SALISBURY, Md. – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse blanked the sixth-ranked York College of Pennsylvania Spartans in the fourth quarter to hammer down a 10-7 victory on Saturday afternoon in SU's One Love Game inside Sea Gull Stadium.
A low-scoring opening quarter saw the Spartans (3-1) lead 2-1 after the first frame.
Riley Strub started the contest with a man-up goal, but Davis Fisher and Nate Schilling responded to give the visitors the advantage.
With a 4-3 second segment, the Sea Gulls (5-1) went into the break tied with York (Pa.) 5-5.
Trent Lucovich,
Chris Wong and
Connor Herraiz found the back of the cage in a 1:53 span of action.
Ryan Della added to the lead before the Spartans closed out the segment with two tallies to knot the score.
Goals from
Preston Huffman and Herraiz, 28 seconds apart, put SU back in the driver's seat before Wong added to the lead. After the Spartans got within one,
Blake Malamphy found Lucovich off a face-off win to give the Gulls breathing room heading into the final segment.
Wong's third of the day from Herraiz on the man-up gave SU more insurance. The defensive unit allowed three shots and forced four turnovers to pitch a shutout and close out the victory.
GAME NOTES
- Connor Herraiz paced the offense, contributing to half of the Sea Gulls' goals with two goals and three assists.
- Chris Wong shot an efficient 3-for-5 to record a hat trick.
- Trent Lucovich buried two goals and dished out a helper.
- Blake Malamphy dominated the dot, going 17-for-20, collecting two assists and picking up 11 ground balls.
- Bryce Stevenson led the defense with two caused turnovers and four ground balls.
- Matt Sentowski earned the win and made seven stops.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Spartans 50-28, won the ground ball battle 45-19, went 18-of-19 on clears and converted on three of its five man-up opportunities.
The Sea Gulls host the Ohio Northern Polar Bears on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. 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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