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June 2005
Former MLB Pitcher Joins
Salisbury Baseball Staff Brohawn, 32, who formerly played football under Sea Gull Head Baseball Coach Doug Fleetwood, joins a Salisbury baseball program that has experienced a tremendous amount of success in recent years. That success includes six straight NCAA Division III Postseason Tournament bids, five Capital Athletic Conference championships and five World Series appearances. SU has won more than 20 games for the past 11 seasons (28-9-2 in ’05) and Fleetwood hopes that Brohawn’s addition to the staff will help make his ballclub even better. "Troy brings a high level of professional experience, both at the minor and major league level, to our staff," Fleetwood stated. "And for us to get a guy with that kind of outstanding experience is definitely a huge plus for our program." Fleetwood and Brohawn have a lot of respect for one another. While Fleetwood was head football coach at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Brohawn played football and baseball and earned the coach’s praise. "Troy is a hard worker," Fleetwood added. "He played football for me for four years and he’s done an excellent job as a baseball player. He’s dedicated and has a great work ethic. I think we’re fortunate to have him here at SU." After his high school career, Brohawn attended the University of Nebraska to play baseball for the Cornhuskers for three years. In 1994 he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants and worked his way up through their minor league farm program and eventually played Triple-A ball for four years. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks and played with that organization during its second year in existence, paying for the Triple-A Frezno Grizzlies until 2000. That is when he made the official jump to the majors. "I became a starter for the Arizona in 2000 and then blew out my elbow that season with a Tommy John injury and became a reliever for the Diamondbacks in 2001 Brohawn posted a 2-3 record for Arizona in 2001, earning an ERA of 4.93 with one save in 59 appearances and 49.1 innings pitched. He said he quickly made the adjustment from starter to reliever. "It wasn’t a hard adjustment," Brohawn said. "I’ve pretty much always had a ‘rubber’ arm. And being left-handed, you just have to adjust to situations. As a reliever you have to learn that you can’t pace yourself." Brohawn then went to the San Francisco Giants in 2002, posting a 0-1 record with a 6.35 ERA in 11 games. He became a free agent at the end of that season and signed with the Dodgers for 2003. He started out with the Dodgers’ Triple-A Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League. He did make 12 appearances for the Dodgers that season, posting a 2-0 record with a 3.86 ERA. "My shoulder felt pretty good at the end of the 2003 season and I took a month or two off like I usually do," Brohawn stated. "But when I picked up the ball and started throwing again, my shoulder was telling me that I need to put the ball back down." He proceeded to have two surgical procedures on the shoulder before deciding to switch gears and turn to coaching. Coaching with Fleetwood intrigues the Cambridge native very much. "The one thing about Mr. Fleetwood is he wins wherever he goes," Brohawn said. "When I played for him he was a tough coach. Back then I was kind of high on the ‘totem pole’ and he yelled at me just as much as any of the other guys. He just wants the best players out there (on the field). "This is a great situation. I’m excited about not only playing with Mr. Fleetwood, but also working close to home." Brohawn is intrigued with the NCAA Division III player because he feels they are hungrier. "Since these guys aren’t on scholarship, I would assume they’d be hungrier. They have to work harder to make the club and work a little harder than most players to get drafted." Brohawn and his wife Jacque, who is expecting their first child, live in Cambridge.
