SALISBURY, Md.- The No. 1/2 Salisbury University men's lacrosse team continued its sharp-shooting and stifling defense with a 24-2 victory over the Ohio Northern Polar Bears on Wednesday.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Salisbury offense exploded in the first quarter with nine goals. Cross Ferrara got onto the scoresheet early with four of Salisbury's first five goals, including the game's first tally a minute and a half into the contest.
• It was the Logan Posner show to extend Salisbury's lead in the second quarter. Posner netted three goals in the second to push Salisbury's lead to 12-0 at the half.
• Salisbury extended the run through the third quarter to push the lead to 20-0, highlighted by three goals each by Ferrara and Jarrett Bromwell.
• Ohio Northern ended the 20-goal onslaught by Salisbury with a Chris Cranston goal in the 50th minute.
• Salisbury responded with three goals from Charlie White, Ty Keaton and Matthew Klibanoff to give Salisbury the 23-1 lead.
• John Lynn scored a man-up goal for Ohio Northern before Ryan Brown closed out the scoring in the waning moments of the game.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Cross Ferrara notched seven goals and 13 assists to lead the offense. Ferrara also scooped up four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
• Logan Posner matched his career-high with six goals. Five of his six goals came in the first half.
• Jarrett Bromwell tied his season-best with four goals and added three assists.
• Zack Timmons, John DeFazio and Thomas Ballard each caused a pair of ONU turnovers.
• Ham McPartland was 12-of-19 in the faceoff circle with a team-high 10 ground balls.
• Z.J. Shahin made four stops in 40-plus minutes of work in goal. Matty Back stopped three shots while Jack Twomey recorded two saves.

OHIO NORTHERN GAME NOTES

• John Lynn and Chris Cranston each registered a goal for the Polar Bears.
• Cole Zaferakis had nine saves in net.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury hits the road for a top-10 matchup with the York Spartans on Saturday, March 12.
• The game is set for a 1 p.m. start.

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.

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