SALISBURY, Md. – The second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games on Saturday afternoon, outscoring the Kean University Cougars 14-1 in the second half to roll to a 23-8 victory in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) opener at Sea Gull Stadium.
Chris Wong powered a quick three-goal blitz for the Sea Gulls (11-0, 1-0 CLC) in the opening minutes, firing in the first two tallies on feeds from
Ty Keaton and
John DeFazio before
Brice Bromwell joined the early fun at the 12:52 mark. The Cougars (8-3, 0-1 CLC) parried with a 5-0 run to close the opening quarter.
The hosts punched back with four straight goals as
Riley Strub split up goals from Della and Bromwell (both set up by Keaton) with a pair of solo scores to reclaim a 7-5 lead with 10:44 to play in the half. Della cashed in a find from Bromwell with just under six minutes left and Keaton found an unassisted finish to offset a pair of Kean goals and lead 9-7 at the break.
The 14-1 jaunt in the final 30 minutes began with a 5-0 third frame favoring the maroon and gold. Keaton, Strub and Bromwell all made repeat trips to the scoring column in the period's first eight minutes before SU's leading goal-scorer tacked on two more in a two-minute stretch to balloon the lead to seven through 45 minutes, 14-7.
Salisbury roped in nine fourth-quarter goals, the squad's highest output in a single quarter since last season's 18-7 win over Swarthmore in the third round of the Big Dance. Four Sea Gulls –
Trent Lucovich,
Lucas Ingley,
Brayden Velasquez and
Joey Halloran – jostled the netting in the final 15, while the Sea Gulls took full advantage of a two-minute non-releasable with four man-up goals in the frame.
GAME NOTES
- Brice Bromwell, the newest Sea Gull in team history named to the Tewaaraton Watch List, continued a remarkable senior campaign with a game-high eight points on four goals and four assists against the Cougars. The leader in points across all NCAA divisions has distributed 15 assists with just three turnovers across his last five games, boasting an absurd 5.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Riley Strub logged his third performance with six or more goals as a Sea Gull in the win, finding the onion bag on six occasions while putting 10 of his career-high 19 shots on target.
- Ryan Della continued to be a model of consistency for Salisbury, extending his 11-game scoring streak while recording his sixth hat trick of the campaign including a pair of man-up finishes.
- Ty Keaton put together one of his best games of the season, piling up a season-high five points with two goals and three helpers.
- Chris Wong earned his fifth hat trick of 2025, logging three goals and one assist while putting all seven of his shots on goal.
- Connor Herraiz finished with three or more assists for the fourth time in five games, dishing a trio of helpers with four ground balls.
- Blake Malamphy dominated the dot, winning 25 of his 30 tries with 13 ground balls. Charles Fritchman went 2-of-3 in relief and chased down six ground balls while Jimmy Son claimed a faceoff win as well.
- John DeFazio tied his career-high in ground balls in the win, swiping nine while disrupting a pair of Cougar possessions and adding an assist. DeFazio records a point for the fifth straight game, his longest streak as a Sea Gull.
- Bryce Stevenson scooped five grounders and tied for a team-high three caused turnovers with Joe Buxbaum.
- Jeremiah Stafford logged four ground ball and caused one Cougar cough-up.
- With Saturday's win, head coach Jim Berkman improves to 169-7 against conference opponents all-time.
The Sea Gulls have a quick turnaround before traveling to Galloway, N.J. on Wednesday, April 2nd to face the Stockton University Ospreys. Opening faceoff is set for 4 p.m.
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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