York, Pa.– Eastern University Field Hockey held the host York College Spartans off the board through the opening quarter, but the ninth ranked hosts scored twice in the second and added two more in each of the final frames to pull away to a 6-0 MAC Commonwealth win.

The Spartans (13-5, 4-2) currently sit in the third spot in the league standings, and they had dropped home matches to both Stevenson and Messiah. With huge wins over a variety of top-20 teams, they came into this evening's match-up with incentive to avoid any more blemishes in the league and to continue to build a resume for the NCAA Tournament.

The Eagles came into the game looking for their first league win and knowing they were facing a hungry and talented side.

The hosts were on the front foot from the start, but despite a 9-0 edge in first-quarter shots, the Eagles reached the quarter break with the score level. York broke through on a penalty stroke in the 19th minute and doubled the lead on a rebound effort in the 23rd minute. The Spartans fired 25 shots in the first half. Though the lead was only two, the Eagles were pinned in pretty deeply and did not have a shot.

The Spartans tallied twice int he first five minutes of the second half and added two more in the fourth to secure the win.

Angelina Catania made 16 stops and Sammie Voelker finished with three defensive saves.

The Eagles (5-12, 0-6) will host Widener on Saturday afternoon