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Stevenson STEVENSO 1-7
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Winner Salisbury SALISBUR 8-1
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Salisbury SALISBUR
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Score By Periods
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Stevenson STEVENSO 3 0 3 3 9
Salisbury SALISBUR 5 4 6 5 20

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Andrew Barbieri

Strub, Herraiz headline No. 5 Men’s Lacrosse’s triumph over Stevenson

SALISBURY, Md. – Colossal offensive outputs from Riley Strub and Connor Herraiz helped fuel the fifth-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team past the Stevenson University Mustangs 20-9 on Saturday afternoon from inside Sea Gull Stadium. During halftime, the Sea Gulls honored the 2016 national championship-winning team.

The Sea Gulls (8-1) went in front 5-3 after 15 minutes of play. Strub started and ended the first frame with tallies. Herraiz, Michael Leahy and Ryan Della helped give the Gulls a two-goal lead despite a pair of scores from the Mustangs (1-7) in the waning minutes of the quarter.

A shutout 4-0 second stanza commenced in favor of the Maroon and Gold. Strub recorded three goals throughout the segment, while Tristan Plotts helped extend the Sea Gulls' lead to 9-3 at halftime.

The Gulls doubled up Stevenson 6-3 in the third period. Bryce Stevenson started the run by beating the Mustangs' ten-man ride after a pass from Matt Sentowski, Bret Bergey, Trent Lucovich, Leahy, Herraiz and Strub added reinforcements to make it 15-6 heading into the final frame.

Salisbury outpaced Stevenson 5-3 to close out the contest. Strub led the way with two more tallies, Bergey, Herraiz and Plotts helped put a close to a fourth-straight win for the Gulls.

GAME NOTES
  • Riley Strub buried a career-high eight goals. The senior is the first Sea Gull to find twine eight times since Cross Ferrara '23 did so on February 19, 2022, against Scranton.
  • Connor Herraiz recorded three goals and six assists to reach nine points for the second time this season.
  • Bret Bergey, Michael Leahy and Tristan Plotts each added in a pair of goals. Bergey registered a helper.
  • Cooper Keesee wreaked havoc on defense, causing three Stevenson turnovers and vacuuming up four ground balls.
  • Bryce Stevenson scored his fifth career goal.
  • Blake Malamphy won 21-of-25 face offs in the affair, adding 17 ground balls. Charles Fritchman went a perfect 5-for-5 from the dot.
  • Matt Sentowski tallied his first career assist and made seven saves in a winning effort.
  • The Sea Gulls outshot the Mustangs 61-28, won the ground ball battle 59-23 and went 21-of-23 on clearing attempts.
The Sea Gulls return to action when they host the Williams College Ephs inside Sea Gull Stadium on Tuesday at 4 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 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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