YORK, PA – The York College Spartan field hockey squad rolled to a 5-0 win over Albright College on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in York.
The #9 Spartans scored single goals in the first and third quarters while they netted three in the second quarter to earn the win.
The Spartans improve to 12-5 overall and 3-2 in the MAC Commonwealth contest. The Lions fall to 5-12 overall and 1-4 in the league.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans wasted little time in getting on the board as York drew a penalty corner 2:52 into the game. The Spartans got a shot from Libby Wild that was blocked but sophomore Kelsey Welch collected the long rebound and drove home a shot from the left wing to put the Spartans up 1-0. The Lions got a flurry at the end of the quarter as they got two corners and two shots that were saved by Belle Fields and a defensive save from Riley Buschert.
• The second quarter was all Spartans as they notched three goals in the period. Sophomore Hannah Downs opened the quarter scoring as she received a pass from Tori Heiserman and poked home the pass for the goal a mere 40 seconds into the quarter. The Green and White made it 3-0 just over six minutes later Welsh collected a rebound off a Kate Egan shot and slipped a pass to Haley Boyarski who finished off the opportunity for the goal. Downs teamed up with Heiserman for a second goal with 3:10 left in the half as the York lead grew to 4-0.
• York out shot the Lions 7-0 including 6-0 in shots on goal. The Spartans also had a 3-0 bulge in penalty corners for the quarter.
• The Spartans got their final goal of the game 4:57 into the third quarter as Buschert intercepted an Albright pass and slipped a perfect pass to Kelbie Linebaugh right down the middle of the circle. Linebaugh finished off the chance for the fifth goal of the day.
• The Spartans finished the third quarter out shooting the Lions 8-1 for the period.
• York continued to play well in the fourth quarter but were unable to find the back of the cage. The Green and White finished the game with a 29-4 margin in total shots including a 15-3 bulge in shots on goal. The Spartans also held an 11-5 advantage in penalty corners.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 13-0 all-time against the Lions … the five goal margin of victory matches the Spartans' largest of the year as they beat #11 Lynchburg 5-0 on September 28 in York … the Spartans are now 6-2 at home and have outscored their eight opponents 20-5 … the Spartans' 29 shots were their second-highest total of the year (31 at Widener) … the 15 shots on goal marks the fifth time they have reached double figures in shots on goal this year … sophomore Hannah Downs had her first two-goal game of her collegiate career …. Downs' goals were the first of the year for the sophomore … Tori Heiserman had her first two career assists on both of Downs goals … Kelsey Welch notched her first goal of the season to open the scoring in the game … Welch now has four career goals for York … Welch also had an assist in the game which was also her first of the year … first-year Spartan Haley Boyarski recorded her first collegiate goal in the win … Kelbie Linebaugh notched her fifth goal of the year as she is the fourth Spartan to reach double figures in points this fall … York now has 13 different players who have scored goals in 2024 … York has had nine players had out an assist during the campaign … Riley Buschert notched her eighth assist of the year as she continues to lead the squad with 24 points … Buschert also notched her first defensive save of the campaign in the game … prior to the game, the Spartans recognized their seven seniors as they are closing out their York field hockey careers.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday night at Kinsley Field as they host Eastern University in a MAC Commonwealth contest. The game will be the final regular season home game for the Green and White. The match is set for a 6:00 pm start.