Sea Gull MLAX Players
Honored at All-American Banquet Seniors Justin Smith (Annapolis, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti), Sean White (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall), Dan Korpon (Annapolis, MD/Severna Park) and Jeff Bigas (Media, PA/Penncrest) were also recognized at the dinner in addition to their recognition of being selected to the USILA NCAA Division III All-American team. Smith received two special awards at the fete. He was presented with the Iroquois National Award, which is presented to the NCAA Division III Outstanding Player in 2005. He also received the Fran McCall Award, which is presented annually to the Division III Outstanding Midfielder. Smith finished the 2005 season as the Salisbury University points leader. He recorded 49 goals and 39 assists to compile 88 points, while picking up 50 ground balls. He was selected to the All-Capital Athletic Conference First Team in 2005 and the All-CAC second team in 2004, while also being selected as a second team all-American in 2004. In his four-year career at Salisbury, Smith has tallied 102 goals, 75 assists, and 114 ground balls as he guided SU to a combined record of 72-6 (.923), including three national titles. White was the recipient of the Division III Outstanding Long Pole Midfielder Award. He recorded one goal, two assists and 57 ground balls during the 2005 season. He was selected to the All-Capital Athletic Conference first-team for the third consecutive time this season. In his four years at Salisbury, White has a tallied one goal, nine assists and has collected 227 ground balls. For the past three seasons he has been selected as an All-American honoree. Korpon received the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the most outstanding Division III goalie. He kept Salisbury alive in the national championship title game and earned the Most Outstanding Player award, recording 12 saves, including five in the crucial fourth quarter. Korpon, who was second in the nation in goals allowed per game (6.77), finished the season with 176 saves and was selected to the All-Capital Athletic Conference Second Team. In his four-year career at Salisbury he has tallied 593 saves, which ranks him second all-time at SU. He has also earned a 66-6 (.917) record. Bigas was the recipient of the William C. Stiles Memorial Award as the most outstanding defensive player. He was also selected as the 2005 Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year and is a member of this year’s ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Men’s At-Large team. In his four-year career for the Sea Gulls he has been selected to the All-CAC first team for four consecutive years and has earned first team all-American honors the past three. He has recorded 14 career goals, seven assists and 315 ground balls. Bigas was nominated for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award this season, which is considered by many as the premier collegiate lacrosse award. This season he has recorded three goals, one assist and 108 ground balls.
McGlinchey Memorial Golf
Tournament Set Sponsorship opportunities include a $100 hole sponsorship, a $50 cart sponsorship or a monetary donation of any amount. Participation in the event ranges from a $500 fee for a foursome, $125 for individuals and $20 for non-golfers, with dinner included with all packages. Deadline for registration is July 1. The golf package includes 18-hole green fees and a cart, prizes for first through third-place finishing teams, a dinner donated by new sponsor Outback Steakhouse and prizes awarded for Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive contests. There will also be assorted gifts each contestants’ ‘goody bag’. There will be a raffle with numerous prizes. Some of the prizes include a $500 grand prize, Baltimore Oriole tickets, Washington Redskins tickets, Washington Capitals tickets, Baltimore Ravens tickets, Georgetown University basketball tickets, Baltimore Blast tickets, a SU Varsity Club membership ($500 level), gift certificates to Ocean City and Salisbury area restaurants, Salisbury University football apparel and more. There will be a putting contest. The winner receives two nights and two rooms at the Fenwick Inn, two rounds of golf for four, a $100 gift certificate at LaHacienda and a $100 gift certificate to Fager’s Island. In addition to Outback Steakhouse, major sponsors for this year’s event include Teetimes.com, Amerinet Financial, LLC and Troese Title Group, Inc. The fund-raising benefit is in memory of former Salisbury University and Frostburg State football coach Mike McGlinchey. Proceeds from the tournament will be disbursed to the following organizations: The Robert Packard Center for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Mike McGlinchey Memorial Fund at Salisbury University, the Salisbury University Varsity Club, Friends of Frostburg State University Football, the Wicomico County Youth Wrestling program and the Bobby Richards Memorial. To register to play or to sign up for donations and sponsorships, contact Robb Disbennett, Athletic Department, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801. He can be contacted by phone at (410) 543-6360 or email at rwdisbennett@salisbury.edu. There is information available via the web at www.efomm.org.
