YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team stayed hot with a 91-64 home win over Widener University on Wednesday night in York. York has won six of their last seven games. 
The Spartans began the game with six three pointers in the first 3:49 of the game to seize early control of the contest.
York improves to 18-6 overall and 11-2 in the MAC Commonwealth as they remain tied with Albright for first place in the league heading into the final weekend of play. Widener falls to 7-17 overall and 5-8 in the league as they have been eliminated from the Commonwealth post season tournament. York's win also secures a home game in next week's MAC Commonwealth tournament semifinals.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans could not have scripted their offensive start any better. The Green and White went 6-for-6 from three to start the game as they sprinted out to an 18-9 lead. All six of York's early field goal attempts were threes and all six found nothing but the bottom of the net. Tate Landis drilled three of the six threes as he got off to a blistering start. The Pride got themselves to within two at 18-16 as they ripped off seven straight points midway through the half.
• York fashioned a 10-3 run as Kai Cipalla scored six points on the run as the Spartan lead grew to 28-19. Widener cut the Spartan lead to six on a Kevin Schenk bucket with 4:41 left but York outscored the Pride 12-4 over the final 4:15 of the half to take a 47-33 lead to the break.
• Schenk opened the second half scoring but the Spartans smacked Widener with a 16-6 run, kick started by two Jayden Rowe triples as the lead grew to 63-41 with just over six minutes into the second half. Widener scored the next four points on a pair of Matt Daulerio lay ups but the Spartans finished off the Pride with an 18-6 run to push the lead to 30 at 81-51 with 4:24 left in the game.
• York would maintain the lead above 25 points as they cruised to their ninth home win of the year.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans finished the game shooting 55.2% (32-for-58) from the field including a blistering 47.1% (16-for-34) from three while they also were efficient at the stripe making 11-of-16 (68.6%)  … Widener shot 53.2% (25-for-47) from the floor while they were 4-for-14 (28.6%) from three and 6-for-7 (85.7%) from the free throw line … Widener held a slight 27-24 edge on the glass but the hot shooting left few rebounds to be collected for both squads … York had a slim 5-4 margin in offensive rebounds … the Spartans did a fantastic job of taking care of the ball as they committed just three turnovers in the game while they forced 15 Widener miscues which they turned into 19 points … Widener did not have single point off a turnover in the game … York had a 17-10 advantage in assists … York had a 10-0 bulge in fast break points … Widener held a 36-32 advantage in paint points … Matt Daulerio led the Pride in scoring with 15 points, five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot … Daulerio was 7-for-10 from the floor and 1-for-1 at the line … Myles Bright chipped in with 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists in his 25 minutes of action … Kevin Schenk was the third Widener player in double figures with 10 points while he also had four rebounds and an assist.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 5-8 all-time against the Pride as they swept the regular season series … the Spartans have won four of their last five against Widener … York is now 6-0 at home in the MAC Commonwealth and 9-1 overall with their lone loss coming in overtime against Salisbury on December 20 … York has won eight in a row at home … the Spartans tied a season-high with 16 three-pointers in a game, matching their total (16-for-32) in their 95-79 win at Stevenson … York's 27 point win was their biggest of the year and was their fifth 20-plus point win of the year … the Spartans shot over 50% from the floor for the second straight game and the tenth time this year … York had 17 assists on their 32 field goals as they now have at least 15 assists in 13 games this season … the Spartans had a season-low three turnovers marking the eighth time this year they have been in single digits in miscues … the three turnovers are the least mistakes in the 313-game tenure of head coach Matt Hunter … the next lowest total was four in a win over Messiah on January 25, 2023 … Tate Landis poured in a career-high 24 points as the junior guard drained a career-high seven three pointers … he was 8-for-13 from the floor including 7-of-11 from three and 1-for-1 from the line … Landis added three assists and three steals in his 33 minutes of action … Kai Cipalla added 16 points as he was again very efficient from the floor, converting 7-of-8 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line … Cipalla had three rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win … Jayden Rowe chipped in with 15 points, two rebounds and a steal … Rowe was 5-for-9 from the floor including 5-for-7 from downtown … Jackson Mascari was the fourth Spartan in double figures with 10 points, five rebounds, and four assists in his 28 minutes of action … freshman Carter Horst recorded his first career points as he drained two three pointers late in the game.
 
Up Next
The Spartans close out their 2024-25 regular season with a big game against Hood on Saturday afternoon at Wolf Gymnasium. The game will go a long way in determining the top two seeds in the MAC Commonwealth contest. The Blazers are locked into the third seed while the Spartans are still battling for the top overall seed with Albright. Tip time is set for 3:00 pm and will be preceded by the Spartan Senior Day Ceremony.