YORK, PA – The York College men's soccer team ended their 2024 regular season with a 3-0 win over Hood College on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in York.
The Spartans got a first half goal and then got two big insurance goals in the second half to win their third straight.
The Spartans improve to 13-1-5 overall and 5-1-1 in the Commonwealth. Hood's season comes to a close with a record of 4-12-2 overall and 1-6 in the league.
 
How It Happened
• The game was played in the middle of the field for much of the opening ten minutes. The Spartans broke through in the 14^th minute as Owen Henderlite received a pass in front of the Hood bench just inside midfield. Henderlite held the ball and then flicked a pass along the near sideline to Noah Roche. Roche carried the ball down the near sideline, heading to the end line. Before getting there, Roche ripped a pass across the face of the goal. Luke Nall ran onto the pass and finished the chance for the goal and 1-0 Spartan lead.
• The Spartans continued to carry the remainder of the first half play as they out shot the Blazers 12-2 including 8-2 in shot on goal. York also had an 8-1 advantage in first half corner kicks.
• York came flying out of the half as they made it 2-0 just 1:22 in the second half. The Spartans drew an early foul on the Blazers. That foul led to a Spartan corner kick. Matt Zeiders hit the corner kick into the center of the box and Nall finished the chance for his second goal of the game. The Green and White continued to carry the play as the Spartan defense kept the Blazers from any dangerous opportunities.
• The Spartans capped the scoring in the 79^th minute on a nice combination. Dylan Jablon played a ball to Henderlite who ran onto the pass before sending a centering pass to Shaun Apsley who finished the chance for the 3-0 Spartan lead.
• York finished the game with a 26-11 margin in total shots and a 13-6 edge in shots on goal. York had a 15-2 bulge in corner kicks.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 11-0 all-time against the Blazers … York has outscored Hood 17-1 as MAC Commonwealth opponents … York has now won three straight and outscored their three opponents 10-1 … the defensive shutout was the ninth of the year for the Green and White … the 26 shots are the second-highest total of the year (31 vs. Lancaster Bible) ... York's 15 corner kicks were the most this season by six (9 vs. Susquehanna and Juniata) … Luke Nall tied his career-high with his two goals as he also netted a pair on October 5, 2022 at Albright … Nall now has nine career goals and 32 points … junior Shaun Apsley recorded his first goal of the year and the second of his career … Apsley is now the 14^th Spartan to record a goal this year … senior Dylan Jablon recorded his first career point with his assist on Apsley's goal … Owen Henderlite notched his second assist of the year as he now has eight points of the year … five of Henderlite's points have come in the last three games with two goals and one assist … Noah Roche recorded his team-leading 14^th point with his assist on Nall's first goal … Matt Zeiders earned his third assist of the campaign as he is in a six-way tie for the team lead .. York has had 17 players record at least one point this year … prior to the match, the Spartans honored their 18 seniors for their contributions to the Spartan program.
 
Up Next
The Spartans open the MAC Commonwealth tournament as the second seed as they will host third seeded Widener on Tuesday night at Graham Field. The two teams played an intense 1-1 tie in the regular season on October 23. Game time is set for 7:00 pm from York. The winner of the contest advances to the 2024 MAC Championship game on Saturday, November 9.