SU's Robinson Claims
All-American Status It
wasn’t an easy conclusion to his battle. He qualified for nationals with a
personal-best 197-feet throw at the Delaware Invitational on April 9. The
distance was the best throw in the nation at the time, but he entered this
weekend’s competition with the ninth-best distance. In the competition with
the other top 15 competitors in the nation, Robinson had to complete the
preliminaries with one of the top nine to qualify for the finals. Robinson’s
first of three throws was a disappointing 168-feet. He fouled on the second
throw, putting all the pressure on the final try. "The
pressure was really on him on that third throw," Salisbury Head Track and
Field Coach Jim Jones said later. "They take nine to the finals and Coach (Ed)
Moore and I told him we didn’t travel all this way out to Iowa to have his
best throw be 168 feet." That
discussion seemed to inspire Robinson as he responded with his second-best
career throw of 192-4¼ to qualify for the finals with the sixth-best distance. "I was kind of nervous (going into my last throw)," Robinson admitted. "I was thinking after my first two throws that I couldn’t have that distance in the newspaper as my best throws here. So I just decided to relax and do the best I could and I made the finals." Robinson
couldn’t better his throw from the preliminaries and two other competitors
overtook him in the finals to drop him to eighth. But the top eight competitors
are honored with All-American status and his goal was reached. "Tim had a very good throw going into the finals and he really seemed to relax and compete well from that point on," Jones said. "We told him before the finals that the top eight receive All-American honors, but he was so focused on competing and doing the best he could that I really don’t think it hit him until after he was finished. He was acting disappointed and I told, ‘you did great; you’re All-American.’" Robinson
said all he was concentrating on was bettering his earlier mark. "I
was just trying to relax, have fun and do the best I could in the finals and I
really didn’t realize that I had made All-American," the senior said.
"It
wasn’t in my mind; I was actually kind of disappointed until coach (Jones)
told me." Robinson said the goal was a long time in the making, but he credited his coaches with giving him the correct instruction. "My
goal was always to be the best in the country," he said. "I wasn’t able to
do that, but I wanted to be an All-American and I was able to accomplish that.
Right now I’m just ecstatic! "Our
coaches did a great job of getting me ready for this meet. Coach Jones entered
me in meets like the Penn Relays and the one at Villanova and they forced me to
prepare for competition that would be the best in the nation. They really helped
me to relax and compete well. "(Coach Chris Morandi) did a great job when I first came here and taught me the fundamentals and really got me headed in the right direction. Then Coach Moore took me to the next level and really helped me become as successful as I have become." Jones
said that as the Chair of the NCAA Track and Field committee, it was gratifying
to see Robinson excel as he has. "As the Chair, I helped put this (national) meet together. And to have an athlete excel and perform like Tim did is very gratifying. I haven’t had an All-American in track since the mid 1990s, so this was so special to me. To see him mature as an athlete over the past four years and then make All-American and break the school record is a great thing."
SU's Robinson Set for NCAA
Track Championships Robinson, who captured top honors at the Capital Athletic Conference meet in the javelin (174-6), qualified for nationals with a throw of 197-feet at the University of Delaware Invitational on April 9. At that time the throw was the best in the nation. He’ll enter competition Saturday at 2 p.m. with the ninth-best throw nationally. The senior will compete against the top 16 athletes in the nation in the event. He will get three throws and hope to finish in the top nine, which will put him in the finals. "It is great to see a senior, over the course of four years, improve and make it to this level," Salisbury Head Track Coach Jim Jones said this week. "He was at about 183-feet a year ago and broke a record and this year he broke his own record by 10 feet; that says a lot. Tim has improved about 10 feet a year and has earned his way to the national championships through hard work. This is a great opportunity for our program and Tim, since he’s in his senior year." Jones said the key to Robinson’s success is his work ethic. "Tim’s just a hard-working kid," the coach said. "He’s been very focused on what he wants to accomplish and he has done that. He’s also had some great coaching while he’s been here. Coach (Chris) Morandi did a great job when Tim first came here and Ed Moore had done a great job as well. They have really helped him excel and show a lot of improvement." Jones said that putting Robinson in tough meets against outstanding competition has hopefully prepared him for the atmosphere of the championships this weekend. "I think by putting him in championship-like settings like the Penn Relays and last couple of years allows him to be prepared mentally for what’s ahead this weekend," Jones said. "And I think he’ll do a great job." Just missing ‘the cut’ for this weekend’s NCAA National Championships was Salisbury freshman Casey McInerny (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy). The NCAA took the top 20 times in the 1500-meters and her time was number 21. "I was really crushed because I was really hoping she would get in as a freshman and gain some experience for the future," Jones said. "She is young and I know will be (in the championships) in the future. She has had a great year in winning the CAC in the 1500-meters and 800-meters."
