Salisbury University

SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury men's soccer program used a pair of tallies to fuel a 2-1 victory over No. 22 Johns Hopkins on Wednesday afternoon inside the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.

Both sides were held shot less in the first 16 minutes until Dale Gordon missed high, sparking the Sea Gulls (9-1-2) to take control of the opening frame. After an abundance of pressure on the Blue Jays' (7-3-2) defense, Noah Blankensop sent a throw-in from the near sideline onto the head of Brogan Eastlack on the back post to open the scoring in the 37th minute.

Salisbury led 6-0 in the shot department and earned five corner kicks compared to JHU's zero at the end of the first half.

The Sea Gulls consolidated their advantage almost immediately at the beginning of the second stanza. Dale Gordon won a ball on the wing and sent a pass into the box for David Brunetti, who swiveled to face the goal and blast a right-footed rocket into the onion bag.

Hopkins placed their first shot on target in the 74th minute, but Clif Nehman came out of his goal to make a pivotal stop. The Blue Jays would break through courtesy of Dylan Ellis minutes later, but the Maroon and Gold hung on in the final minutes.

GAME NOTES

• Brogan Eastlack tallied his second career goal.
• David Brunetti ended his six-game scoring drought and recorded his 12th career score.
• Dale Gordon made his 66th consecutive start and handed out his ninth career helper.
• Noah Blankensop notched his first point of the campaign.
• Clif Nehman made one save in the victory.

The Sea Gulls host senior day on Saturday against St. Mary's (Md.) at 4 p.m. SU will recognize their 11 seniors. 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, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.

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