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SyRus NCAA Round 2
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28
Endicott EC 9-2 , 7-0
35
Winner Salisbury SAL 10-1 , 6-1
Endicott EC
9-2 , 7-0
28
Final
35
Salisbury SAL
10-1 , 6-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
EC Endicott 0 7 21 0 28
SAL Salisbury 13 7 8 7 35

Game Recap: Football | | Heath Barringer

No. 13 Football earns NCAA Second Round win over No. 15 Endicott

SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 13 Salisbury University football program picked up a 35-28 NCAA Tournament Second Round win over No. 15 Endicott College Saturday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.

After Salisbury (10-1) elected to receive, both offenses posted three-and-outs on their first drives of the ball game. The Endicott (9-2) defense could not hold the SU offense for long. On the second offensive drive for the Sea Gulls, Dario Belizaire scampered for 42 yards and the first score of the game.
 
After the SU defense forced another punt, the offense posted a four-play scoring drive with SyRus McGowan running for 64 yards into the endzone. The Gulls of Endicott would capitalize on an interception and post a 13-play drive, making the score 13-7 in the second quarter.
 
Salisbury answered with an eight-play drive, once again capped off by a 15-yard touchdown run from McGowan. The Sea Gulls led the Gulls 20-7 at the half.
 
The Endicott Gulls came out strong in the second half, posting back-to-back scores and taking a 21-20 lead with just under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter of action.
 
SU would answer with a 10-play touchdown drive with McGowan earning his third rushing score of the game. Mason Fisher scampered in for the two-point conversion, giving the Sea Gulls a pivotal 28-21 lead with two and a half minutes left in the third quarter.
 
After a muffed punt by Salisbury, Endicott would take advantage of the short field and tie things up 28-28 as the teams headed to the final quarter of play. The Sea Gulls started the fourth quarter with an eight-play scoring drive, this time through the air from McGowan to Belizaire from 23 yards out.
 
After taking the seven-point lead, the Salisbury defense stood tall. They posted three stops, which included a fourth-and-goal stop from the one-yard line for Endicott. Jimmy Celentano busted through the Endicott offensive line, making a tackle for loss and helping secure the NCAA Second Round win for SU.
 
Game Notes
  • McGowan finished with 220 total yards of offense and four total touchdowns.
  • Belizaire tallied 155 yards of total offense and two total touchdowns.
  • Daniel Clark had three catches for 74 yards.
  • The Sea Gulls ran for 359 yards on offense and finished with 465 total yards.
  • Patrick Sheil posted one interception, two pass breakups, and nine tackles.
  • Kilo Mack led the Sea Gulls with 10 tackles while also earning a pass breakup.
The Sea Gulls will now travel to No. 7 Johns Hopkins on Dec. 6th for a noon kickoff in NCAA Third Round action. Tickets will be available to purchase at the gate beginning at 10:30 a.m. with either cash or card. Adults will be $8, and students, youth, and seniors will be $4. 
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
 
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