Salisbury MLAX Earns Return
Trip to Championship Game, 13-11 Not
only did the Sea Gulls (19-0) earn a trip back to the championship game against
Middlebury at Lincoln Financial Field at noon Sunday, they did so while setting
the all-time NCAA all-division record for consecutive wins. SU, which has not
lost a game since April 10, 2003, won its 48 consecutive contest, breaking the
national record, which Salisbury set in 1996. Middlebury (17-1), a 15-13 winner
over Nazareth on Sunday, won’t be any easy feat for the Gulls. The Panthers
will be making their sixth national championship game appearance in the last
seven years. The title game will be televised by CSTV (College Sports
Television). Salisbury
senior midfielder Justin Smith (Annapolis, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) and
sophomore midfielder Matt Dasinger (Reisterstown, MD/Franklin) combined
for eight of the team’s 13 goals as the Sea Gulls were forced to come from
behind in the fourth quarter - something they haven’t had to do this season. "We
did a great job of possessing the ball today," Salisbury Head Coach Jim
Berkman said. "We did a good job of finishing and then when we had the lead
late, we executed the two-minute game at the end." Roanoke
(15-3), which has dropped two of its three losses to Salisbury this season, had
obviously scouted the Sea Gulls wells after losing 22-12 earlier in the season.
After falling behind 3-0 in the first 3:25 of the contest on a pair of goals by
Smith and a man-down goal by junior Jimmy Creighten (Huntington,
NY/Huntington), the Maroons broke on the scoreboard at the 10:32 mark when
freshman Matt Duke slipped the ball past SU senior goalie Dan Korpon
(Annapolis, MD/Severna Park). The
Sea Gulls then appeared as if they were going to break the game open when junior
Mike Hurley (Cambridge, MD/Cambridge-SD) and Dasinger scored in a span of
1:09 to give SU a 5-1 lead with 6:10 remaining in the opening quarter. But
Roanoke continued to fight back. Duke scored his second goal of the game with
4:42 left in the opening stanza and Dan Reed added one early in the
second, followed by a pair of goals each by Zack Thomas and Chris
Keating. The 5-0 run by the Maroons over a span of 8:43 of the quarter gave
Roanoke a 7-6 lead at intermission and quieted the hometown crowd. But
as they have all season long, the Sea Gulls battled back. Smith (5g) scored a
pair of man-up goals in the second half and stingy defense by Salisbury enabled
the two-time defending national champs to regain the lead, 8-7, heading into the
final 15 minutes. Neither
team was unable to gain momentum in the first seven minutes of the fourth
period, but it was the Sea Gulls who turned on the afterburners. Senior
midfielder Casey Olejniczak (Brighton, MI/St. Mary’s) scored an
unassisted goal with 7:45 remaining to tie the score and Dasinger scored his
third goal of the game and 15th of the season just 33 seconds later to give SU
the lead for good. Junior Dan Boyer (Millersville, MD/Mt. St. Joseph’s),
who was smothered most of the day, iced the game with 3:30 left taking one of
six Chris Phillips’ assists and putting the ball in the back of the net
for his team-leading 69th goal of the year. "(Roanoke)
did a good job against Boyer, but a lot of other people had great opportunities
for us," Berkman added. Korpon
picked up his 19th consecutive victory in goal for Salisbury, recording 10
saves. Matt Madalon (15-3) took the setback for Roanoke, finishing with
14 saves. Thomas,
Matt Duke and Adam Leahy each had a pair of goals to lead Roanoke.
