YORK, PA – The Spartans wrapped up their season-high four game home stand with an 84-72 win over Delaware Valley in a non-conference contest on Saturday in York.
The Spartans held a two-point lead at the half but outscored the Aggies 51-41 in the second half to earn their second straight win.
York placed four players in double figures as they reached the 80-point mark for the fourth time this year.
The Spartans are now 4-2 overall while the Aggies fall to 3-3.
 
How It Happened
• York got off to a good start as they had a 10-4 lead just over five minutes into the game. The Aggies closed the gap over the next five minutes as Godly Marc hit a three with 10:54 left in the half to draw to within one at 14-13. After a Tate Landis lay up, Antonio Redding hit a three to tie the game at 16. The game would be tied again at 19, 25, and 28 before the Aggies took a 31-28 lead with 1:22 left in the half. A pair of Spartan free throws wrapped around a Chris Miers three gave York a 33-31 lead at the break.
• The Spartans shot 54.2% in the first half but committed 11 turnovers to keep the Aggies in the game. Delaware Valley had eight more shots in the opening half thanks to the Spartans miscues.
• The second half opened with grad guard Johnny Kennevan drilling a three on York's opening possession to push the lead to five. The Aggies went on a quick 6-0 spurt to take a 39-38 lead 2:19 into the half. The Spartans answered the DelVal spurt with a 13-2 outburst fueled by three triples from Miers and a pair of buckets from Landis.
• The Aggies cut the lead to six at 55-49 but Miers continued his onslaught from beyond the arc with his fifth triple of the game to put York up 58-49. DelVal scored five straight to cut York's lead to four but York went on a 7-2 run to push the lead back to nine. Delaware Valley made one last push to cut the Spartan lead to 70-67 with 4:28 remaining.
• York turned the tide for the final time with a 10-1 run as Miers started the run with a lay up and a sixth three. That was followed by a Kai Cipalla hoop and a Jackson Mascari three to push the lead to 80-68 with 1:37 left in the game. That would be enough to give the Spartans the home win.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans shot a blistering 63% from the floor including 8-for-16 from three but the Spartans were ice cold from the line as they were 8-for-19 … DelVal shot 41.1% from the field, 31.3% (5-for-16) from three and 21-for-28 (75%) from the stripe … York dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Aggies 41-25 … York dished out 18 assists and had 16 turnovers … York had just five turnovers in the second half … the Spartans shot 70% (21-for-30) in the second half including 7-for-12 (58.3%) from deep.
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 5-0 all-time against Delaware Valley … Delaware Valley was picked to finish fifth in the MAC Freedom coaches poll … the Spartans are now 2-0 against MAC Freedom squads thanks to their win today and their victory Wednesday over MAC Freedom preseason favorite Arcadia … Chris Miers tied his career-high with 23 points, a mark that he reached for the third time in his career … Miers also set a new career high with his six three pointers … Miers also set a new career-high with nine rebounds … Kai Cipalla led the Spartans with 24 points as he was a very efficient 12-for-16 from the floor in addition to pulling in six rebounds and two blocked shots … Jackson Mascari registered his second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in his 29 minutes of action … Mascari was 4-for-4 from the floor including 1-for-1 from three and 4-for-6 from the stripe … Mascari also had four assists in the win … Jayden Rowe was the fourth Spartan in double figures with 11 points while he also had seven assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot … Tate Landis tallied eight points, five assists, two rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot as he was 4-for-4 from the floor … the five assists for Landis ties a career high … York's 63% shooting was a season-best accuracy mark … the 50% three point mark is also the tops on the season … the 16-rebound advantage was the Spartans' second biggest of the year (17 vs. SUNY Canton) … the Spartans have had 16 turnovers in back-to-back games … York has handed out 52 assists in their last three games … the 51 point second half is York's biggest offensive half of the year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans are now off for nine days as York College starts final exams next week. The Green and White head up to the University of Rochester on Tuesday, December 12 when they take on the Yellow Jackets in a big non-conference contest. Tip time in Rochester is set for 5:00 pm.