SALISBURY, Md. - It wasn't a pretty game but the end result was what the Salisbury University men's soccer team set out to accomplish on Tuesday afternoon, a win.

The Sea Gulls defeated Gallaudet University, 2-0, in a home Capital Athletic Conference contest.

Salisbury (4-1-1, 2-1-0 CAC) entered the game less then 72 hours from Saturday's tough 2-1 overtime loss to No. 5 York College.

The Sea Gulls went through the motions in the first half before getting a break on the offensive side of the ball 31 minutes into the game. The Bison (0-6-1, 0-2-0) committed a foul inside the goalie box which set-up a Dico Doran penalty kick that he converted as the Gulls went into halftime leading 1-0.

In the second half, sophomore Nick Malone scored his third goal of the season with a shot from the right side of the goal into the left corner of the net, past Gallaudet goalie James Macgill (11 saves), at the 73rd minute.

Salisbury outshot Gallaudet, 28-2, and took 14 corners against the physical Bison who accumulated 14 fouls and two yellow cards.

SU junior goalie Matt Blue (one save) earned his first win of the season.

The Sea Gulls will next host No. 24 University of Rochester (N.Y.) at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 23, at the SU Soccer Complex.

NOTES: Salisbury dropped out of the recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas National Division III rankings released on Tuesday. The Sea Gulls were ranked No. 22. . .In the D3Kicks.com Top 25 poll, Salisbury fell two spots to No. 24. . . Rochester is ranked No. 15 in that same poll.