Salisbury WLAX Advances to
National Championship Game, 15-11 Sallisbury
(17-0) will face The College of New Jersey (15-2), a 15-14 winner over the
defending national champion, No. 2 Middlebury College in the second semifinal
match-up, on Sunday in Lions’ Stadium at noon.
The game will be televised live on CSTV (DIRECTV 611). The
Sea Gulls led 6-5 at the half, but Colorado College took a brief 8-7 lead in the
second half with 23:06 left to play as senior attacker Cassie Abel (Vashon Island, WA/Lakeside School) collected her second
of four goals in the game. Abel
finishes her career tied as the Tigers’ all-time leading goal scorer with 180
after adding four goals and an assist in Saturday’s semifinal contest.
CC finishes the season with a 12-2 record, marking the program’s first
appearance in the NCAA Semifinals. For
her career, Abel netted 180 goals, 61 assists, and 241 points and leaves CC
ranked second all-time for the Tigers. Her
180 goals ties the mark set by Mary Everett (1996-1999). The
Sea Gulls would roar right back with four unanswered goals and mounted an 11-8
lead. Junior attacker Erin
McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) would add four goals in the match. Salisbury’s head
coach Jim Nestor said of the win,
"It was a great game, an exciting game to win, back-and-forth the whole
time." Nestor added, I think
it was the first time all season that we were down at some point and we had the
composure to come back and win." Junior
goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston)
netted eight saves in the victory for the Sea Gulls, while Colorado College’s
junior Alana Dalton (Aurora, CO/St.
Mary’s Academy) had 11 saves in the game. The Tigers’ head
coach Susan Stewart noted, "We
battled and fought all season long to where we were today, and we had a
tremendous season." Stewart
added, "We gave them a run, but we gave it away in the second half.
We were fighting hard in the first half and had some good control and
composure, and in the second half they picked it up and took it away from us."
Salisbury Softball Falls to
St. Thomas at World Series, 5-0 Tommie pitcher, Janet Nagle tossed a no hitter to lead her team to a 5-0 victory. Nagle was nearly flawless and tossed the first no-hitter in the championship tournament since Becky Pierce of Alma completed that task in the 2000 NCAA championship round. "Coach did a great job calling pitches for me and finding their weakness. All I had to do was hit my spots and I was able to do that today." Although St. Thomas did not need much, they had a solid day at the plate. The Tommies torched the Salisbury pitchers by scattering 10 hits, including a two-run home run by Nikki Conway in the 3rd inning. The home run gave Conway her second home run in as many days and a total of four this post season. "I’m just seeing the ball better and found a pitch that I liked. I didn’t make solid contact, but it was enough to get out of the park." St. Thomas also had a solid offensive performance from Maria Bye, Katie Wiberg, and Carrie Embree who all batted in runs to help the cause. St. Thomas coach John Tschida was happy with the performance. "The players came out focused today and responded. You can only do so much as a coach and then it’s the players that must make it happen. Janet threw a good game today versus a really good team." Salisbury struggled their way through the seven inning contest and only managed three base runners on the day. Kristy Shaffer, Tee Dronenburg, and Nichole Fuqua all reached base for the Sea Gulls, courtesy of 12 balls thrown by Janet Nagle. The victory moves St. Thomas to 40-6 on the season and sets up a game with the winner of the Chapman and Ithaca match up later on this evening. That game will be played Sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to the championship game on Monday afternoon. With the loss Salisbury University drops to 41-5 on the year and places them in the consolation bracket to face Muskingum at noon on Sunday.
