SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 7 Salisbury University men's lacrosse program opened up Coastal Lacrosse Conference action with an 18-11 win over Stockton University on Wednesday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.
The Ospreys (8-4, 0-2 CLC) struck first just two minutes into the contest. Not even a minute later, the Sea Gulls (10-2, 1-0 CLC) evened it up with a man-up goal from
Bret Bergey that was assisted by
Connor Herraiz. This was the first goal of a first-quarter hat trick for Bergey as the teams headed to the second quarter of action tied 3-3.
Salisbury was able to gain a two-goal lead early in the second after goals from
Kellen Smaw and
Trent Lucovich in a matter of a minute. After a Stockton goal to bring the lead back to one,
Riley Strub and Lucovich found the back of the net to extend the lead to three. The Ospreys would finish the half on a 3-0 run, sending the game tied 7-7 at the halftime break.
The Sea Gulls came out of the locker room clicking on all cylinders, starting the third quarter on a 4-0 run and going on to outscore the Ospreys 6-1 for the quarter. Salisbury outshot Stockton 19-2 during the third quarter, with goals from Lucovich and
Preston Huffman, while Strub and Herraiz tallied two each.
The Gulls distanced themselves from the Ospreys with a 5-3 fourth quarter. Huffman began the quarter with a goal, then
Michael DeSano saved a ground ball on the sideline and fed it ahead to Lucovich who evaded Stockon goalie Ben Blum and deposited into an empty net. The Ospreys scored the next three tallies before Strub, Bergey and Herraiz responded to ice the game.
Game Notes
- Connor Herraiz led the Maroon and Gold with three goals and four helpers. The senior recorded his fifth game of the season with five points or more.
- Bret Bergey made his first career start and had a career-high of five goals and one assist.
- Trent Lucovich followed up a stellar outing on Saturday with another five point outing (four goals, one assist) on five shots taken.
- Preston Huffman (two goals, two assists) and Riley Strub (three goals, one assist) each had four point afternoons.
- Bryce Stevenson anchored the defense with three ground balls and four caused turnovers.
- Blake Malamphy went 19-of-25 from the dot and claimed 16 ground balls. Charles Fritchman won four of his seven draws taken and picked up three ground balls.
- Collin Fohner made his first career start as a Sea Gull and made nine saves.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Ospreys 50-32, won the ground ball battle 47-36, went 20-for-21 on clear attempts and convert on their one man up opportunity.
The Sea Gulls are right back inside Sea Gull Stadium on Saturday for Youth Day sponsored by SeaSide Smiles, when they take on the University of Mary Washington 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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