GETTYSBURG, Pa. –
Brice Bromwell and
Riley Strub starred for the third-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team in a gritty 12-11 win at No. 12 Gettysburg on Saturday morning, combining for seven goals and six assists in the triumph on Shirk Field.
Ryan Della opened the scoring for the Sea Gulls (4-0) five minutes into the opening frame, burying a feed from Strub for the early lead. The two defensive units dominated the bulk of the first stanza before the Bullets (1-1) tied the match up at one in the final three minutes of the quarter.
Michael Leahy and Strub got SU off to a hot start in the second period, needing just 79 seconds to turn feeds from Bromwell and
Connor Herraiz into a 3-1 lead. The Bullets responded to the Sea Gull blitz with a four-goal run of their own to lead 5-3 with seven minutes to go in the first half.
Two connections from Bromwell to Strub sandwiched
Blake Malamphy's second goal of the campaign, catapulting SU back in front by one before a late GC goal tied the battle at six through 30 minutes.
The Sea Gulls thumped their stamp on the third quarter, posting a trio of goals while blanking the Bullets to lead 9-6 heading into the final period of action. Bromwell was involved in each of SU's three tallies, scoring the first before assisting a man-up Strub goal and dumping in a feed from
Ty Keaton to fuel the fire.
Herraiz pushed SU's run to four straight scores with a finish not quite four minutes into the fourth. The Bullets netted five goals in the final nine minutes, but Bromwell set up Della's second goal before his second solo goal helped Salisbury endure the late push from Gettysburg to secure the 12-11 win.
GAME NOTES
- Brice Bromwell tallied a game-high eight points on three goals and five assists, bringing his season point total to 27 through the first four games.
- Riley Strub logged a season-high five points in the win, posting his second four-goal effort of 2025 with one assist to help drive the Sea Gull attack. He also caused a pair of turnovers for SU in the contest.
- Ryan Della fired two goals in the win, bringing his season total to nine – his highest as a Sea Gull through just four games.
- Blake Malamphy went 13-of-24 from the dot with a game-high 10 ground balls.
- John DeFazio led the Sea Gull defenders with trios of ground balls and caused turnovers.
- Bryce Stevenson scooped three ground balls and caused a turnover while Simba Makawa chased down two grounders.
- The Sea Gulls outshot Gettysburg 40-38, finished a perfect 20-of-20 on clears and won 14 of 26 faceoffs.
The Sea Gulls wrap up the two-game road trip next Saturday, March 1st against No. 17 Lynchburg. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. at Shellenberger Field.
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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