SALISBURY, Md. * The top-ranked Salisbury University Sea Gulls breezed through another Capital Athletic Conference men's lacrosse game on Friday afternoon with a 24-2 win over Catholic University before 225 brave fans who sat through freezing temperatures and strong winds.

Junior attackman Matt Hickman continues to show he can finish when given the opportunity around the crease. Hickman scored a game-high five goals and tacked on one assist. The first string attack line of Greg Titus (three goals, two assists), Eric Bishop (three goals) and Hickman combined for 11 goals.

Salisbury (3-0, 2-0 CAC) scored the game's first 14 goals before Catholic (0-1, 0-1) got on the scoreboard. Cardinal freshman midfielder Paul Sutton scored an unassisted man-up goal with 3:44 left before the half. The Sea Gulls tacked on eight unanswered goals in the third quarter to increase the lead to 21-1.

Junior Brett Yoder (two goals, one assist) and freshman Brendan Ryan (two goals) were the other two multi-goal scorers for SU. Sophomore midfielder Kylor Berkman passed out a team-high four assists. Salisbury outshot Catholic 66-7, won 23-of-30 faceoffs taken and was 5-for-6 on extra-man opportunities. Cardinal goalie Greg Kavazanjian made 20 saves in the loss.

Salisbury will return to action on Wednesday, February 28, at home against Goucher College for a 3:30 p.m. Capital Athletic Conference game.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Catholic............  0  1  1  0 -  2
Salisbury...........  8  6  8  2 - 24
 
Catholic SCORING:
GOALS: Mike Groh 1; Paul Sutton 1.
ASSISTS: None.
 
Salisbury SCORING:
GOALS: Matt Hickman 5; Greg Titus 4; Matt Dasinger 3; Eric Bishop 3;
       Brett Yoder 2; Brendan Ryan 2; Greg Baggan 1; Luis Gonzalez 1;
       Kevin Kustron 1; Kyle Burto 1; Zac Hopkins 1.
ASSISTS: Kylor Berkman 4; Greg Baggan 2; Luis Gonzalez 2; Greg Titus 2;
         Mike Edwards 1; Matt Hickman 1; Matt Mercer 1; Brett Yoder 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Catholic............  1  3  2  1 -  7
Salisbury........... 18 16 17 15 - 66
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Catholic............ 11 12  9  8 - 40
Salisbury........... 22 17 20 16 - 75
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Catholic............  3-9   1-8   2-10  1-3  -  7-30
Salisbury...........  6-9   7-8   8-10  2-3  - 23-30
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Catholic............  7-11  7-11  5-9   6-8  - 25-39
Salisbury...........  6-9   4-5   7-9   7-8  - 24-31
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Catholic............  0-0   1-1   0-1   0-1  -  1-3
Salisbury...........  1-2   3-2   1-1   0-1  -  5-6
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Catholic............  7  6  6  1 - 20
Salisbury...........  0  1  1  0 -  2
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  3  4  Tot
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Catholic............ 18 12 13 12 - 55
Salisbury........... 12  7 10 10 - 39
 
PENALTIES - Catholic 6/5:30; Salisbury 3/2:30.

2007-02-23