SALISBURY, Md. – The seventh-ranked, top-seeded and unbeaten Salisbury University men's lacrosse team secured a place in Sunday's Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) championship game on Wednesday afternoon, rolling to a 23-3 victory over the fifth-seeded Stockton University Ospreys in the CLC semifinal at Sea Gull Stadium.
The Sea Gulls (18-0, 5-0 CLC) netted a pair in the opening five minutes before the visitors found their first score of the contest at the 9:23 mark. SU seized the reins of the contest from there, unleashing a 10-goal swing spanning nearly 20 minutes of action headlined by a
Ryan Della hat trick and braces from
Brice Bromwell and
Michael Leahy to build a 12-1 lead with 5:43 to go in the first half.
The Ospreys (9-10, 1-4 CLC) broke the Sea Gull span with 2:10 left in the second quarter, but a quick win forward and finish from
Blake Malamphy restored the 11-goal edge at the break. The Sea Gulls held their guests scoreless in the third while tacking on three more scores before Leahy and
Charles Fritchman tallies in the fourth established an 18-2 SU lead with 14:15 left in the bout.
Stockton's final goal came with just under nine minutes left, and the Sea Gulls added five more tallies in the final minutes including the second career goals for
Nick Donofrio and
Jimmy Son.
GAME NOTES
- The Sea Gull faceoff room dominated the contest, combining to win 28 of 30 faceoffs with 22 ground balls while each FOGO scored in the battle. Blake Malamphy won 17 of his 18 battles with 13 ground balls while Charles Fritchman finished 7-of-7 with six grounders and Jimmy Son won four of five attempts with three grounders.
- Brice Bromwell tallied four points on three goals and one assist while adding four grounders and causing one Osprey turnover. Bromwell surpassed 100 points in the 2025 campaign with his second first-quarter goal.
- Ryan Della also posted four points on three strikes and one helper, good for his ninth outing with three or more goals this season.
- Trent Lucovich roped in a career-high three goals against Stockton.
- Michael Leahy fired his fifth hat trick of the season and his third in the last four games, adding three ground balls and causing one turnover in the win.
- Connor Herraiz logged four or more points for the fifth straight contest, scoring while distributing three assists and causing two Stockton cough-ups.
- Jeremiah Stafford dug out six ground balls while causing a pair of turnovers.
- John DeFazio snagged three ground balls and caused two miscues while adding his 40th career point on an assist to Bromwell in the third.
- Nicholas Ransom (18-0) improved to 59-1 in his Sea Gull career on Wednesday, making two saves across the opening 30 minutes. Matt Sentowski made a pair of saves and blanked the Ospreys in the third quarter, while Alex Swartz and Aidan O'Connor combined to make three saves in the fourth.
With Wednesday's win, the Sea Gulls advance to Sunday's CLC Championship game against the second-seeded and fourth-ranked Christopher Newport Captains. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium with tickets 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 51 Academic All-Americans.
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