YORK, PA – The eighth ranked York College Spartan field hockey squad rolled to a 3-0 MAC crossover win over Misericordia on a sunny Saturday afternoon in York. The Spartans improve to 5-0 at home.
York is now 8-1 overall while the Cougars fall to 2-6 overall.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans came out and carried the play from the start of the match. The Spartans pressured the Cougar defense early but they were unable to find the back of the cage in the opening 15 minutes of play. York out-shot Misericordia 7-0 in the first quarter including 3-0 in shots on goal. York had three first quarter penalty corners.
• The Spartans finally got on the board 7:40 into the second quarter as Anna Simoes fed Olivia Miller with a pass that Miller finished off inside the right post for the 1-0 lead. The goal is Miller's third of the season. York added to the lead just under three minutes later as the Spartans drew a penalty corner. On the corner, Libby Wild received the insert from Brooke Cordisco. Wild pushed a pass to Riley Buschert who one-timed a shot that gave York a 2-0 lead. The goal was Buschert's second of the season.
• The Spartans dominated the statistics in the first half as they out-shot Misericordia 12-0 including 7-0 in shots on goal. The Spartans had six penalty corners as they did not allow Misericordia to get into the York defensive circle with possession in the first 30 minutes of play.
• The Spartans kept rolling in the third quarter as they continued to apply the heat to the Cougar defense. York scored their third goal just 2:18 into the half as Miller slipped a pass from the end line to Maycee Collison and the midfielder knocked it home for her first goal of the season.
• York finished the third quarter with an 11-0 bulge in shots while they also held a 7-0 margin in penalty corners.
• The Cougars registered their lone shot of the game after they earned their first corner midway through the fourth period. York finished the game with a 27-1 advantage in total shot and a 13-1 margin in shots on goal. The Spartans also had a 17-1 edge in penalty corners.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 2-0 all-time against the Cougars as the series started last fall … the Spartans are now 5-0 at home … the Spartans registered their fourth shutout of the year … the win was the 70^th in the career of Spartan head coach Katie Fost … Fost is now 70-36 at the helm of the program … the Spartans' 27 shots set a new season high for the Green and White … York has scored seven goals with seven assists in their last two games … the 17 corners was a season high and York has notched 27 corners in the last two games … freshman Olivia Miller now has nine points on three goals and three assists while Libby Wild is also at nine points after her assist in the win … with Maycee Collison's goal, the Spartans have now had eight different goal scorers this year … junior goalie Belle Fields earned her fourth clean sheet of the year as she lowered her goals against average to 0.67 while her save percentage improved to .818%.
 
Up Next
The Spartans welcome the nationally ranked Salisbury University Sea Gulls to York for a non-conference match up. The match from Kinsley Field is slated for a 6:00 pm start.