For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu

St. Mary's City, Md. – The third-seeded St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team saw their hopes of a second straight championship run dashed Saturday afternoon by a last minute goal. St. Mary's suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to York College of Pennsylvania in the first round of the 2016 Capital Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.

The loss puts an end to St. Mary's 2016 campaign. The Seahawks finish the season with a 12-4-2 (6-2-1 CAC) overall record, marking the fourth-most wins in program history and just the second time all-time to reach 12 wins.

Senior captain Nick Tait (Silver Spring, Md./Sandy Spring Friends) wraps up his outstanding career fourth all-time in game-winning goals (9) and fifth in points (88), goals (33), and assists (22). Tait is also tied for first in games played (74) and leaves as the record holder in minutes played (5,715).

York 1, St. Mary's 0

How It Happened

• York waited until the last minute and a half to avenge Wednesday's 2-1 loss to St. Mary's at Seahawk Stadium in the regular-season finale.
• Following a scoreless first half which was dominated by St. Mary's, the Spartans finally broke through for the game's lone goal.
• First-year midfielder Barak Amige (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) set up sophomore midfielder Nathan Bilbie (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) for the eventual game-winner at 87:22. Bilbie headed in Amige's pass for his sixth of the season.

For the Seahawks (12-4-2)

• Scorers: None.
• Goalkeeper: Junior Zack Haussler (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) (3 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90:00).
• St. Mary's finished the game with 14 shots (five on goal) and four corner kicks.

For York (8-8-2)

• Scorer: Bilbie (1 goal), Amige (1 assist).
• Goalkeeper: Senior Charlie Johnson (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) (5 saves, 0 goals allowed, 90:00).
• The Spartans fired 10 shots (four on goal) and earned four corners.

Notes

• York improves to 29-5-2 against the Seahawks all-time, including 14-1 in Seahawk Stadium.
• St. Mary's is ninth in this week's South Atlantic region poll.

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