SALISBURY, Md. - The 14th-ranked Salisbury University men's soccer team opened up its 2006 campaign in the Elmer Lord Memorial Soccer Classic against Ursinus College at SU Soccer Complex on Sunday. The defensive battle went to overtime and ended in a 1-1 tie.

Salisbury (0-0-1) trailed 1-0 for 26 minutes midway through the game until senior captain Wijy Jones scored off sophomore Scott Sparrow's assist during the 56th minute of the game. The two teams were held scoreless for the rest of regulation which sent the game into two 10 minutes overtime periods.

In the extra frames the Sea Gull defense stepped up and shut out the Cougar (0-0-1) offense as Ursinus had no shots. Salisbury on the other end of the field had four shots, one on goal, but couldnt score the game-winner.

Ursinus' sophomore forward Othmane Boutayeb scored in the 30th minute of the first half. Boutayeb fired home a shot just out of the reach of senior goalie Scott McGuire (four saves), off the assist from fellow sophomore John George, which forced Salisbury to play from behind for a good portion of the game.

Salisbury outshot Ursinus, 21-10, and took six more corner kicks, 10-4, than the Cougars.

The Elmer Lord Memorial Soccer Classic was originally scheduled as a two-day tournament but the first day of games was washed out due to tropical depression Ernesto.

The Sea Gulls will be back in action on Wednesday, September 6 with their first Capital Athletic Conference match at Catholic University.