HOBOKEN, N.J. – The top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team came back from a first-half deficit to collect a 14-8 road win on Wednesday over the Stevens Ducks to extend its season-opening win streak to five games.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: No. 1 Salisbury 14, No. 20 Stevens 8
Record: Salisbury (5-0) | Stevens (3-2)
Location: DeBaun Athletic Complex - Hoboken, N.J.  

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a blocked shot by Stevens, Drew Borkowicz scooped up a ground ball that helped Salisbury with a quick opening goal by Josh Melton in the first two minutes of play.
• Stevens answered with back-to-back goals a minute apart by Ryan Gebhardt and Brendan Monteleone.
• With five minutes left in the first, Cross Ferrara tied the game at two with a goal.
• The two teams traded goals to start the second quarter. Gebhardt netted the opening goal of the quarter to give Stevens the 3-2 lead but Salisbury responded 24 seconds later with a man-up goal by Logan Posner from Melton to nod the game up at three.
• Stevens ended the half on a three-goal run to take a 6-3 lead over Salisbury. Two unassisted Gebhardt goals bookended a Shawn Coulter goal.
• Stevens continued the run into the second half with a Will Reed goal a minute and a half into the half to pull ahead, 7-3.
• Salisbury cut into the Stevens lead with a Griffin Moroney goal assisted by Melton.
• Monteleone picked up another goal for Stevens to stretch the lead back up to 8-4, five minutes into the second half.
• After Monteleone's goal, the Sea Gulls started a 10-goal surge to down the Ducks.
• Moroney started the run with an unassisted goal less than a minute after Monteleone's.
• Ferrara put away back-to-back goals to pull Salisbury within one, 8-7, with five minutes left in the third quarter.
• After Ferrara's goal, Stevens' bench was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty. Moroney capitalized on the penalty with a man-up goal to nod the game at eight.
• Goals by Moroney, Melton and Posner pushed Salisbury's advantage to 11-8 at the end of the third quarter.
• Stevens made a goalie change to start the fourth quarter but Salisbury tallied three insurance goals in the final frame by Pierre Armstrong and two Ferrara goals to extend the lead to 14-8.

 GAME NOTES

• Cross Ferrara led the team with five goals for the Sea Gulls along with two assists, two ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Griffin Moroney put away four goals and scooped up a pair of ground balls.
• Josh Melton and Logan Posner both put up two goals for Salisbury. Melton added two assists.
• T.J. Ellis racked up 12 saves in the goal, including nine stops in the second half.
• Brett Malamphy won 10-of-21 faceoffs and picked up a team-high six ground balls. 
• Jackson Woodward scooped up four ground balls and caused a turnover.
• Brad Apgar and Drew Borkowicz each picked up three ground balls. Apgar and Brad Greik each caused two turnovers.
• Ryan Gebhardt scored four goals for the Ducks

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will be back in action on Sunday, March 8 when they travel to the U.S. Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. to take on the Ohio Northern Battling Bishops.
• The game is set for 1 p.m.