CHESTER, PA – The York College field hockey squad got back on the winning side of the ledger with a 3-0 MAC Commonwealth win at Widener University on Wednesday evening in Chester, PA.
The Spartans scored all three goals in the second half to cruise to their tenth win of the year.
The ninth ranked Spartans improve to 10-4 overall and 1-1 in the league. The Pride fall to 5-7 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to a quick start in the first quarter as a majority of the play occurred in the Widener defensive end of the field. York out shot Widener 6-0 in total shots and 4-0 in shots on goal. York also had four first quarter penalty corners.
• York continued to pressure the Widener defense but the Pride kept the Spartans off the board in the second quarter. York held a 6-0 shots in total shots including a 5-0 bulge in shots on goal. The Spartans ended the half locked in a scoreless tie despite holding the significant shot margin.
• The Spartans wasted little time in breaking through in the third quarter. Sophomore Tori Heiserman collected a loose ball just outside the left post and finished off the chance 2:51 into the second half. The goal is her fourth of the year. The Spartans had a chance to add to the lead with just under two minutes left in the third as they earned a penalty stroke. York wasn't able to convert as they took the 1-0 lead to the fourth quarter.
• Heiserman made it 2-0 with just over four minutes left in the game as she collected a rebound off a Libby Wild shot and poked it home for her second goal of the night. The Spartans tallied the final goal with 1:07 left off a penalty corner. Hannah Downs inserted the ball to Riley Buschert who found Kelbie Linebaugh for the goal. The first-year forward recorded her third goal of the year.
• York finished the game with a 31-2 edge in total shots, a 24-1 bulge in shots on goal and a 16-0 advantage in penalty corners.
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 5-1 all-time against Widener as the Spartans have won four straight in the series … the Spartans' 31 shots in the game are the most by ten (21 vs. Ohio Wesleyan and 21 at Misericordia) this year … the 24 shots on goal are the most by 13 (11 vs. Ohio Wesleyan) … York put 77.4% of their total shots on goal, their second-highest total of the year … the shutout is the Spartans seventh of the year … senior goalie Belle Fields tied Meg Eckenrode for the school record in goalie wins with 41 … Fields is now 41-15 for her career while she notched her 25^th career shutout … sophomore Tori Heiserman notched her first collegiate multiple goal game … Heiserman has five career goals in 23 career games for York … first-year Spartan Kelbie Linebaugh recorded her third career goal in her 14^th Spartan game … senior Riley Buschert leads the Spartans with 21 points as she picked up her fifth assist of the year in the win … Buschert now has 63 career points in 75 games for the Green and White ... the Spartans have now won double digits in each of Katie Fost's seven seasons on the field ... Fost now has 88 wins for the Spartans. 
 
Up Next
The Spartans return home to host #20 Messiah University in a key MAC Commonwealth contest on Saturday afternoon in York. Game time at Kinsley Field is set for 1:00 pm.