SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 1/2 Salisbury University men's lacrosse team rolled to its 10th win in a row with a 25-5 win over the Whittier Poets on Saturday.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Poets started the game on the attack with a goal from Alex Coco in the second minute to give Whittier an early 1-0 lead.
• Just over a minute later the Sea Gulls tied the game at one with a goal by Cross Ferrara, from Jackson Woodward. The Sea Gulls then continued its run with two Jarrett Bromwell goals and another from Ferrara to end the first quarter up, 4-1.
• The Sea Gulls continued the momentum and capped the six-goal run in the second quarter with goals from Bromwell and Logan Posner to push the lead to 6-1.
• After the Poets notched its second goal midway through the second, the Sea Gull offense went back to work with a four-goal run that was highlighted by an Isaac Thrasher goal, by Jack Dowd to give the Sea Gulls a 10-2 lead in the closing moments of the half.
• The Poets took some momentum into the half with a man-up goal from Ike Eastburn with just 17 seconds to go before the break to trim the Sea Gull lead to 10-3.
• The third quarter was all Sea Gulls as the maroon and gold poured on nine goals to extend the lead to 19-3. The scoring was highlighted by Ferrara's three goals and a goal from Braden Glushakow.
• The Sea Gulls continued their run into the fourth with a man-up goal by Bromwell and a Charlie White goal to cap an 11-0 run early in the fourth and push the advantage up to 21-3.
• The Poets added two more goals in the fourth from Ronan Dooney and Brayden Legette.
• The Sea Gulls finished out the scoring with a goal from Simba Makawa in the final four minutes of the contest.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Jack Dowd and Logan Posner led the Sea Gulls with eight points each. Both Dowd and Posner finished with four goals and four assists.
• Cross Ferrara finished with six goals.
• Jarrett Bromwell scored four goals and also tallied an assist.
• The Sea Gulls went 14-of-33 in faceoffs. Drew Downing won 8-for-13 faceoffs with four ground balls. Ham McPartland added three faceoff wins with two ground balls.
• Luke Piroli, Zack Timmons, and Braden Glushakow each caused two turnovers.
• Josh Rotman scooped up a team-high six ground balls.
• Z.J. Shahin earned the win in net with seven saves.

WHITTIER GAME NOTES

• Ronan Dooney led the Poets with a goal and an assist.
• Joshua Peavey went 11-of-16 in faceoffs with three ground balls.
• Segei Jacobs scooped up a game-high eight ground balls.
• Kale Lanza caused a team-high two turnovers.
• Drew Low recorded 13 saves.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury hosts the No. 18 Stevenson Mustangs under the lights at Sea Gull Stadium on Wednesday, March 30.
• Opening faceoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 6:45 a.m.

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 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, 186 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.

To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.