SALISBURY, Md. - The second-seeded and third-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team hosts the third-seeded and Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rival, Mary Washington, on Tuesday, May 3 at 4 p.m. with a trip to the C2C Championship on the line.
THE RUNDOWN
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HOW WE GOT HERE
- Salisbury finished the regular season with a 16-1 record and a 1-1 record in C2C play.
- Salisbury is 12-0 at Sea Gull Stadium in 2022.
- Salisbury finished the season with a top-20 scoring offense in Division III, scoring 17 goals per game.
- Salisbury is led by Cross Ferrara who leads the C2C in points (94) and goals (72). He finished the season sixth in Division III in goals per game with a 4.25 average.
- On defense, the Sea Gulls are paced by John DeFazio who led the Sea Gulls with 28 caused turnovers. DeFazio finished second on the team in ground balls with 64.
- In net for the Sea Gulls, Z.J. Shahin has been a brick wall with the best goals-against average in the C2C, allowing just 7.19 goals per game.
HOW THEY GOT HERE
- Mary Washington enters the C2C Tournament with an 8-9 record with a 0-2 record in C2C play.
- The Eagles finished the season with a 5-4 record on the road.
- The Eagles averaged 12.53 goals per game this season with 213 goals and 104 assists.
- On defense, the Eagles allowed 13.39 goals per game.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- J.D. Nozemack led the Eagles with 81 points on the season with 44 goals and 37 assists.
- Kristophe Newman and Cameron Walker finished the season with 42 points apiece.
- Sam Pugliese led the Eagle defense with 27 caused turnovers and 35 ground balls.
- At the X, John Staugaitis won 247-444 faceoffs with 117 ground balls.
- Riley Green started all 17 games in net for the Eagles with a 50.4 save percentage and 13.23 goals-against average.
THIS SEASON AGAINST MARY WASHINGTON
April 30 at Salisbury - Salisbury 23, Mary Washington 5
- Jarrett Bromwell led the Sea Gull offense with four goals and two assists.
- Cross Ferrara and Logan Posner each finished with five points. Ferrara scored four goals and tallied an assist. Posner scored a hat trick and dished out two assists.
- Joe Carozza added in a career-high four goals.
- Charlie White scored a goal and tallied three assists.
- Zack Timmons led the Sea Gull defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- John DeFazio scooped up a game-high eight ground balls and caused a turnover.
- Z.J. Shahin started in net for the Sea Gulls, with four saves without allowing a goal. Nicholas Ransom and Matty Back each recorded time in net with three saves, apiece.
- Cameron Walker, Garrett Keogh, and Logan Green each tallied two points for the Eagles.
WHAT'S ON THE LINE
The winner of Tuesday's contest will head to Newport News, Va. to take on top-ranked Christopher Newport on Saturday, May 7. The game time is to be determined following Tuesday's matchup. The winner of the C2C Championship will have an opportunity for a Pool B bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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.
