SALISBURY, Md. – The top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team extended its unbeaten opening to 2024, using a second-half surge to topple the Stevenson University Mustangs by an 18-8 final on Friday evening at Sea Gull Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mustangs struck just 16 seconds into the contest, taking an early 1-0 lead that held for over nine minutes. Brice Bromwell reared the contest to a tie with an unassisted score before aiding Riley Strub on Salisbury's second goal 30 seconds later, 2-1.
• A Stevenson strike with 78 seconds left in the quarter returned the deadlock before the Sea Gulls used a breakaway man-down goal from Blake Malamphy to reclaim the advantage with just over a minute remaining in the period.
• Jude Brown connected with Bromwell in the final second of the frame to give Salisbury a 4-2 lead through 15 minutes.
• Stevenson began the quarter with a pair of unanswered goals, tying the matchup at 4-4 with just over six minutes to go in the half. Brown fed Luke Nestor to push the Sea Gulls back in front before the Mustangs mustered one more in the closing minute to send the game to intermission knotted at 6-6.
• Salisbury emerged from the locker room with new life, scoring 10 goals and conceding just one in the third quarter. Brown linked with Jack Dowd to break the tie before Ty Keaton dished to Luke Nestor to give the Sea Gulls a 7-5 lead a minute later.
• Brown picked up a goal of his own with just under 12 minutes to play in the third before Nestor picked up an unassisted tally of his own just 52 seconds later. Brown nabbed his fourth assist on Keaton's second goal after 34 more seconds, putting Salisbury up 10-5 with just over 10 minutes remaining in the stanza.
• The scoring quieted in the ensuing possessions before Stevenson scored to narrow the margin to four with just over six minutes left in the quarter.
• Nestor tallied a hat trick in the final five minutes of the third, with Bromwell scoring in between and assisting on the first of his trifecta. Dowd assisted on the final tally, while Malamphy added his second score of the day to give the maroon and gold a 15-6 lead through 45 minutes.
• Salisbury stacked three goals against Stevenson's two in the final frame, starting with a solo strike from Lucas Ingley. Brown put away a dish from Malamphy five seconds later before Strub buried a Bromwell feed to stamp the 18-8 final score.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Luke Nestor secured his second sock-trick in his last three appearances, firing six goals and putting nine of his 10 shots on target.
• Brice Bromwell tallied six points on trios of goals and assists, adding four ground balls while putting seven of his nine shots on goal.
• Jude Brown joined Nestor and Bromwell, totaling six points with two goals on two shots and four assists.
• Blake Malamphy haunted the Mustangs, going 17-of-21 on faceoffs with 11 ground balls and adding three points on two goals and an assist.
• Jack Dowd picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers while scoring and assisting once.
• Ty Keaton added three ground balls and one forced error with two points on one goal and one assist.
• John DeFazio scooped four ground balls and forced four Mustang miscues.
• Nicholas Ransom improved to 28-0 in his Sea Gull career, making seven saves in 52 minutes of action. Z.J. Shahin and Matty Back also appeared in relief, with Shahin logging 5:31 in goal and Back closing the final 2:29.
• Salisbury claimed its 49th straight home triumph, extending a streak that dates back to the 2019 season. The team also extended its overall win streak to 28 games dating back to Feb. 25, 2023.

STEVENSON GAME NOTES

• Grant Zick headlined the Mustang efforts, tallying six points on two goals and four assists.
• Six other Mustangs scored on the evening.
• Ryan Quinn tallied seven points and forced four Salisbury errors.
• Conor Halpin won 10 of his 24 faceoff attempts.
• Justin Scorese was tagged with the loss, making 14 saves across 54:31 in goal. Nicholas Parolin closed the final 5:29 in relief.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls embark on a two-game road trip, beginning with a trip to our nation's capital to face the Catholic University of America Cardinals on Wednesday, March 27.
• Opening faceoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Carlini Field.

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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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