CHESTER, Pa. – In a late under the lights game on Hirschmann Field, Widener Men's Lacrosse falls to York in conference play.
 
The 20-6 loss puts the Pride at 4-10 in the regular season and 3-2 in MAC Commonwealth play.
 
OF NOTE
 
The men's lacrosse team would honor Head Athletic Trainer A.J. Duffy, III for his three and a half decades of work for Widener. Duffy was presented with a framed jersey prior to the game.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Matt Buckley and Colin Wingate register a pair of goals to lead the Pride.
• Jimmy Knepp would dish out two assists with two shots taken.
• On the defensive side, Chris Covington and Caiden Shaffer caused two turnovers.
• In the cage, Keegan Billie saw 11 saves while Sam Heister saw four.
• The Pride would take 38 shots and force 20 Spartan turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A slow start for the Pride would hurt the offensive side of the ball. The Pride began the shooting game with shots from Bryant Maits and N. Knepp who would rattle shots wide. Three quick Spartan goals would force a timeout at 9:57. After a Shaffer faceoff win, Buckley would put the Pride on the board at the 8:58 mark of the first. Billie would end the quarter with a handful of saves to keep the score at 5-1 Spartans.
• Opening the second was a defensive battle on both sides as the first goal came at the 8:15 minute mark. In the seven-minute stretch, Buckley would take a shot and Covington would force a Spartan turnover. With 4:02 left, Wingate, with the help from Buckley, would move the Pride to two. The Blue and Gold would head into the half down 10-2.
• Right out of half, the shots began to fly with a wide Spartan shot and a post hit to keep the score down. A good clear would transition into a behind-the-back Nick Brennan beauty off a J. Knepp pass. The score was 12-3 Spartans. Wingate saw his second goal of the game at the 8:47 minute mark as J. Knepp, once again, sent a ball in. Shots began to fly once more from the Pride as Wesley Sporer and Buckley would let them fly. The Pride headed into the final 15 of play down 15-4.
• Heister out of the gate would make key saves to hold the Spartans at 15. For a chunk of the final quarter of play, the Pride were held scoreless as Mike Kala'I, Wingate, and Sporer continued to shoot in hopes of adding one to the home side. In the final 1:30 of play, two back-to-back Pride goals would give the team some energy. Sporer would see his first goal of the game at the 1:18 minute mark. Less than a minute later, a Garrett Schulz forced turnover gave the Pride a good clear and a Buckley goal. However, the Pride would fall 20-6 under the lights.

UP NEXT
Widener returns to Hirschmann Field on Wednesday, April 24 for their final home game of the season. The Blue and Gold are set to take on the 6-9 (2-3 MAC Commonwealth) Eastern University Eagles in a 7 p.m. matchup.