ARLINGTON, Va. - The top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team faced its first deficit since the 2007 NCAA Division III national championship game on Wednesday afternoon on the road against Capital Athletic Conference opponent Marymount (Va.) University. The Saints (3-2, 0-2 CAC) scored two quick goals on the Sea Gulls (7-0, 3-0 CAC) in the first two minutes, which forced Coach Jim Berkman to call a timeout.

The Sea Gulls regrouped and scored the next eight goals in seven minutes including three goals in a minute. Salisbury went on to win 24-8. SU has won 30 games in a row since the beginning of the 2007 season. The Sea Gulls are a perfect 93-0 all-time in CAC play, 74-0 during the conference regular-season. Salisbury has won 69 consecutive regular-season games since 2003.

Marymount scored twice more before the half where Salisbury led 15-4. Senior midfielder Kyle Burto led the Gulls with three first half goals followed by attackmen Greg Titus (two goals) and Patrick Bonanno (three goals) who both tallied two goals in the first 30 minutes of play.

Senior Matt Hickman (four goals, two assists) scored two of his game-high four goals in the first five minutes of the second half as the Sea Gulls led 19-4. Marymount scored four of the next seven goals to cut the lead to 22-8. The Sea Gulls closed out the game with back-to-back goals by Stephen Krasco (two goals) and Erik Krum.

Junior midfielder Kylor Berkman (two goals, four assists) matched Hickman's six-point game. Seniors Bruce Richardson, Kevin Kustron and sophomore Mike Von Kamecke (one assist) were the other Sea Gulls to score two goals apiece.

SU junior goalie Riley Clark (one save) did not make it out of the first quarter as junior transfer Zach Krissoff (seven saves) came in to play over 38 minutes in goal for the maroon and gold. Both Clark and Krissoff gave up three Saint goals. Senior goalkeeper Nick Fiorentino played the final 10 minutes for Salisbury.

Marymount goalie Alex Hammer made 15 saves in between the pipes for the Saints in 38 minutes. The Saints were led by David Abramson's three goals and Kevin Conklin's two goals. Salisbury outshot Marymount 59-24 and scooped up 66 ground balls.

The Sea Gulls return home to face Denison University on Sunday, March 16, at Noon in Sea Gull Stadium.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Salisbury........... 11  4  6  3 - 24
Marymount (Va.).....  3  1  2  2 -  8
 
Attendance: 165
 
Salisbury SCORING:
GOALS: Matt Hickman 4; Patrick Bonanno 3; Kyle Burto 3; Kylor Berkman 2;
       Mike Von Kamecke 2; Greg Titus 2; Bruce Richardson 2; Stephen Krasco 2;
       Kevin Kustron 2; Brian Donnelly 1; Erik Krum 1.
ASSISTS: Kylor Berkman 4; Matt Hickman 2; Ryan Browning 1; Reid Mayberry 1;
         Mike Von Kamecke 1.
 
Marymount (Va.) SCORING:
GOALS: David Abramson 3; Kevin Conklin 2; Chris Wascak 1; Tom Anderson 1;
       Andrew Gaston 1.
ASSISTS: Chris Wascak 2.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Salisbury........... 24 14 13  8 - 59
Marymount (Va.).....  4  4  9  7 - 24
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Salisbury........... 25 12 12 17 - 66
Marymount (Va.)..... 12 10  5  4 - 31
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Salisbury........... 12-15  5-6   6-8   3-6  - 26-35
Marymount (Va.).....  3-15  1-6   2-8   3-6  -  9-35
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Salisbury...........  4-4   5-6   5-5   6-6  - 20-21
Marymount (Va.).....  3-7   6-6   2-2   5-7  - 16-22
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Salisbury...........  1-1   1-1   0-2   2-3  -  4-7
Marymount (Va.).....  1-1   1-2   0-2   0-2  -  2-7
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Salisbury...........  1  2  4  1 -  8
Marymount (Va.).....  8  4  4  3 - 19
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  3  4  Tot
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Salisbury...........  7  5  3  5 - 20
Marymount (Va.)..... 11  6  3  7 - 27
 
PENALTIES - Salisbury 7/6:00; Marymount (Va.) 6/5:30.

2008-03-13