Salisbury vs. Mary Washington
April 19, 2005

| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Dan Korpon | 8 (0.889) |
| Chris Swierczek | 1 (0.333) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Salisbury | 14-0 |
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| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Dave Justen | (2, 0) |
| Greg Rose | (1, 0) |
| Adam Castellani | (0, 1) |
| Dan Punaro | (0, 1) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Brad Buck | 4 (0.267) |
| Eric Everitt | 3 (0.375) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Mary Washington | 9-6 |
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| The Game Story: | |||||
| Salisbury, MD - It wasn't the prettiest of victories, but the two-time defending national champion Salisbury men's lacrosse team is set to play in yet another Capital Athletic Conference championship game. The Sea Gulls led only 2-0 after the opening quarter and 6-1 at intermission, but bolted to a 16-3 victory over Mary Washington in the semi-finals Tuesday to claim their nation's-best 43rd straight victory. No.1-ranked Salisbury (14-0) will now set its sights on No.2-seed Goucher College in Saturday's title matchup at Sea Gulls Stadium (1 p.m.). Goucher (10-4), the league's No.2-seed, knocked off No.3-seed St. Mary's College, 10-7, on Tuesday to advance to the championship. The Sea Gulls won this matchup by turning on the afterburners when they needed to. They only out shot the Eagles 25-21, but found more ground balls (47-25) and won 16-of-21 face-offs. They also held Mary Washington to 0-for-7 in extra-man opportunities. Junior Dan Boyer (Millersville, MD/ Mt. St. Joseph's) led the Salisbury offensive attack with five goals on eight shots. He also handed out one assist. Senior Justin Smith (Annapolis, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) was right behind with three goals and three assists. Sophomore Eric Bishop (Media, PA/Penncrest) tallied two goals and an assist and senior Bryan Bradford (Fallston, MD/Fallston) scored twice, added an assist and won 11-of-15 face-off opportunities. He also came up with seven ground balls. Senior Dave Justin Vienna, VA/Madison) paced the Eagles with a pair of goals, while UMW's Brad Buck (Charlottesville, VA/Monticello) surrendered 11 goals and had four saves in goal. Salisbury's Dan Korpon (Annapolis, MD/Severna Park) recorded the victory for SU. He played just over 51 minutes, giving up one goal while picking up eight saves. He is now 14-0 on the season. Leading 2-1 early in the second quarter, Salisbury scored the next 11 goals over the next 27:11 to put the game on ice and the Sea Gulls in command, 13-1. |
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