SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's soccer team saw seven different players score in a dominating offensive performance against the Pratt Cannoneers, defeating its Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rival, 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Sea Gull Soccer Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gull offense opened the game strong. In the third minute, Conner Appleby sent a long pass over to David Peters. Peters made a move past a Cannoneer defender and sent a shot into the bottom-left corner to give the Sea Gulls an early lead.
• SU kept up the attack in the 11th minute. Appleby sent the corner kick into the box, where a waking Jacob Rarig headed it into the back of the net. The combo of Appleby to Rarig struck again just nine minutes later, as Rarig headed another corner kick from Appleby past the Pratt goalkeeper to put Salisbury up 3-0.
• The Sea Gull offense continued to put the pressure on the Cannoneer defenders. After a long pass to the corner, in the 36th minute, Bret Dickens looked to make a move towards net. Dickens blew past the Pratt defender and had a one-on-one opportunity in front of the net. He then sent a blistering shot into the back of the net to push the Sea Gulls lead to 4-0.
• Salisbury's attack did not stall in the second half. Brady Young received a pass into the box from Peters in the 52nd minute. Young ripped a shot off of the Pratt goalkeeper, but the rebound went straight to Sean Barwick, who tapped in the Sea Gulls' fifth goal of the game. Just a minute later, Appleby scored a goal of his own to push the Sea Gull lead to 6-0.
• The Sea Gulls offense looked to capitalize again on another corner kick in the 60th minute. Ryan Kegley sent the corner into the box and Ethan Dolezal headed the ball top-shelf past the Pratt goalkeeper to give the Sea Gulls a 7-0 lead.
• In the game's final minute after a Cannoneer foul in the box, Matthew Davicino scored on the penalty kick to give SU its winning 8-0 margin.  

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• The Sea Gulls tallied 45 shots with 19 shots on goal.
• Conner Appleby led the Sea Gull offense with five points on a goal and three assists.
• Jacob Rarig added in two goals.
• Seven different Sea Gulls scored a goal, including Appleby, Rarig, David Peters, Bret Dickens, Sean Barwick, Ethan Dolezal and Matthew Davicino.
• Fourteen different Sea Gulls recorded a shot.
• Salisbury took 12 corner kicks in the match.
• Ryan Socks earned the win in net for the Sea Gulls, playing all 90 minutes in net and never facing a shot.

PRATT GAME NOTES

• Pratt earned one corner kick in the match.
• Dimitrios Papagiannakopoulos started in net and recorded 11 saves.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury hosts C2C rival Mary Washington on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 26.
• Opening kickoff at Sea Gull Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 189 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

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