Box Score CHESTERTOWN, Md. – For the 11th time in as many meetings, the Charles B. Clark Cup will return home to Salisbury as the second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team planted its flag in Chestertown, Md. in the 57th installment of the War on the Shore, 20-6, on Friday evening at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium.
The Shoremen (7-10, 1-7 Centennial) netted the game's opening goal before the maroon and gold rolled out a 7-1 run spanning the bulk of the night's first frame of action.
Ty Keaton and
Brice Bromwell each logged three points in the run before the hosts added their third goal in the quarter's final seconds.
The Sea Gulls (17-0, 5-0 CLC) tacked on five more in the second stanza, each punched in by a different goal-scorer. Bromwell started the scoring not quite five minutes into the quarter before a man-up finish from Keaton and add-ons from
Lucas Ingley,
Charles Fritchman and
Chris Wong set the halftime score, 12-3.
Each side netted just one goal through 13 minutes of second-half action before the Sea Gull erupted for three goals in the final two minutes of the third frame, toting a 12-goal margin into the fourth.
Riley Strub preceded a
Connor Herraiz goal and two finishes from Wong in the penultimate period.
SU answered the fifth and sixth Washington goals with four of their own in the final 15 minutes, courtesy of Bromwell, Ingley,
Ryan Della and
Brayden Velasquez, to seal the 20-6 final score.
GAME NOTES
- Connor Herraiz logged a team-high eight points on two goals and six assists, putting all three of his shots on goal in the win.
- Brice Bromwell totaled six points on trios of goals and helpers while adding one ground ball and causing one turnover.
- Ty Keaton finished with five points, recording a hat trick and dishing out two assists while digging out three ground balls.
- Chris Wong fired four goals and put six of his nine shots on target.
- Riley Strub tallied four points on two goals and two assists, placing four of his five shots on cage.
- Blake Malamphy won 16 of his 21 faceoff attempts and ran down 12 ground balls. Charles Fritchman won three of his five bouts and scored his second career goal while Jimmy Son secured two of his three tries.
- Joe Buxbaum, Connor Fritz and Jeremiah Stafford each disrupted two Shoremen possessions while combining for five ground balls.
- Nicholas Ransom (17-0) improved to 58-1 in his Sea Gull career and completed his second consecutive unbeaten regular season in goal, making nine saves while surrendering just four goals. Matt Sentowski and Alex Swartz relieved Ransom in the final 9:58 of the fourth quarter.
- The Sea Gulls now lead the all-time series against the Shoremen, 37-20, and have won 21 of 22 battles since the cup was added to the series in 2004. The last Washington win in the series came in Chestertown by a 7-6 final on April 17, 2013.
- With Friday's victory, the Sea Gulls complete their second consecutive undefeated regular season and the 16th in program history.
The Sea Gulls turn their focus to the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) Tournament, earning the top seed and a bye in the quarterfinal round. The Sea Gulls will host the winner between fourth-seeded Mary Washington and fifth-seeded Stockton on Wednesday, April 30th at Sea Gull Stadium. For more information, visit
https://bit.ly/3YJZVVm.
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 51 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.
