SALISBURY, Md. – The top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team continued its unbeaten start to the season on Thursday evening, besting the SUNY Geneseo Knights by a 16-6 final at Sea Gull Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Blake Malamphy penned an early statement to the Knights, winning the opening faceoff and dashing ahead before firing in the first goal of the night. Geneseo responded less than a minute later, tying the contest at 1-1 through the first 90 seconds.
• Two minutes later, the Salisbury attack unfurled an eight-goal barrage spanning nearly 15 minutes. Jude Brown got the party started, catching his matchup napping and firing a short arm shot into the upper corner.
• Brice Bromwell and Riley Strub tallied solo strikes over the ensuing three minutes before Strub dished to Brown for the team's fifth goal of the quarter with just under five and a half minutes remaining.
• Charlie White entered the scoring column just over a minute later before Bromwell's second of the contest brought the quarter to a close, the Sea Gulls leading 7-1.
• After three scoreless minutes, John DeFazio turned a clear into a clinic, sprinting in transition before feeding Ty Keaton for the first score of the stanza. Luke Nestor needed just 27 seconds to add another, slinging a pass from Bromwell to give SU an 8-1 lead through 19 minutes.
• Following a Geneseo goal, Jack Dowd shook to his left and bounced an attempt through the legs of the Knight net-minder. The Knights added another, setting the score at 10-3 with just under eight minutes left in the half.
• Strub got the goal back for Salisbury two minutes later, roping a feed from Josh Sanchez onto the top shelf. Salisbury added one more in peculiar fashion as Keaton nudged a pass from Brown into the net in the closing seconds, putting Salisbury ahead 12-3 at the intermission.
• Brown powered the Sea Gull attack in the third, adding an unassisted goal in the first three minutes before finding Dowd for a man-up goal less than 30 seconds later. The Knights swiped their fourth goal 50 seconds after that, returning the margin to 10 at 14-4 with four minutes played.
• The defenses laid claim to the next eight minutes, with both ends pitching shutouts in the span. Luke Nestor snapped the spell, scoring Salisbury's 15th to take the affair into the fourth quarter with a 15-4 score.
• Geneseo scored a pair in the final quarter before Bromwell's third goal locked in the final score, 16-6.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Jude Brown headlined Salisbury's efforts, totaling five points with a hat trick and a pair of assists.
• Brice Bromwell logged his third hat trick of the season, finishing with three goals and an assist while corralling three ground balls.
• Riley Strub struck twice and tallied an assist, lassoing two ground balls and causing one Knight miscue.
• Luke Nestor fired a pair of goals and tied for second on the team with five ground balls.
• John DeFazio wreaked havoc on Geneseo, causing a game-high six turnovers while securing seven ground balls and his 15th career assist.
• Jeremiah Stafford logged three assists and two caused turnovers.
• Blake Malamphy won 11 of his 18 faceoff attempts, picking up five ground balls while scoring his eighth career goal and logging his 10th career point.
• Nicholas Ransom stayed perfect in his Sea Gull career, making five saves across 45 minutes to improve to 7-0 on the season. Z.J. Shahin made a trio of saves in 14:06 minutes in goal, while Matty Back closed the final minute in cage.
• Salisbury has now won 48 straight home contests, extending a streak that dates back to the 2019 campaign.

SUNY GENESEO GAME NOTES

• William McCumiskey tallied a team-high three points on two goals and one assist.
• Kevin Mouton logged a brace, scoring twice with two ground balls.
• Sean Elliott scooped a team-high seven ground balls.
• BB Syrop went 9-of-23 at the X, while Jake Starkey took two of his three tries in relief.
• Andrew Tittmann was tagged with the loss, but made 13 saves across the full 60 minutes.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls get a few extra days before their next battle, welcoming Stevenson to the nest on Saturday, March 23 for Youth Day.
• Opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Sea Gull Stadium, with tickets available for purchase online.

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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 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, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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