SALISBURY, Md. – The second-seeded and third-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team notched a 22-5 victory over the third-seeded Mary Washington Eagles in the semifinal round of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament on Tuesday.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Much like the last game, Salisbury blanked Mary Washington through the first half.
• Logan Posner put Salisbury ahead 5-0 at the end of the first quarter with back-to-back goals to close out the quarter.
• After Cross Ferrara and Luke Nestor began the second quarter with goals, Posner added goals three and four midway through the second.
• Charlie White put away a goal with a minute left in the half while Ty Keaton beat the halftime buzzer to extend Salisbury's lead to 11-0.
• A pair of Bromwell goals sandwiched a Nestor goal to push the scoring run to 14 unanswered goals.
• UMW got on the board midway through the third quarter with a Garrett Keogh goal but Nestor answered with a goal two minutes later. After Cameron Walker tallied UMW's second goal, Salisbury went on a two-goal run to end the third with tallies from Nestor and Ty Delancellotti that gave SU the 17-2 lead.
• Salisbury coasted in the fourth and ended the game on a three-goal run, which was highlighted by a pair of Simba Makawa goals to send the Sea Gulls to Saturday's championship.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Logan Posner notched six points with four goals and two assists.
• Jarrett Bromwell and Luke Nestor each netted a hat trick.
• Simba Makawa netted the first multi-goal game of his career with two fourth-quarter goals.
• Joe Carozza and Cross Ferrara also put away a pair of goals.
• Jackson Woodward, John DeFazio and Nicholas Ransom each caused two turnovers. DeFazio scooped up a team-best eight ground balls.
• Eoghan Sweeney went 6-of-9 in faceoffs.
• Z.J. Shahin stopped six shots in 40-plus minutes to earn the win.

MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Five different Eagles scored goals in the game.
• Riley Green recorded 12 saves in net.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will head to Newport News, Va. for a rematch against the top-seed and No. 1-ranked CNU on Saturday, May 7.
• Game time for the C2C Championship is to be determined.

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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