SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 17-ranked Salisbury University men's soccer team picked up a 3-0 Capital Athletic Conference victory over visiting St. Mary's (Md.) College on Saturday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.

The Sea Gulls (10-0-2, 3-0-0 CAC) appeared to get on the board early in the contest, as junior midfielder Morgan Hunt sent in a nice cross from the right sideline which connected with the head of senior forward Ben DeLisle and into the net, but was called back for offsides. It didn't take long for Salisbury to net its first goal, as senior forward Mike Napolitano collected the ball at midfield and sent a perfectly placed low line-drive to the top-left corner of the 18-yard box, which junior forward Stafford Chipungu flicked over St. Mary's goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (four saves) and into the net.  

Salisbury netted its second goal in the 30th minute as senior defender Justin Lambert served in a free kick from the left side of the 18-yard box. Senior midfielder Dave Corrigan one-touched the ball to the back post where sophomore forward Phil Bucheimer slotted the ball home for the 2-0 lead. In the first half of play, SU held an 8-2 shots advantage and a narrow 2-1 corner kicks advantage.

The second half saw some physical play from the two teams, as there were a combined 15 fouls called and four yellow cards issued to St. Mary's (2-7-1, 1-3-0 CAC). The Sea Gulls wrapped up their scoring in the 80th minute, as Lambert stood over a free kick from 35 yards out on the left side of the field. The Silver Spring, Md., native sent a cross to the back post, where sophomore midfielder Jimmy Mundy redirected the ball to the near post and in for his first goal of the 2010 season.

For the match, Salisbury held a 19-6 shots advantage and earned five corner kicks, compared to just two for St. Mary's. Sophomore goalkeeper John Vnenchak (two saves) and the SU defense held on for its eighth shutout victory of the season and have increased their scoreless streak to nearly 800 minutes.

The Sea Gulls will hit the road for their next three contests, including this Wednesday's contest at Stevenson University at 4 p.m.