Box Score

Salisbury, Md. - No. 1 Salisbury University remained undefeated with a dominating 23-4 victory over the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team in Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) action Friday night in front of a crowd of 1,196.

The Sea Gulls (14-0, 7-0 CAC) wasted no time in jumping out to a 4-0 advantage in a 2:20-minute span behind three unassisted goals from Matt Hickman.  SU went on to outscore St. Mary's, 8-2, in the first 15 minutes.  Attackmen Dennis Rosson (Severna Park, Md./Severn) and Josh Hostetler (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) helped the Seahawks avoid the shutout in the first period.

It was the Salisbury show in the second quarter as the Sea Gulls notched five unanswered goals with Hickman adding two more, giving SU a 13-2 halftime lead.

Salisbury started the third frame with four consecutive goals to wrap up a 10-0 run before Hostetler found the back of the net for his second of the game at 0:40.

The Sea Gulls scored three in a row to kick off the final period before sophomore midfielder Taylor Burgdorf (South Portland, Maine/South Portland) netted the Seahawks' fourth and final goal at 7:46.  SU closed out the contest on a 3-0 spurt.

Salisbury doubled up on shots over St. Mary's (7-6, 5-2 CAC), 52-27, and picked up 40 of 65 ground balls.  However, the Seahawks controlled the face-off, winning 17 of 30 behind the efforts of junior face-off specialist Marc DiPasquale (Joppa, Md./Boys' Latin) who won 14-of-26.

Hickman finished the night with a game-high seven goals and eight points, while Mike Von Kamecke contributed two goals and an assist.  Ben Sandlin caused four turnovers and scooped up four loose balls.

DiPasquale had five ground balls, while junior long-stick middie Brian Wallace (Landenburg, Pa./Avon) had four caused turnovers and three loose ball pick-ups.

Zach Krissoff started the game for the Sea Gulls, making seven saves with two goals against in 38:53.

Freshmen goalies JJ Strombosky (Westford, Mass./Rivers) and Pat Simpson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) split time between the pipes as the duo combined for 14 saves.

The Seahawks return to action on Monday, April 14 as St. Mary's hosts a CAC quarterfinal contest at 4:00 in Seahawk Stadium.  SMCM will either face the University of Mary Washington or Marymount (Va.) University.