YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team remained red hot at home as the Green and White rolled past Gwynedd Mercy 85-62 in a non-conference contest at Wolf Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Spartans are a perfect 4-0 at home and used a 35-10 run to start the second half, turning a close game into a lopsided affair. Senior Jason Bady tallied a career-high 27 points in the victory.
Game #7
Final Score: York 85, Gwynedd Mercy 62
Records: York 5-2, Gwynedd Mercy 3-3
Field Goals: York 30-for-55, GMC 24-65
Field Goal %: York 54.5%, GMC 36.9%
Three Point FG: York 11-for-28, GMC 5-for-18
Three Point FG %: York 39.9%, GMC 27.8%
Free Throws: York 14-for-24, GMC 9-for-14
Free Throw %: York 58.3%, GMC 64.3%
Rebounds: York 33, GMC 41
Assists: York 22, GMC 12
Turnovers: York 9, GMC 15
Blocked Shots: York 8, GMC 2
Steals: York 9, GMC 6
How It Happened
• The game got off to a very frenetic pace but the scoring didn't keep up as the opening four minutes of the game featured just a combined 12 points despite the high tempo. The Spartans pushed out to a 14-8 lead on a steal and dunk by Jared Wagner at the 11:47 mark of the first half. The Griffins got a three-point play from Rich Dunham to cut the Spartan lead to one at 14-13. The Green and White then put together a 11-0 run fueled by a pair of Jason Bady lay ups and a big Mike Frauenheim three-pointer as the Spartan lead grew to 12 with 8:23 left in the opening half.
• The Spartan lead vacillated between nine and 12 points over the next four minutes but the Griffins never let the Spartans get any further in front. Gwynedd Mercy went on a 15-6 run to cut the Spartan lead to just three at 39-36. Junior Joey Polczynski converted a three-point play with two seconds left in the half to give York a 42-36 lead heading to the intermission.
• The Spartans turned on the defense to start the second half and that fed an offense that exploded in the early stages of the stanza. The Spartans held the Griffins scoreless for the opening 6:26 of the half. While the York defense was locking down Gwynedd Mercy, the offense ripped off 14 straight points as the lead ballooned to 20 at 56-36.
• The York run topped out at 33-12 as the Green and White led 72-44 with 8:16 left in regulation. The York lead grew to as many as 29 before the Spartans settled for the 23-point win.
• York finished the second half outscoring the Griffins 43-26 as the Green and White shot a blistering 57.7% from the floor in the second half including 7-for-14 from three. While the Spartans were getting it done on offense, the defense limited the Griffins to 28.1% shooting in the second half.
Spartan Leaders
Jason Bady: 27 points, 10-for-16 FG, 5-for-6 FT, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocked shots, 1 steal
Jared Wagner: 10 points, 4-for-6 FG, 1-for-1 FT, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
Ryan Wheatley: 9 points, 3-for-5 3PT FG, 1 rebound
Mike Frauenheim: 7 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Griffin Leaders
Matt Sommers: 13 points, 3-for-5 3 PT FG, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Rich Dunham: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Clayton Wolfe: 10 points, 3 rebounds
Jeff Seigafuse: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Game Notes:
The Spartans are now 2-0 all-time against the Griffins as the Green and White won their previous meeting 81-64 on December 13, 2010 … senior Jason Bady had a huge night as he registered a career-high 27 points while he also led the Spartans with eight rebounds … Bady went 10-for-16 from the floor including a pair of three's while he sank 5-of-6 from the stripe … his 10 field goals made set a new career-high for the guard … York finished the game shooting 54.3% from the floor, a season high for the Green and White … it's the second time this year they have gone above 50% from the floor in a game … Gwynedd Mercy shot 36.9% from the floor and that's the fourth opponent York has held below 40% from the field in a game … York tied it's season high with 11 three point field goals in the win while the 39.3% conversion rate was also a season-high for York … York committed just nine turnovers in the game, their lowest total of the year while their 22 assists on 30 field goals were a new season high … York blocked a season-high eight shots including a career-high three blocks from junior Darin Gordon … York was outrebounded for the sixth consecutive game as the Griffins held a 41-33 margin on the glass … York turned the 15 Griffin turnovers into 20 points … the 23-point win was York's largest margin of victory for the year … senior Mike Frauenheim tied his season-high with seven assists in the win … York had a season-high 11 players reach the scoring column in the game … York is now 3-1 when leading at the half.
Up Next:
The Spartans head back out on the road on Saturday as they travel to Doylestown, PA to face Delaware Valley in a non-conference contest. Tip time is set for 2:00 pm.