TOWSON, Md. - The No. 2 Salisbury University men's lacrosse program picked up a 24-9 neutral site win over Grove City College Friday afternoon on the campus of Calvert Hall College High School inside Russo Stadium.
The Sea Gulls (2-0) blitzed the Wolverines (0-1) in the first quarter of action, 7-2 to earn an early advantage. SU tallied 10 shots on goal out of 14, while Grove City only posted six total shots. Two of the Salisbury goals were on the man-up chances;
Chris Wong and
Michael Leahy were the beneficiaries with assists from
Connor Herraiz and
Riley Strub.
Salisbury kept the momentum rolling in the second quarter, outscoring Grove City 6-1 and heading into the halftime break with a 13-3 lead.
Preston Huffman found the back of the cage for a goal after earning an assist on an around-the-world goal from Leahy. SU outshot Grove City 20-3 in the quarter.
The Maroon and Gold kept the pedal to the metal in the third stanza by outpacing the Wolverines 7-3. Strub sandwiched a
Joe Buxbaum tally, and Herraiz dished out two more helpers and a marker assisted by Buxbaum to make it 20-6.
The Gulls held steady in the fourth frame by winning the final 15 minutes 4-3.
Tristan Plotts netted a pair of goals, while Strub and Huffman added the icing on the cake with markers.
Game Notes
- Herraiz finished with the most points in his Sea Gull career with two goals and seven helpers in the contest.
- Wong reached a career high by burying six goals.
- Leahy added four tallies.
- Strub and Plotts recorded hat tricks.
- Buxbaum netted his first career goal.
- Jeremiah Stafford caused four turnovers and scooped up five ground balls.
- Blake Malamphy went 16-24 from the dot and vacuumed up 12 ground balls.
- Matt Sentowski earned the win, making seven saves. Alex Swartz and Collin Fohner each made a stop.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Wolverines 62-28, went 20-21 on clears, won the ground ball battle 58-40, went 25-35 at the X, and went 2-4 on Man-up opportunities.
The Sea Gulls are back in action on the road against the University of Scranton on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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 206 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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