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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.