Salisbury MLAX Looking for
Berth in DIII Title Game The No.1-ranked Sea Gulls will try to accomplish one feat and take another step closer to another Sunday at 1 p.m. when Salisbury, winners of its last 47 straight, hosts No.6-ranked Roanoke College (15-2) at Sea Gull Stadium in one of two NCAA Division III Semifinals. The winner of the game will take on the winner of Sunday’s (3 p.m.) Middlebury (11-8)-Nazareth (14-7) contest for the Division III national championship next Sunday at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Salisbury (18-0) set the bar in the 1994-1996 seasons when the Sea Gulls won consecutive national championships. In doing so, SU set the all-division mark by winning 47 straight games. The Gulls tied that streak Wednesday when they battled No.4 Gettysburg even for 56 minutes before pulling away with three goals in the final 3:41 to escape with the victory and kept its shot for the third straight title alive. Beating teams twice in the same season is never easy, as Salisbury found out against Gettysburg. Despite defeating the Bullets 13-7 earlier in the season, Salisbury was pushed to the brink of elimination as the Sea Gulls saw a three-goal lead disappear late in the third quarter. But a pair of goals by leading scorer Dan Boyer (68g, 12 a) and one by Luis Gonzalez (9g, 10a) put SU over the top with a 12-9 victory and into the semifinals. Salisbury is 5-0 against ranked opponents this season and 31-17 all-time in the playoffs. Salisbury captured its 11th consecutive Capital Athletic Conference championship this year and hasn’t lost a game since April 10, 2003. The Sea Gulls are 11-7 all-time against Roanoke, including victories in the last seven meetings. SU led the Maroons 9-1 after the first quarter and 15-5 at intermission back on March 13 and never looked back as the Gulls won 22-12. Bryan Bradford (16 g, 16a) paced Salisbury in the victory with five goals and one assist. Boyer added three goals and Jimmy Creighton (6g, 13a) and Justin Smith (43g, 39a) each chipped in three. Roanoke received one of the two at-large bids to the NCAA postseason tournament, then knocked off Widener University and then clipped Lynchburg, 10-9, on Wednesday in Quarterfinal action. The Maroons are making their 17th playoff appearance this season. This season they set a school record for wins in a single season (15). They are 12-15 all-time in postseason play. Junior goalie Matt Madalon is the mainstay for the Maroons this season. He was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Jon Mason was first-team attackman and Chris Keating and Dan Reed were first team midfielders, along with defender Ben Love.
Salisbury Softball Captures
First Win at World Series, 3-0 Salisbury, winners of 23 of its last 24 games, improves to a whopping 41-4 on the 2005 season. "We executed well defensively and kept them (Alma) off the bases," said Salisbury head coach Margie Knight. "Our speed also helped win the game." As did Lister. The three-time All-American neutralized Alma bats, scattering four hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts and two walks. She allowed only one extra base hit - a double by Amy Gaudard in the second inning. "Lacey knows how to rise to the occasion," Knight said. "She keeps coming up big for us. Plus, our catcher (Kim Rementer) called a great game." Salisbury struck for two runs in the third against Alma starter Melissa Tavidian. Erin Ruest’s RBI double scored Serena Fleming from first base, and then Megan Ellzy scored on a Scot error. The Sea Gulls added the third run in the fourth when Whitney Schrader scored on a passed ball. Fleming went 2-for-3 for Salisbury, while Gaudard went 3-for-3 for Alma (32-9). "We have our backs to the wall now - it was a tough game," said Alma head coach Denny Griffin. "This changes our focus some, as well as our goals. But we’ve been through the loser bracket before." Salisbury’s victory sets up a showdown against defending national champion St. Thomas in the winner’s bracket on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., while Alma battles Williams in the loser’s bracket at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
No.1 MLAX Downs Gettysburg;
