ST. DAVID'S, PA – The York College men's soccer team extended their win streak to six as they slipped past Eastern University, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon in St. David's, PA.
The Spartans got a
Brayden Safley goal in the 68
th minute and held on from there for their second MAC Commonwealth win.
York improves to 10-0-4 overall and are now 2-0 in MAC Commonwealth action. Eastern falls to 3-6-3 overall and 0-2 in the league.
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How It Happened
• The Spartans had the momentum early as they fired off the first four shots in the game. After a pair of Eastern shots midway through the first half, York fired off three more attempts with two of those chances coming on goal. York was called for a questionable off sides in the final minute of the half as the Green and White was on the cusp of breaking through for a goal.
• The Spartans held a 7-3 margin in first half shots while York had a 3-0 advantage in shots on goal and a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
• The early second half play was contested in the middle of the field before freshman
Aiden Hall made a play. Hall got a pass from
Luke Nall. He drove into the box and unleashed a shot that was artfully turned away by Eastern goalie Ty Bleiler. Hall tracked down the rebound outside the right-hand side of the box. He settled the ball against the unsettled Eastern defense and flicked a great pass to
Colin Findlay who was racing into the top of the box. Findlay got the ball and fired a shot towards the left side the box where
Brayden Safley redirected the shot into the back of the net for the game's lone goal.
• The Eagles forced Spartan goalie
Jake Bono to make a pair of saves over the final 20 minutes of the game but the York defense was solid in keeping the Eastern opportunities to a minimum.
• York finished the game with a 14-9 advantage in total shots, a 7-2 edge in shots on goal and a 4-2 margin in corner kicks.
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Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 4-3-1 against the Eagles all-time … York is now 2-1-1 against the Eagles as conference opponents … York improves to 4-0-2 on the road … York has scored in every game this year … the shutout is the Spartans' seventh in 14 games this year as their goals against average is 0.57 as a team … York has four shutouts in their last five games … the Spartans have put 16 of their last 26 shots on goal … sophomore
Jake Bono continues to author a great year as he made two saves in his third full shutout of the year … Bono is now 12-4-3 with five shutouts in his 20 career games for the Green and White … senior
Brayden Safley tallied his fourth goal of the year and three of those have been game-winners for York … Safley has scored the game's lone goals in wins over Neumann, Salisbury, and Eastern … Safley now has 10 goals in his Spartan career with half of those goals being game-winners for York … freshman
Colin Findlay recorded his second collegiate point with his assist in the win … the unblemished 14 game start for York is the best since the 2008 team started the year 18-0 … the ten wins tie the most in the last ten years as York won 10 in 2018 and again in the 2022 season.
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Up Next
The Spartans are off until next Saturday when they head to Grantham to face off against the Messiah University Falcons in a key conference contest. Kick-off is set for 5:00 pm as the first game in a men's-women's doubleheader.
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