SALISBURY, Md. - The second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team checked off its ninth straight victory to begin the 2025 campaign, earning a 15-7 win over 19th-ranked Denison on Tuesday evening at Sea Gull Stadium.
The Big Red (3-3) netted the first two goals of the contest before
John DeFazio punched in his ninth career goal to get the hosts on the board. Denison answered the score with their third of the opening quarter two minutes later, taking a 3-1 lead at the 8:47 mark in the first period.
The Sea Gulls (9-0) rattled off four straight goals to snatch a 5-3 advantage at quarter's end, led by three points (one goal, two assists) from
Connor Herraiz and two goals from
Ryan Della in the stretch.
Ty Keaton scored to tie the game at three in the midst of the rally while
Brice Bromwell tallied a pair of assists in the run.
Nicholas Ransom stepped up for SU in a 4-0 second quarter favoring the maroon and gold, with SU's graduate net-minder piling up eight saves in the frame. Bromwell sent in a pair of solo goals across just over six minutes, while
Riley Strub and
Trent Lucovich entered the fray of Sea Gull scorers to set the halftime margin at six, 9-3.
Della found the onion bag twice in 78 seconds to open the second half and Bromwell cashed in on an extra-man opportunity to push the SU run to 11-0 spanning nearly 30 minutes of action and the SU advantage to 12-3 less than four minutes into the third quarter. Bromwell aided goals from Della and Herraiz to offset a pair of Big Red goals and Strub netted his second strike in the fourth to help insure the eventual 15-7 win.
GAME NOTES
- Ryan Della scored a career-high five goals and added four ground balls in the win. Della has netted four or more goals in three of the last four games for SU.
- Brice Bromwell tallied seven points, recording his sixth hat trick of the campaign and adding four assists. Bromwell has dished out four or more assists in five different contests, including two of the last three.
- Connor Herraiz matched Bromwell's seven-point output with two goals and five assists, matching his season-high in helpers. He also chased down four ground balls in the bout.
- Blake Malamphy finished 9-of-20 from the X with five ground balls and his fourth career assist, while Charles Fritchman claimed three of his five opportunities.
- John DeFazio led the Sea Gull defensemen with seven ground balls while causing four turnovers and scoring the opening goal against Denison. DeFazio has corralled exactly seven grounders in four of the last five games for Salisbury while causing 10 turnovers across the last three games.
- Jeremiah Stafford disrupted a team-high seven Denison possessions and added one ground ball.
- Bryce Stevenson and Seamus Johnston combined for 10 grounders and a pair of caused turnovers.
- Nicholas Ransom improved to 9-0 in 2025 and 49-1 in his Sea Gull career, making nine stops while swiping four ground balls and causing one turnover.
The Sea Gulls travel to face the 11th-ranked Mustangs of Stevenson under the lights on Saturday, March 22nd. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. from Mustang Stadium.
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.
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