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55
Winner Salisbury SAL 3-0 , 0-0
6
Catholic CAT 1-3 , 0-0
Winner
Salisbury SAL
3-0 , 0-0
55
Final
6
Catholic CAT
1-3 , 0-0
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SAL Salisbury 21 6 21 7 55
CAT Catholic 0 0 6 0 6

Game Recap: Football | | Will DeBoer

No. 6 Football thwacks Catholic, 55-6, to close nonconference slate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Behind a pair of three-touchdown quarters and stifling defense, the sixth-ranked Salisbury University football team trounced the Catholic Cardinals, 55-6, on Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Stadium.
 
The Sea Gulls received the opening kickoff and needed just six plays to take it 65 yards for the score. SyRus McGowan found Micah Brubaker for a 32-yard pass to move it into the red zone, and Andre Matthews took it the final eight yards to the house on the next play to put SU up 7-0.
 
Salisbury then forced punts on each of CUA's first two drives and responded with touchdowns. Jadyn Thomas scampered for a 45-yard scoring run that made it 14-0, and Matthews found the hole again for a 22-yard scoring rush that made it 21-0 before the end of the first quarter.
 
Neither side could break through on their first two drives of the second quarter, but after forcing a turnover on downs at their own 30 the Sea Gulls methodically marched it the other way for another tally. Facing a 4th-and-5 from the Cardinal 17, McGowan zinged one to Dario Belizaire for the TD, and SU entered halftime with a 27-0 cushion.
 
Catholic found offensive life after receiving the third-quarter kickoff, with Daequan Harvin's 12-yard touchdown run capping a 75-yard drive to get the Cardinals on the board, 27-6. Salisbury answered with an 80-yard drive of its own, capped by a 27-yard touchdown catch by Daniel Clark that made it 35-6.
 
Salisbury forced a pair of turnovers deep in opposing territory on the next two CUA drives. First, Ryan Salvosa intercepted a pass to set SU up at the CUA 28, and two plays later Darrell Walter ran it in from 21 yards out. Then Jayson Gary pounced on a fumble at the CUA 29, and Matthew Sims ran it in on the very next play to extend the lead to 48-6.
 
SU added one more touchdown for good measure in the fourth as Jason Oakes carried it in from 10 yards out, giving the game its final 55-6 margin.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Salisbury put up a season-high 586 yards of total offense while limiting Catholic to 179 yards.
  • The Sea Gulls ran for 386 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 7.9 yards per rush.
  • SyRus McGowan completed 9-of-13 passes for 181 and two touchdowns.
  • Darrell Walter rushed for a team-high 96 yards and one touchdown, while Andre Matthews punched it in twice and gained 61 yards on the ground.
  • Jadyn Thomas, Matthew Sims, and Jason Oakes also ran for a touchdown each.
  • Daniel Clark and Dario Belizaire each caught three passes and scored once through the air.
  • Ryan Salvosa dominated at the defensive line and in the secondary, leading the team with seven tackles (five solo), including three tackles for loss, and hauling in one interception.
  • Colin Wargo, Chase Lomax, and Oliver Morgan registered a sack apiece.
  • Kris Paul and Lomax each forced a fumble, while Jayson Gary recovered one fumble.
 
The Sea Gulls now turn their attention to New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play, opening the league slate with their long-awaited first home game against TCNJ next Saturday. Kickoff of the Gold Rush game from Sea Gull Stadium is set for 1 p.m. and tickets can be purchased online at this link.
 
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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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 205 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.

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