SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's soccer team shut out the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins, 1-0, in a very defense-heavy game on Saturday. 

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: Salisbury 1, Va. Wesleyan 0 

• Records: Salisbury (5-1) | Va. Wesleyan (1-4) 

• Location: Sea Gull Soccer Stadium- Salisbury, Md. 

BOX SCORE

HIGHLIGHTS

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• A slow offensive start for both teams, but after the first half, Salisbury lead in shots 7-3 over Va. Wesleyan. 

• After a foul in the box, Dolph Hegewisch had a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, but Virginia Wesleyan's Griffin Potter saved the penalty shot to keep the game scoreless. 

• In the 76th minute, Quincy Tyler got a low cross over to George Fotiou in front of the box. Fotiou one-timed a shot past Potter to tally the game's only goal. 

GAME NOTES

• Salisbury tripled Virginia Wesleyan in shots, 24-8. 

• The Sea Gulls held a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks. 

• Salisbury put 11 shots on goal with Griffin Potter stopping 10 shots. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Three freshmen Ashton Carey, Connor Allen, and Evan Koehn each earned their first collegiate starts. 

• George Fotiou scored his third goal of the season and his first game-winner. 

UP NEXT

• Salisbury is back on the pitch on Sat., Sept. 21 when they head to Mechanicsburg, Pa. to take on the Messiah Falcons. 

• Kickoff is at 7 p.m. 

• Live stats and video will be available