SALISBURY, Md. – The third-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team looked plenty comfortable back on its home field, cruising to a 17-4 victory over the University of Scranton Royals on Saturday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.
The Royals (0-1) found the contest's first goal after eight scoreless minutes and a trio of Sea Gull caused turnovers before a
Brice Bromwell feed found
Ryan Della to knot the contest at one.
Kellen Smaw added to the advantage just over a minute later, setting the 2-1 score that stood through 15 minutes.
The Sea Gulls (3-0) needed just 42 seconds to strike in the second stanza, with
Riley Strub distributing a dime to
Ty Keaton to open a 5-1 SU quarter. After Scranton's second goal, SU used strikes from
Michael Leahy, Keaton, Bromwell and Strub to open up a five-goal advantage at the break, 7-2.
Another quick start manifested for Salisbury in the third quarter, with Bromwell dishing to
Connor Herraiz 42 seconds into the period. Herraiz found Strub 61 seconds later before delivering an assist on
John DeFazio's eighth career goal to bring SU's total to 10. Goals from Leahy and Della helped counteract a pair of Royal scores, setting the score at 12-4 heading into the fourth.
The final frame belonged to the maroon and gold, seeing SU sling five goals across 15 minutes of shutout lacrosse. Bromwell and Leahy started the period's scoring before
Lucas Ingley notched his first score of 2025, followed by return entries from Della and Leahy to put a bow on the 17-4 win.
GAME NOTES
- Brice Bromwell logged a game-high six points on two goals and four assists. He also added pairs of ground balls and caused turnovers in the win.
- Michael Leahy notched a game and career-high four goals in the afternoon's proceedings.
- Ryan Della earned his second hat trick of the season while chasing down three ground balls.
- Riley Strub and Ty Keaton each tallied three points on two goals and one assist, and each Sea Gull scooped three grounders.
- Connor Herraiz scored his third goal of the season while passing out a pair of helpers.
- Blake Malamphy dominated the dot, winning 18 of his 19 tries while picking up 14 ground balls.
- Bryce Stevenson recorded five ground balls and caused a trio of turnovers, while John DeFazio nabbed four grounders with three CT's and scored his first goal of the 2025 season.
- The Sea Gulls outshot Scranton 68-12, finished 19-of-20 on clears and won 22 of 25 faceoffs as a team.
- At halftime, the team celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1995 National Championship team, who beat Nazareth in the title game by a 22-13 final to secure back-to-back Division III titles following the dethroning of Hobart before its departure to Division I the prior season.
The Sea Gulls ready for their first of three consecutive ranked opponents, traveling for an 11 a.m. tilt at No. 19 Gettysburg next Saturday, Feb. 22nd. The Sea Gulls then face No. 12 Lynchburg before hosting No. 7 Wesleyan (Conn.) on March 8th.
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) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). 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 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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