ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with the Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders to open the two-day Seahawk Classic at St. Mary's on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Skylar McCarthy showed out early on with back-to-back saves in the first minute of the game.
• McCarthy made another stop on a chance in the 22nd minute of the contest on a Franco Cantania shot.
• Both teams traded goal-scoring chances early on in the second half. Owen Peters took a shot goalwards in the 63rd minute but the bottom right shot was saved by Christian Andrach.
• Adrian Gonzalez had a shot in the 70th minute but was turned away by Andrach.
• Salisbury had one more shot to break to deadlock in the closing moments of the game. In the 85th minute, Stephen Welsh ripped a shot towards the top right of the goal but it was saved by Andrach.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury recorded 14 shots with four on target.
• Skylar McCarthy made five saves in goal for the Sea Gulls.
• Ryan Kegley had three shots and one on goal.

RUTGERS-NEWARK GAME NOTES

• Franco Cantania had a game-high eight shots for Rutgers-Newark.
• As a team, the Scarlet Raiders tallied 15 shots with five on goal.
• Christian Andrach made four saves.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls conclude the Seahawk Classic on Sunday against the TCNJ Lions.
• The match is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start in St. Mary's City. This time has been moved up from the original 2 p.m. start time due to inclement weather in the forecast.

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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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