BALTIMORE, Md. – The second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team endured a defensive bout at UA Stadium on the campus of Under Armour's Global Headquarters at Baltimore Peninsula, slugging out an 8-6 win over Grove City on Saturday afternoon.
The Sea Gulls (2-0) and Wolverines (0-1) both struggled to find their footing in the early minutes, with the sides combining for three penalties and a pair of turnovers across the opening nine minutes. A
Nicholas Ransom save and a successful clear led to Salisbury's first goal of the morning, netted by
Brice Bromwell on a feed from
Michael Leahy.
Five more turnovers and four more penalties between the foes locked the score at 1-0 through 15 minutes. The Sea Gull offense produced a trio of goals in the second quarter, beginning when
Chris Wong linked with
Ryan Della for a man-up strike with just under 10 minutes left in the half.
Wong would find the back of the net on an assist from
Connor Herraiz less than a minute later before turning a Bromwell find into paydirt with just over five minutes remaining, giving SU a 4-0 advantage. GCC netted its first goal of the 2025 campaign with 2:48 left, setting the halftime score at 4-1.
The third quarter mimicked the first, beginning with eight scoreless minutes and six combined caused turnovers between the foes. The Wolverines narrowed the margin with two goals in under two minutes, bringing the matchup within one at 4-3 with under 20 minutes to play.
Riley Strub broke through late in the matchup, scoring a find from Bromwell inside the third stanza's final minute before notching his second score less than four minutes into the fourth on a feed from
Ty Keaton. After a Wolverine tally, Strub and Wong (assisted by Leahy) tied SU's largest lead of the day at 8-4 with under five minutes left.
GCC added two quick goals to bring the duel back within a pair, but a clutch interception by
John DeFazio inside the final three minutes sealed the 8-6 final score.
GAME NOTES
- Chris Wong logged a game-high four points, scoring a hat trick and adding one assist while putting all five of his shots on goal.
- Riley Strub tallied a hat trick in the victory.
- Brice Bromwell collected three points on one score and a trio of helpers.
- Michael Leahy tallied two points on a pair of assists.
- Jeremiah Stafford swarmed the Wolverines, forcing a career-high six turnovers while adding two ground balls.
- John DeFazio posted trifectas of ground balls and caused turnovers.
- Bryce Stevenson scooped a game-high four ground balls and caused one turnover.
- Nicholas Ransom was stalwart between the pipes, denying 11 Wolverine attempts across the full 60 minutes.
- Saturday's game was the first NCAA-sanctioned contest to be held at The UA Stadium at Baltimore Peninsula.
The Sea Gulls return home on Saturday, Feb. 15th to host the University of Scranton Royals at noon, playing the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader inside Sea Gull Stadium. Tickets are available online
here.
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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