SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The No. 19 Salisbury University men's soccer team saw its season come to a close Saturday evening in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division III tournament. The Sea Gulls dropped a tough 1-0 game to the hands of Dickinson College on the campus of Swarthmore College.

Dickinson (13-3-3) scored the game's only goal at the 67:23 mark when Matthew Critchlow took a pass from Dale Rodman from inside the box and buried it past Sea Gull goalkeeper junior Greg Wellinghoff. Critchlow's game-winner marked the only shot on goal for the Red Devils.

The Red Devil defense limited Salisbury to just 12 shots in the game and only two shots on goal. SU came into the meeting averaging 19 shots per game and 2.95 goals per game. SU did manage to outshoot Dickinson who had nine shots.

The Sea Gulls (15-4-3) were led by junior midfielders Kyle Sterling and Alex Hargrove, who both registered two shots (one on goal) apiece. Freshman forward Sam Forline added three shots for SU.

Dickinson held Salisbury's leading goal scorer, sophomore Ben DeLisle, to just one shot in the game. DeLisle had been on fire as of late with 10 shots and four goals in SU's past three contests.

The Red Devils were led by goalie Rodrigo Barboza (two saves) and Dale Rodman (four shots, one assist).

Dickinson, who received a Pool C at-large bid, will play Swarthmore College in Sunday's second round game. The Garnet defeated Rutgers-Camden, 2-0, in the other first round game.

Salisbury, the Capital Athletic Conference champions, were shutout for only the second time all season.