Advances to Semi-finals The
Sea Gulls, who tied the NCAA all-time winning streak mark at 47 games with the
victory, will host No.6-ranked Roanoke College (15-2) Sunday at Sea Gull Stadium
at 1 p.m. in one of the Division III two semifinals. Roanoke outlasted No.7
Lynchburg Wednesday, 10-9, in another quarterfinal contest. Sophomore
Eric Bishop (Media, PA/Penncrest) scored four goals and handed out one
assist and junior Dan Boyer (Millersville, MD/Mt. St. Joseph's) added
four goals to lead the way offensively for Salisbury. Senior Justin Smith
(Annapolis, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) added a pair of goals and two assists
and junior Ryan Rhode (Glenmoore, PA/Malvern Prep) and sophomore Luis
Gonzalez (Croften, MD/Arundel) each scored one goal. SU
senior Bryan Bradford (Fallston, MD/Fallston) won 14-for-23 face-offs and
had nine ground balls. SU held the advantage in ground balls (31-24), but only a
slim margin in shots (37-36). Four
different Gettysburg players scored two goals. Juniors Bryan Pryor (Dallas,
TX/St. Mark’s) and Chase Stewart (Downington, PA/Downington) each
had one assist to goal with their two goals, while sophomores Jared Harriman
(Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) and Kevin Freehill (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) each
dropped in a pair of shots. Senior
Dan Korpon (Annapolis, MD/Severna Park) recorded his 18th consecutive win
in goal for Salisbury. He finished with 14 saves, seven coming in the third
period. Sophomore Pat Vaughan (Cockeysville, MD/Loyola) took the loss for
the Bullets. He surrendered 12 goals but had 13 saves. Salisbury
took a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the contest when Smith scored an unassisted
goal. The Sea Gulls went on to take a 4-1 lead after the first period. Gettysburg
closed the gap just before intermission when the Bullets scored three goals in a
span of 5:42 to cut the SU advantage from 7-3 to 7-6. The final two goals - both
by Stewart - came in the final 31 seconds before the half. The Sea Gulls led 9-6 with 10:05 remaining in the third quarter, but Freehill and Pryor combined for three goals to knot the score at 9-9 with 2:35 remaining in the period. After
a timeout late in the fourth period, the Gulls appeared to turn up the tempo and
Boyer scored a pair of goals (at 3:41 and 2:29) and Ganzalez added a third with
1:33 remaining as SU put the game on ice.
No.1 MLAX Escapes with
Quarterfinal Win over Cabrini The
No.1-ranked Sea Gulls (17-0) won their 46th consecutive game, which is not only
the longest active winning streak in the nation among NCAA MLAX teams, but it is
within one win of the all-time NCAA winning streak of 47, set by Salisbury since
1996. Cabrini ended the season at 10-6 with Saturday’s setback. SU
senior Justin Smith (Annapolis, MD/St. Vincent/Pallotti), along with
sophomores Mike Edwards (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) and Luis Gonzalez
(Crofton, MD/Arundel) each added one goal and one assist in the win, while
senior Jeff Bigas (Media, PA/Penncrest) and sophomore Eric Bishop
(Media, PA/Penncrest) both had one goal. Junior Mike Hurley (Cambridge,
MD/Cambridge-SD) added a pair of assists. Senior Bryan Bradford
(Fallston, MD/Fallston) won 16-of-22 face-offs. As a team, the Gulls won
20-of-26 face-offs and totaled 40 ground balls, compared to 24 for the
Cavaliers. Cabrini,
however, didn’t go down easy. They were led by Paul Middleton’s (Ridley
Park, PA/Ridley) three-goal effort. Kevin Rayer (Woodlyn, PA/Ridley)
added a pair of goals and Rory Friel (Ridley Park, PA/Ridley) and Matt
Grosse (Pt. Jefferson Station, NY/ Comseqogue) each scored a goal and
tallied one assist. Salisbury
senior goalie Dan Korpon (Annapolis, MD/Severna Park) (17-0) kept his
record spotless in goal, totaling 11 saves and giving up eight goals in 57
minutes. Senior Chris Swierczek (Media, PA/Penncrest) worked 2:54 in goal
when Korpon received a penalty and made a key save in his reserve role. Kevin
Quinn (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst)
took the loss in goal for the Cavaliers. He faced 32 shots and recorded 12
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