YORK, Pa. - No. 13 York (Pa.) jumped out to a seven-goal lead after the first quarter, which proved to much for Hood College to overcome in a 20-4 road loss in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play.
Inside the Box Score
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) scored two of the Blazers' four goals.
- Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) finished with a goal and two assists.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made eight saves in the first half. Jacob Smidt (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) relieved Dudziak in the second half and stopped seven shots.
- Justin Marko (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) and Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) each caused two turnovers.
How it Happened
- Six different players scored in the first period for the Spartans, including Ames Clark whose goal with six seconds left in the quarter gave York a 7-0 lead.
- Muldoon scored the first goal of the second period, with an assist from Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), at 12:45, but the Spartans recorded the next seven goals to lead 14-1 at the break.
- After two more goals for York to start the third period, Wiley's first of the evening made it 16-2.
- The Spartans tacked on another before the end of the third, then JD Townsend's fourth of the night made it 18-2 in the opening moments of the fourth quarter.
- Colby Gallagher (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) scored for Hood with 9:49 to play, but York once again answered a Hood goal with two of its own.
- Wiley scored the final goal of the evening in the game's closing seconds.
Analysis
- The Spartans outshot Hood 49-28.
- York won the ground ball battle 41-16.
- Faceoffs were 19-8 in favor of the Spartans.
For the Opponent
- The Spartans' Townsend finished with seven points on four goals and three assists.
- Will Harnick also scored four times, while Ben Mayer had three.
- Michael Russo had three assists and scored one time.
- Jack Keller made four saves in the first half. AJ Pel, five saves, and Nash Womack, one, split the second half.
Notes
- Hood slipped 6-3 and 0-1 in the MAC Commonwealth.
- The Spartans ended the day 4-4 and 1-0.
Up Next
Hood hosts Widener on Apr. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
