SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's soccer team clinched the top seed and home-field advantage in the Capital Athletic Conference tournament with its 1-0 win over CAC opponent University of Mary Washington on Saturday at the SU Soccer Complex. Saturday's game was also the final regular season game for the Salisbury seniors.

Salisbury (14-2-1, 7-0-1 CAC) dominated Mary Washington the entire game, outshooting the Eagles 25-9 in the match. The maroon and gold forced Eagle goalkeeper Emmett Rutkowski to make 14 saves.

In his final regular season game as a Sea Gull, senior forward Kyle Sterling (Salisbury, Md.) scored the lone goal in the 34^th minute of the game for his 15^th goal of the season. He was assisted on the play off of a corner kick by junior forward Ben DiLisle (Baltimore, Md.).

The Sea Gull defense remained strong throughout the game. It was led by junior defender Casey Rector (Ellicott City, Md.) who stopped Mary Washington time after time from getting past the defense to challenge the SU goalkeeper, senior Joshua Scotton (Delmar, Md.). Scotton was forced to make only two saves on the day.

The men's soccer team will next be in action in the CAC tournament, which will start on Oct. 31. With the first-round bye, the Sea Gulls will not play until their semifinal game, scheduled for Nov. 3. Salisbury will have home-field advantage throughout the tournament and will be looking to win its third CAC championship in a row.