SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University football program opened up the 2024 season with a 48-26 victory over Washington & Lee University Saturday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.
The Sea Gulls (1-0) jumped out early on the Generals (0-1) 21-0 in the first quarter. The lead was extended to 28-6 at the halftime break. Washington & Lee matched the Sea Gulls scoring in the second half but could never fully get back into the ball game.
Quarterback
Gage Katzenell-Hall got the scoring started for Salisbury off an eight-yard scamper capping off an eight-play drive. The following offensive drive for the Sea Gulls
Ki'Sean Gray-Dantzler powered in from one-yard out giving Salisbury a 14-0 lead.
With time dwindling in the first quarter,
Katnenell-Hall found
Micah Brubaker on a hitch route that
Brubaker turned into an 89-yard touchdown.
Brubaker totaled five catches for 206 yards and the touchdown.
Not even five minutes into the second quarter the offense created another explosive play as
Clark busted an 80-yard run giving the Sea Gulls a 28-0 lead. More explosive plays continued in the second half as
Dario Belizaire added a 34-yard touchdown along with a 69-yard touchdown.
GAME NOTES
- The Salisbury offense went 7-10 on 3rd down compiling 617 total yards which is the most in a game since 2018
- The Sea Gulls ran for 348 and passed for 269
- Clark ran for 134 with the touchdown on 13 carries while Belizaire tallied 138 yards with two touchdowns on just four carries
- Ki'Sean Gray-Dantzler scored twice for the Sea Gulls
- Ben Malley snagged an interception while Carter Sollenberger, Chase Lomax, and Sa'Veon Olfus all racked up eight tackles each to lead the defense
- Olfus added two tackles for loss and a sack
The Sea Gulls are right back in Sea Gull Stadium next week when they host Muhlenberg at 4 p.m. for their Special Olympics Maryland Lower Shore Fundraiser game.
