YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team used a fast start and a big first half to race by Frostburg State University 87-75 in Capital Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night in York. The game opened a season-high three game home stand as York has now won four of their last five and three straight at home. Four Spartans reached double figures in the win.
Game #18
Final Score: York (Pa.) 87, Frostburg State 75
Records: York 12-6 (5-2 CAC), FSU 8-9 (4-3 CAC)
Field Goals: York 33-of-63, FSU 30-for-71
Field Goal %: York 52.4%, FSU 42.2%
Three Point FG: York 10-for-27, FSU 5-for-15
Three Point FG %: York 37%, FSU 33.3%
Free Throws: York 11-for-19, FSU 10-for18
Free Throw %: York 57.9%, FSU 55.6%
Rebounds: York 41, FSU 40
Assists: York 20, FSU 11
Turnovers: York 17, FSU 13
Blocked Shots: York 3, FSU 3
Steals: York 7, FSU 5
How It Happened
• The Spartans jumped all over the Bobcats early as they took an 18-4 lead less than seven minutes into the game. Senior Mike Frauenheim started the run with a three pointer in York's second possession to get the Green and White rolling. The Spartans pushed the lead to 16 on a Jason Bady triple with 11:43 left in the first half.
• Frostburg cut the lead to 13 at 28-15 but the Spartans responded with a 19-4 run, pushing the lead to a half-high of 28 at 47-19 with 2:58 left in the opening half. York went cold the remainder of the half as the Bobcats finished the stanza on an 8-0 run, cutting the lead to 20 at the break.
• The Bobcats scored the opening four points of the half as York continued their cold streak. Junior Darin Gordon broke the seal with a deep three-pointer and the Spartan offense got cranked back up. The York lead eventually grew to 32 points on a Bady three-point play as York led 77-45 with 8:57 left in the game. The Spartans went to the bench shortly after as the Bobcats elected to press the Spartan reserves. FSU outscored York 30-10 over the final eight plus minutes of the game to make the score appear far closer than it really was.
Spartan Leaders
Jason Bady: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist
Mike Frauenheim: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Jared Wagner: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 blocked shot
David Giuliani: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 blocked shot
Bobcat Leaders
Edwin Cole: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 2 steals
Terry Kenner: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Daniel Alexander: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Game Notes:
The Spartan win is their fifth in the last six in the series … Frostburg State still holds a 19-17 lead in the all-time series … the appearance is the final regular season appearance in York as a Capital Athletic Conference opponents as the Bobcats are leaving the CAC to go Division II at the conclusion of the academic year … senior Mike Frauenheim tallied a career-high 14 points as he was 4-for-4 from the floor including 3-for-3 from three and 3-for-4 from the line … sophomore David Giuliani recorded a career-high 10 points while he also had three rebounds and a blocked shot … junior Zach Novick tied his career-high with eight rebounds … York finished the game shooting 52.4% from the floor and that's the fifth time they have shot better than 50% from the field in a game … York is now 5-0 when shooting better than 50% from the floor … York converted 10 three pointers and that's the 12th time this year they have made at least 10 triples in a game … York shot a season-worst 57.9% from the stripe, making just 11-of-19 … York entered the game ranked first in the CAC in free throw percentage at 73.9% … York won the battle on the glass for seventh time this year … York is 7-0 when winning the battle on the glass … the 20 point lead at the half was the second largest advantage heading to the locker room (23 points vs. Southern Virginia) … the game marked the half way point of the CAC schedule as the Spartans went 5-2 with both losses coming on the road … York is now 6-1 at home and 3-0 in the league … York will have four of their last seven at home.
Up Next:
The Spartans continue their three-game home stand on Saturday when they host the nationally ranked Christopher Newport Captains in a big Capital Athletic Conference contest. Tip time at Wolf Gym is scheduled for 3:00 pm.