SANFORD, Fla. - The top-ranked Salisbury
University men's lacrosse team was pushed to the brink on Thursday
afternoon by No. 16 St. Lawrence University before the Sea Gulls
rallied to win, 11-10. The Sea Gulls outscored the Saints 6-4 in
the decisive second half at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Fla.
Salisbury (9-0) trailed 3-1 after the first quarter and 6-5 at
the half. SU regained the lead over the Saints (0-2) in the third
quarter as the maroon and gold outscored St. Lawrence 5-3 to lead
10-9 going into the final 15 minutes of play.
The Sea Gulls have won 72 consecutive regular-season games and
32 straight since the beginning of the 2007 season.
SU sophomore Jake DeLillo scored the two of the
final three goals for the Sea Gulls including the game-winner
with 12:05 left in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Mike Von
Kamecke scored a team-high three goals in his homecoming
to the state of Florida. Senior Greg Titus matched
Von Kamecke's three marks. Fellow senior Matt
Hickman had a team-high three assists while junior
Kylor Berkman scored a goal and an assist. Seniors
Michael Lennon and Kyle Burto
added a goal each for the Gulls while Bruce
Richardson had an assist.
Junior Riley Clark (seven saves) started in
goal for the Sea Gulls but was later relieved by junior
Zach Krissoff (three saves) after the third
quarter.
SU outshot STL 34-28, won 16-of-24 face-offs and was 20-for-20
on clears. The Saints were 24-for-29 on clears.
St. Lawrence had four different players score two goals apiece
they include; Kevin Russell, Peter Carroll, Will McKee and Ben
Prime. Dillon Simpson and Cory Yawger added a goal each.
These two teams met two years ago in Florida as Salisbury won
9-7. St. Lawrence is the alma mater of SU coach Jim Berkman.
Salisbury will get back into its Capital Athletic Conference
schedule next week as the Sea Gulls host York (Pa.) College for the
first official night game for men's lacrosse at Sea Gull Stadium on
Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m.