Box Score SALISBURY, Md.
– Two days of nearly non-stop rain didn't stop
the No. 4 ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team
from hosting No. 15 ranked Ohio Wesleyan University on
Saturday afternoon. The Sea Gulls shot out of the gates, scoring
two goals in the first two minutes of play, and never looked back
as they rolled past the Battling Bishops 15-6.
Salisbury's accuracy
was on point, as the first five shots ripped by Sea Gulls (6-0) all
resulted in goals; in the first quarter, the maroon and gold scored
eight goals on nine shots. Senior attackman Mike Winter
(Port Washington, N.Y.) led the Sea Gull charge by
netting three goals in the first quarter alone, including a
behind-the-back shot that flew past Bishop goalkeeper Jud Hall. The
Bishops (2-2) didn't get on the board until the second
quarter with 10:49 remaining on the clock as Ohio Wesleyan
attackman Shaun Crow scored his team's first and only goal of
the half.
The second half was more of
the same for Salisbury, whose impenetrable defense allowed only 13
shots on the day for the Bishops. Sophomore midfielder Sam
Bradman (Canton, N.Y.), who scored two goals in the
first half, netted Salisbury's 11th and
12th goals in the third quarter and finished with a
team-high seven points on four goals and three assists. Eight
different Sea Gulls scored goals in the victory, including
sophomore midfielder Jeff
McGuire (Millersville, Md.), who netted his first
career goal in the fourth quarter with just 1:31 left to
play.
In between the pipes, three
different Sea Gulls saw playing time: junior Johnny
Rodriguez (Gambrills, Md.) earned the win as he played
the entire first half and was forced to make only one save. The
other two goalkeepers, junior Tim
Swinburn (Swarthmore, Pa.) and freshman Mitch Meredith (Annapolis, Md.) made a
combined three saves in the second half to preserve
Salisbury's significant margin of victory. Salisbury fired
off 44 shots in the win.
Salisbury's next
contest will be this Wednesday as the Sea Gulls host The College of
Wooster in their first night game of the season. The first face-off
is set for 7 p.m.
