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John DeFazio vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 3-11-25
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Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES 3-3
15
Winner Salisbury SALISBUR 7-0
Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES
3-3
8
Final
15
Salisbury SALISBUR
7-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES 2 1 3 2 8
Salisbury SALISBUR 3 7 4 1 15

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Nick Lewis

No. 2 Men’s Lacrosse smothers Ohio Wesleyan for seventh straight win

SALISBURY, Md. – The second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team swarmed the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University to earn its seventh consecutive victory on Tuesday evening, forcing the most turnovers of any Sea Gull unit in over a decade on its way to a 15-8 victory at Sea Gull Stadium.

Brice Bromwell and Riley Strub got to work on their combined 13 points just over five minutes into the opening period, with the former assisting the latter to give the Sea Gulls (7-0) an answer to Ohio Wesleyan's opening score. The Bishops (3-3) regained the lead just over two minutes later to take a 2-1 advantage.

The Sea Gull poles forced five miscues in the opening quarter's final seven minutes to help SU claim their first lead of the day, 3-2. Bromwell and Strub re-upped their connection before John DeFazio scooped a ground ball and linked with Ryan Della in transition to begin what would balloon to a 9-1 run stretching to halftime.

In the final seconds of an extra-man opportunity stretching the quarter-break, Connor Herraiz found Strub for his third goal through 16 minutes. Ty Keaton set the table for Della's second score not two minutes later before depositing a feed from Herraiz into the onion bag, and Della turned a Bromwell pass to points to build a 7-2 advantage prompting an OWU timeout with just under nine minutes left in the half.

The Bishops logged their third goal out of the stoppage, but the break did little to disrupt SU's stride. Keaton snatched a solo score just 17 seconds before Herraiz fed Wong for his first goal of the affair. Bromwell capped the half with an individual effort for the 10th Sea Gull goal, sending the game to half with a 10-3 score.

SU slung in a pair of quick goals to begin the second half, with Herraiz aiding Bromwell through 68 seconds and Bromwell finding Della 78 seconds after that to grow the lead to nine, 12-3. Nearly seven scoreless minutes passed before Strub parried a pair of Bishop goals with two of his own, but OWU added an EMO goal in the final minute to set the score at 14-6 heading to the final 15.

Strub's sixth strike and Bromwell's fifth assist came with just over eight minutes to go, sandwiched by two Ohio Wesleyan tallies to set the 15-8 final score. The Sea Gull defense forced eight Bishop turnovers in the final quarter to maintain the distance.

GAME NOTES
  • Brice Bromwell logged six or more points for the fifth straight contest, scoring a pair of goals and distributing five assists in the win. Through seven games, Bromwell leads the Sea Gulls in assists (28) and points (47) while sharing second in goals with Ryan Della (19).
  • Riley Strub launched a season-high six goals in the win, putting 12 of his team-high 16 shots on goal.
  • Connor Herraiz dished out a season-high five assists for the Sea Gulls, tied for his most in a single game since a six-assist, 11-point day against Neumann as a Cabrini Cavalier on April 10th, 2024. He also added three ground balls and caused one turnover.
  • Ryan Della dumped in four goals for the second straight game and scooped four grounders in the win.
  • Ty Keaton fired two goals and tagged on an assist and two ground balls.
  • Blake Malamphy claimed 12 of his 23 faceoff attempts and scooped five ground balls.
  • Jeremiah Stafford headlined SU's defensive efforts by causing a career-high eight caused turnovers, the most by any Sea Gull in over 15 years.
  • John DeFazio snagged seven ground balls for the third consecutive game while causing five turnovers, good for his seventh career game with five or more forced possession changes.
  • Bryce Stevenson nabbed five ground balls and caused three turnovers, while Joe Buxbaum and Seamus Johnston combined for seven caused turnovers.
  • Nicholas Ransom improved to 7-0 on the season and 48-1 in his Sea Gull career across 57:13 in goal. Matt Sentowski closed the final 2:47 for SU.
  • The 26 forced errors were the most for any Sea Gull team in a single game since the undefeated 2012 national champion squad forced 31 turnovers in a 24-3 win over Wesley on April 11th, 2012.
  • Salisbury outshot Ohio Wesleyan 49-19 and finished 20-for-23 on clears.
The Sea Gulls play their third of four straight home games on Saturday, March 15th, battling the Catholic University of America Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. in the second game of a women's and men's lacrosse doubleheader. Tickets are available for purchase online.
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 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.

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