Men’s Basketball
The Spartan men’s basketball team began the week with a pair of wins in the CAC tournament before falling in the CAC title game at Christopher Newport.
York began the week with an impressive 76-47 win over St. Mary’s in the CAC Quarterfinals. Senior Jason Bady poured in 25 points, pulled in seven rebounds and collected a career-high six steals. Joey Polczynski and Zach Novick each added 14 points to the Spartan attack.
The Spartans next hosted Mary Washington in the semifinals. York pulled away late to earn a 69-62 win over the Eagles. Bady, who was named the CAC Player of the Year earlier in the day, recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Jared Wagner, who earned second-team All-CAC honors earlier in the day, notched a double-double of his own with 21 points and a career-high 10 assists. Darin Gordon was the third Spartan in double figures with 12 points.
York saw its ten game win streak come to an end in the CAC Championship game as the Captains upended the Spartans to avenge York’s championship from last year. Bady recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Gordon (14 points), Polczynski (13 points), and Wagner (12 points) all reached double figures for York.
The Spartans earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament and travel to Ashland, Virginia to face DeSales on Friday night in the opening round of the tournament.
Wrestling
The Spartan wrestling team traveled to the 2019 Southeast Regionals hosted by Lycoming this past weekend. While the Spartans didn’t have the team success they had hoped for, the Green and White will be sending three Spartans to the Division III National Championships.
Senior Greg Warner earned his second straight regional title at 149-pounds as he breezed through the draw to earn his fourth NCAA Championship berth. Warner enters the national championship tournament with 29 wins.
Senior Dylan Nuttall fell in the semifinals of the 125-pound bracket but he battled back to finish third and earn his second straight trip to nationals. Nuttall got a pinfall win in the consolation semifinals and then earned a 10-3 win in the consolation finals to earn the berth at nationals.
Junior Brandon Ballard had a longer road on the path to the national tournament. Ballard lost to the top seed in the heavyweight quarterfinals. He then battled back with two pins and an overtime win to get to the consolation finals. Ballard then notched a 3-2 win to earn his trip to Roanoke.
The trio heads to Roanoke for the championships on March 8 and 9.
Women’s Basketball
The Spartan women’s basketball team saw their season come to a close in the CAC Quarterfinals as the Green and White dropped a 67-48 decision at Salisbury. The Spartans were led by senior Katie McGowan as the first-team All-CAC forward finished her career with 17 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes of action. Senior Victoria Varner added 10 points in her final game in the Green and White.
Sophomore Kayla Ferris joined McGowan on the All-CAC as she was named to the second-team.
Women’ Lacrosse
The fifth ranked Spartans opened the season with a pair of wins. The Spartans notched a 16-9 win to open the campaign on Tuesday night in York. The Green and White followed that with 14-4 road win at Montclair State.
In the win over the Shorewomen, Devin Hursey led the way with seven points on three goals and four assists. Hayley McCormick and Regan Cook each added five points to the Spartan attack while senior Skye Slater had four goals. Senior Nicole Clauter notched seven draw controls, four ground balls and three caused turnovers in the win.
The Spartans got off to a slow start in the win at Montclair as the Redhawks tied the game at two before the Spartans ripped off five goals to end the first half. The Green and White outscored Montclair 7-2 in the second half to roll to the ten goal win.
Junior Meghan Fox recorded six points on five goals and one assist. Her first goal of the day was her 100th career goal as she is the fifth Spartan in school history to reach that milestone. Slater added three goals and an assist while Hursey had two goals and two assists. Clauter added five draws, three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Men’s Lacrosse
The sixth-ranked Spartans earned a 14-8 road win at McDaniel on Saturday. The game was close in the first half but York blew the game open with a 4-1 third quarter to cruise to the win. Senior Thomas Pfeiffer led the way with seven points on four goals and three assists while Brendan McGrath chipped in with four goals of his own. Senior Billy Sasso was 15-for-22 at the X while he also had 12 ground balls.
Spartan Home Games for February 25 - March 3, 2019
Saturday, March 2: Men's Lacrosse vs. #16 Lynchburg - 1:00 pm
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Photos Courtesy of David Sinclair Photography (Men's and Women's Basketball), Sam Casale (Men's Lacrosse), Ryan Griffith (Women's Lacrosse), Zach Hossler (Wrestling)