VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A new season and win
streak began for the top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse
team on Saturday afternoon on the road against Virginia Wesleyan
where the Sea Gulls won 14-5 before a crowd of 1,045.
Salisbury (1-0) last season saw its NCAA lacrosse record 69-game
win streak (2003-2006) snapped in the national championship game to
SUNY Cortland. That streak ranks fifth all-time in NCAA history for
any sport in any division and is second in any men's sport behind
the legendary UCLA men's basketball streak of 88 games (1971-1974).
The Sea Gulls received three goals apiece from juniors
Matt Hickman and Greg Titus while
sophomore Kylor Berkman added two goals and two
assists and junior Kyle Burto netted two goals in
the win. Junior Brett Yoder led all Sea Gulls with
three assists and added a late goal.
Salisbury jumped out early on Virginia Wesleyan (0-1) as the
Gulls scored the game's first three goals. SU led 5-2 after the
first quarter and 7-4 at the half. The Sea Gulls took over in the
second half as they outscored the Marlins 7-1.
Senior goalie Max Zarchin made seven saves for
the Gulls in between the pipes. The SU offense outshot VWC 42-20
(28-10 in the first half) and won 13-of-23 faceoffs. The
Marlins were paced by Jordan Kenney's three goals.
The Sea Gulls will open up its Capital Athletic Conference
schedule at 6:30 pm this Monday night under the lights against
Marymount (Va.) University at Washington and Lee High School.
