OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College men's lacrosse team used a huge second half to down #11 Stevenson 20-13 in a big MAC Commonwealth contest on Wednesday night at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills, Maryland.
The Spartans outscored the Mustangs 14-6 in the second half including 9-3 in the decisive fourth quarter. Cory Bergmann tied the single-game school record with eight goals while his ten points are tied for the second most prolific point game in school history.
The Spartans, who are 15^th in the most recent USILA National Poll, improve to 11-3 overall and 4-0 in the MAC Commonwealth. The Mustangs fall to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in the conference. York has won five straight.
 
How It Happened
• The Mustangs got off to a quick start as they outscored York 4-1 to start the game. York got a goal with 34 seconds left in the first quarter as Cory Bergmann found the back of the net for his second goal of the quarter.
• The Mustangs stretched the lead to 7-3 with a Max Racich goal at the 6:03 mark of the second quarter. York ended the half with a trio of Gavin Gismondi goals as York trimmed their deficit to 7-6 heading into the halftime break.
• Stevenson scored twice in the opening three minutes of the third quarter to take a 9-6 lead. Bergmann struck again at the 10:58 mark followed by a Nate Schilling tally that brought the Spartans back to within one at 9-8. Gavin Gossen extended the Mustang lead to 10-8 with 4:14 remaining in the quarter. Bergmann started a three-goal run over the final 3:41 in the third. Colby Berard notched a man-up goal with 33 seconds left to tie the game at ten. York won the ensuing face off and Sawyer Simeone scored off a Davis Fisher assist to give York their first lead of the game heading to the fourth quarter.
• Stevenson scored two of the first three goals of the final quarter as the game was tied at 12 with 8:37 to go in the game. Berard notched a man-up goal with 7:59 left in the game and that kicked off an 8-1 run that covered the final 7:59 of the game. Brady Watts and Blake Morton pushed the York lead to 15-12 with 5:16 left. Darrell Curtis slowed the Spartan run with a goal that cut the York lead to 15-13. Bergmann removed all doubt with a three goal stretch that covered two minutes as the lead grew to 18-13. Fisher and Erik Pearl finished off the scoring with goals in the final 1:20 of play as York made a serious statement on the road.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans out shot the Mustangs 48-41 overall while they also had a 29-21 advantage in shots on goal … York doubled up Stevenson in ground balls, 50-25 … York had just 12 turnovers in the game while Stevenson was even better in taking care of the ball with 10 turnovers … Stevenson had four caused turnovers while York had two … the Spartans were fantastic at the X as they won 25-of-36 face offs in the game … York was 15-for-16 in the clear while Stevenson was 17-for-19 … York had eight saves while the Mustangs had nine … Gavin Goosen and Max Racich led the Mustangs with five points each … Goosen had two goals and three assists while Racich had three goals and two assists … Darrell Curtis and Grant Zick chipped in with four points each … Connor Dunay had five ground balls as he was 9-for-26 at the X.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans have now won seven straight in the series as the Mustangs still hold a 15-11 lead in the all-time series … York has scored 39 goals in their last two games against Stevenson … York extends their MAC Commonwealth regular-season win streak to 28 as their last loss came on April 23 at Stevenson as the Mustangs edged York 11-8 in Owings Mills … Cory Bergmann tied the school record for goals in a game with eight, tying Brendan O'Sullivan's eight goals against Lycoming on March 8, 2020 … Bergmann's 10 points ties Andrew Collins who reached the mark on April 25, 2004 against Cazenovia … O'Sullivan holds the single game record with 11 points, set in the Lycoming game … York reached 20 goals for the third time this year … York has outscored their four conference opponents 74-32 … the Spartans notched a season-high three man-up goals as they had a season-high eight man-up opportunities … York's 50 ground balls and the plus-25 ground ball discrepancy are both the second-highest totals of the year as York had 51 ground balls and a plus-27 in the win over Alvernia … York has registered 43 assists in on 62 goals the last three games … York's 12 turnovers were their second lowest total of the year (11 vs. Alvernia) … York's 25 face off wins were their second-highest total of the year (26 vs. Gettysburg) … Gavin Gismondi continued his great season with seven points on four goals and three assists while he also had five ground balls … Davis Fisher and Nate Schilling each added three points on a goal and two assists … freshman Brady Watts was great the X as he was 22-for-30 while he scooped up a career-high 18 ground balls … Nash Womack recorded eight saves in his 60 minutes of action in goal.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return home on Saturday when they host Widener University in a MAC Commonwealth contest. First face off is scheduled for 1:00 pm. The Spartans will recognize their seniors prior to the contest.