FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The No. 2-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team notched a 15-7 Capital Athletic Conference victory in a mid-week clash with University of Mary Washington on Wednesday afternoon.  

The Sea Gulls (11-0, 2-0 CAC) got on the board with an unassisted goal by sophomore midfielder Sam Bradman (Canton, N.Y.) less than three minutes into the game. The Eagles (4-6, 0-2 CAC) tied things up just two minutes later; the Salisbury offense struck back with a trio of goals from senior attackman Mike Winter (Port Washington, N.Y.), senior midfielder Mike Von Kamecke (Winter Park, Fla.) and senior attackman Jake DeLillo (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) to end the quarter with a 4-1 SU advantage.

The two teams traded goals to start the second quarter before the Salisbury offense reeled off four straight goals to close out the first frame with a 9-2 advantage. During that run, the maroon and gold received goals from Winter, Bradman, sophomore midfielder Tim Lum (Long Valley, N.J.) and Von Kamecke.

In the third quarter, Salisbury outscored Mary Washington 4-3; the fourth goal of the quarter for SU came from DeLillo off an assist from senior long-stick midfielder Connor Burgasser (Mendon, N.Y.), his first assist of the year. The fourth and final quarter featured just four goals, with each team registering two tallies.

Cannone led all scorers with a game-high six points on three goals and three assists. Bradman (three goals), DeLillo (two goals, one assist) and Winter (three goals) each finished with three points on the day. Junior goalkeeper Johnny Rodriguez (Gambrills, Md.) played 54 minutes in the cage and finished with six saves. Finch had a great game at the face-off X for the Gulls, as he won 14-of-21 face-offs and scooped up nine ground balls.

Mary Washington goalkeeper Matt Prin staved off 20 shots in 60 minutes of action.

The victory today sets the stage for the Gulls' next contest, a showdown with No. 1-ranked and CAC foe Stevenson University. The two teams both enter the contest undefeated, as the Mustangs (10-0, 2-0 CAC) defeated Hood College 20-4 this afternoon. The game will be televised live on WBAL Plus (Salisbury Comcast Channel 208) at 2 p.m.