SALISBURY, Md. - The top-ranked Salisbury
University Sea Gulls breezed through another Capital Athletic
Conference men's lacrosse game on Friday afternoon with a 24-2 win
over Catholic University before 225 brave fans who sat through
freezing temperatures and strong winds.
Junior attackman Matt Hickman continues to show
he can finish when given the opportunity around the crease. Hickman
scored a game-high five goals and tacked on one assist. The first
string attack line of Greg Titus (three goals, two
assists), Eric Bishop (three goals) and Hickman
combined for 11 goals.
Salisbury (3-0, 2-0 CAC) scored the game's first 14 goals before
Catholic (0-1, 0-1) got on the scoreboard. Cardinal freshman
midfielder Paul Sutton scored an unassisted man-up goal with 3:44
left before the half.
The Sea Gulls tacked on eight unanswered goals in the third
quarter to increase the lead to 21-1.
Junior Brett Yoder (two goals, one assist) and
freshman Brendan Ryan (two goals) were the other
two multi-goal scorers for SU. Sophomore midfielder Kylor
Berkman passed out a team-high four assists.
Salisbury outshot Catholic 66-7, won 23-of-30 faceoffs taken and
was 5-for-6 on extra-man opportunities.
Cardinal goalie Greg Kavazanjian made 20 saves in the loss.
Salisbury will return to action on Wednesday, February 28, at
home against Goucher College for a 3:30 p.m. Capital Athletic
Conference game.