SALISBURY, Md. – The second-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team's 45-game home winning streak was snapped with a 14-11 loss on Saturday to the tenth-ranked University of Lynchburg Hornets.

The Hornets (3-0) led 3-2 after the first frame. Preston Huffman started the scoring in the affair. Riley Strub made it 2-1 minutes later; however, Will Rubley netted back-to-back tallies to give the visitors the lead.

Each side found the back of the net three times in the second stanza. After two Lynchburg scores, the Sea Gulls (4-1) potted three of the next four goals. Huffman found Connor Herraiz, then Herraiz connected with Ryan Della, and Trent Lucovich found Chris Wong to make it 6-5 headed into the breather.

Scoring in the third quarter went the same as in the second. Della brought the game to a deadlock, Strub gave SU the lead at 7-6. After a Lynchburg goal, Tristan Plotts regained the advantage for the Gulls. Lynchburg got the final two tallies of the segment to take a lead into the final 15 minutes.

Trailing 12-8, Huffman and Lucovich scored 27 seconds apart to make it 12-10. Lucovich struck pay dirt again after Evan Huffman fed him on a fastbreak. The Hornets would ultimately ice the game with two scores in the final minute.

GAME NOTES

• Preston Huffman had a pair of goals and assists to pace the offense.
• Riley Strub, Ryan Della and Trent Lucovich each put up two tallies.
• Connor Herraiz dished out two helpers and picked up five ground balls.
• Evan Huffman recorded his first career assist.
• Bryce Stevenson, Cooper Keesee and Jeremiah Stafford tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (2).
• Blake Malamphy took every faceoff and went 17-28 at the dot.
• Matt Sentowski was tagged with the loss, making 13 saves throughout the contest.
• Each side had 46 shots. The Sea Gulls lost the ground ball battle 43-39, went 16-20 on clears and went 0-for-2 man-up.

The Sea Gulls host their One Love Game on Saturday, March 7, at 3 p.m. against No. 7 York inside Sea Gull Stadium. 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.

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