winner of Monday's Commonwealth 4/5 game as Widener hosts Messiah in Chester.
