SALISBURY, Md. - The top-ranked Salisbury
University men's lacrosse team defeated No. 5 Gettysburg College
10-6 here Saturday before 1,240 at Sea Gull Stadium.
Salisbury senior Matt Hickman led all
goal-scorers with four goals including the eventual game-winner at
the 6:09 mark in the third quarter off an assist from defenseman
Chris Heier.
The Sea Gulls (11-0) have now won six straight against the
Bullets (6-2) and hold a 16-5 series advantage. The win also
extends Salisbury's home winning streak to 52 straight along with
its 57-game regular season streak since 2003.
The two teams played an even game throughout as SU held a slight
advantage in shots (32-30) and groundballs (33-29). Gettysburg won
11-of-20 faceoffs and scored two extra-man goals. Salisbury led 5-3
at halftime after the two teams played to a 2-2 tie through one
quarter.
The second man-up goal for Gettysburg happened early in the
third quarter when Kevin Freehill (two goals) beat SU goalie
Max Zarchin (eight saves) at the 10:54 mark to cut
the SU lead to one, 5-4.
Salisbury answered with four straight goals to take a 9-4 lead
early in the fourth quarter en route to victory. Senior
Eric Bishop (one goal, one assist), Hickman and
juniors Brett Yoder and Greg
Titus scored during that run. Junior midfielder
Kyle Burto passed out a game-high three assists.
All-American goalie Pat Vaughan made 10 saves in between the
pipes for Gettysburg in the loss.
Salisbury will next host the University of Mary Washington on
Wednesday, April 4, in a Capital Athletic Conference game.
