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Conner Appleby Senior Day, 9-30-23
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Winner Mary Washington UMW (8-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Salisbury SAL (4-2-4, 0-0-0)
Winner
Mary Washington UMW
(8-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Salisbury SAL
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mary Washington UMW 1 2 3
Salisbury SAL 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Late Men’s Soccer comeback thwarted by No. 2 UMW

SALISBURY, Md. – Down 2-0 early in the second half, the Salisbury University men's soccer team scored two goals in nine minutes to tie it, but the second-ranked Mary Washington Eagles used Josh Kirkland's game-winner with seven minutes left to escape with a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams quickly battled it out to open the contest. Mary Washington got the upper hand first as Sammy Amorose scored in the 14th minute from a free kick that managed to get by Salisbury Sea Gull keeper Josh Wendel, and the Eagles entered halftime with a 1-0 lead despite a plethora of chances by both squads.
  • Unlike the start of the game, the start to the second half was much slower for both teams. Eventually UMW got the offense going again as Amarose scored his second goal of the match in the 61st minute on a penalty kick after a Sea Gull foul.
  • Going down 2-0 lit a fire under Salisbury, as two minutes later Aden Sabur, working against the Eagle defense, launched a shot that UMW keeper Fred Rogers couldn't reach, resulting in a Sea Gull goal to make the score 2-1.
  • The Sea Gulls were still determined to come back against the Eagles, and in the 72nd minute they took the opportunity. Fresh off Senior Day festivities, Conner Appleby stepped up to draw a penalty kick and sent it to the lower left edge of the goal while Rogers dove to the right, tying the contest at 2-2.
  • Mary Washington proved determined to leave Salisbury with a win, though. With just under seven minutes left in the contest, Josh Kirkland took advantage of a miscue by the Sea Gull defense to score on an open net to give the Eagles a 3-2 lead.
  • The Sea Gulls were unable to get any offense started following the Eagles' goal and the match ended with a 3-2 margin for the Eagles.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Freshman Aden Sabur scored his second goal of the season.
  • Conner Appleby scored his second goal of the season and the seventh of his career. Appleby was honored in pregame as the Sea Gulls' only graduating senior for the 2023 season.
  • Josh Wendel recorded three saves, and the Sea Gulls recorded a team defensive save during the contest.
MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES
  • Sammy Amorose's brace netted him his third and fourth goals of the season.
  • Josh Kirkland scored the game-winner in the 84th minute for his fifth goal of the season.
  • The Eagles outshot Salisbury 19-8 for the game. UMW also recorded five corner kicks while not allowing its Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rivals a corner kick.
  • Fred Rogers notched four saves in net for the Eagles.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls travel to Newport News, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 7, to take on Christopher Newport.
  • Kickoff between the C2C foes is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Captains Field.
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 men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 196 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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