ST. MARY'S CITY, MD – The York College men's lacrosse squad kicked off their 2025 campaign with a 13-11 win at St. Mary's College on Sunday in St. Mary's City, Maryland.
The Spartans had a big first quarter but scuffled offensively in the second half as the Seahawks made a goalie switch at the half. The switch was effective as York scored just two goals in the third quarter and were shutout in the fourth but did enough early to earn the road win.
The Spartans improve to 1-0 overall while St. Mary's falls to 0-1.
 
How It Happened
• After a few fruitless possessions to begin the game, the Spartans got their first goal of the year when Coleton Mahorney ripped a shot from the 15 yards out in front of the cage for the 1-0 lead. Davis Fisher earned the assist on the goal that came just under five minutes into the game. York made it 3-0 with goals on back-to-back possessions as Dylan McDougall recorded his first Spartan goal and was followed by a Cory Bergmann tally just 29 seconds later.
• Bergmann added his second goal of the day to put the Spartans up 4-0 as Fisher recorded his third helper of the game. The Seahawks finally got on the board with a Joshua Martel goal of a rebound of an Aiden Doyle shot that was initially saved by Spartan goalie Nash Womack. York wasted little time in getting that goal right back as Terence Harmon won the face off and Nate Schilling scored York's fifth goal off a pass from Mahorney with 1:27 left in the quarter. Schilling found the back of the next just under 45 seconds later for the 6-1 Spartan lead. St. Mary's responded with a Declan Horton goal but Fisher put one home right before the first quarter horn as York led 7-2 after one.
• The scoring pace slowed in the second quarter as the Spartans finished the frame with a 4-3 edge in goals. Fisher, Zach Rutledge, McDougall, and Schilling each scored for the Spartans in the quarter with Rutledge's goal being a pole goal for the Green and White as York took an 11-5 lead to the intermission.
• St. Mary's kicked off the second half scoring with a man-up goal from Horton, the Hawks second man-up goal of the game. The Seahawks further cut into the Spartan lead as Martel drilled a one-timer off a pass from Keegan Preis, slicing the Spartan lead to 11-7 with 8:52 left in the third. Connor Stewart slowed the St. Mary's run with a coast-to-coast goal as he took the clear from Womack and drilled his first career Spartan goal. Grad transfer Gavin Gismondi pushed York's lead back to six with his first Spartan goal at the 2:22 mark. The Seahawks picked up their third man-up goal to close out the third as York's lead was 13-8 after three quarters of play. Womack played well in the quarter with six saves as the hosts outshot the Spartans 11-8.
• The Seahawks struck for a second straight goal 40 seconds into the fourth as Nick Machiran finished off a drive to the cage, trimming York's lead back down to four at 13-9. The St. Mary's momentum kept going with a Martel goal with 6:26 left in regulation as the Spartan lead was down to 13-10. St. Mary's closed out the scoring with Horton's fourth goal of the game with 1:01 left as the Seahawks continued their fourth quarter charge. St. Mary's won the ensuing face off but the Spartans killed off the final minute of the game to earn the win.
 
By The Numbers
The Spartans finished the game out-shooting St. Mary's 41-38 … the Seahawks won the battle of the ground balls 28-20 … York was 19-of-21 on the clear while St. Mary's was 14-for-21 … the Spartans did a good job of taking care of the ball for most of the game with 14 turnovers while the Seahawks had 21 … York had nine caused turnovers to five for the Seahawks … St. Mary's had the better of play at the X as they won 18-of-26 in the game … St. Mary's was great on the man-advantage as they scored on three of York's four penalties … St. Mary's did not get flagged in the game … Declan Horton led the Seahawks with four goals and an assist while he also had a caused turnover … Joshua Martel and Aiden Doyle each tallied three goals for the Hawks … Nate Hochrein had four assists for St. Mary's … Matteo Ciccarello was great at the X for the Seahawks as he was 18-for-25 in face offs while he also had a game-high 11 ground balls … Ty Grove started in goal and allowed 11 goals while he made five saves in the first half … Cullen McKay was great in goal in the second half as he made six saves and allowed just two Spartan goals in his 30 minutes of work.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans have now won eight straight against the Seahawks but St. Mary's still leads the all-time series 15-11 … the two-goal difference was the closest in the series since York won a pair of 8-6 decisions in the 2015 season … York is now 11-3 in openers under head coach Brandon Childs which snapped a two-game losing streak in openers … the Spartans are 5-2 in road season openers under Childs … York is now 9-2 all-time against St. Mary's under Childs … Childs had to face off against his brother Jason who is the head coach at St. Mary's and this is the first time they have squared off as non-conference opponents … younger brother Brandon now has a 5-0 lead in the all-time series between the two … freshman Nate Schilling had a great collegiate debut as he had five points on three goals and two assists … Schilling also had three ground balls and a caused turnover … junior Davis Fisher was outstanding as he tied his career high with seven points on two goals and a career-high five assists … Cory Bergmann and Dylan McDougall each added two goals for York … Terence Harmon was 5-for-13 at the X with three ground balls … junior Bear Evans had two caused turnovers and a ground ball in his Spartan debut … Nash Womack earned the win in goal as he made a career-high 14 saves in the game.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head to #4 Washington & Lee on Friday evening to square off in their annual non-conference contest. Game time in Lexington is set for 6:00 pm.