Of Unbeatens Is Dominated By Salisbury May 1, 2004  |
Of Unbeatens Is Dominated By Salisbury May 1, 2004 |
O'Neil, Murray Lead Destruction of Number Two
Salisbury, Md. - Senior Corey O'Neil scored six goals and Senior Andy Murray scored one and assisted on six while winning 18 of his 25 face-off attempts Saturday as #1 Salisbury cruised to a 21-7 victory over #2 and arch-rival Washington (Md) at Sea Gull Stadium. The Sea Gulls blitzed the Shoremen 7-0 in the first quarter, with goals on four of their first five shots and seven of nine in the quarter.
The victory completes an unbeaten regular season for the defending NCAA Division III national champions as the Sea Gulls improve to 16-0. With the victory, SU's 12th in the last 14 regular season encounters with the Shoremen, Salisbury also claimed the inaugural Charles B. Clark Cup, which will be awarded annually to the winner of the game between the Eastern Shore rivals.
Salisbury, which ran its nation's-best unbeaten streak to 25 games, dating back to last season, out-shot the Shoremen 51-27 and posted 32 more ground balls (51-29) than Washington. SU's Dan Korpon, who entered the game with the lowest goals against average in NCAA Division III (5.34), recorded 11 saves in goal, including seven stops during the pivotal first quarter.
Junior Justin Smith added three goals and senior Andy Arnold, sophomore Dan Boyer, senior Scott Simmons, freshman Mike Edwards and sophomore Mike Hurley added two apiece.
Washington (15-1), which fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, was led in scoring by senior Stephen Berger's three goals. Sophomore Chris Dodge added two goals.
The Gulls will now wait to find out who they play in the playoffs when the NCAA Tournament pairings are announced on May 9.
Washington 0 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 7
Salisbury 7 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 21
Goals
WAC - Berger 3, Dodge 2, Spivey, Renner
SAL - O'Neil 6, Smith 3, Arnold 2, Boyer 2, Simmons 2, Edwards 2, Hurley 2, Murray, Ricucci
Assists
WAC - Sparks, Vetter, Lane, Larkin
SAL - Murray 6, White 2, Arnold, Smith, Simmons
Saves
WAC - Yost 10 (19g, 50:00), Thibadeau 6 (2g, 10:00)
SAL - Korpon 11 (5g, 47:00), Swierczek 1 (2g, 11:00), Kachura 0 (0g, 2:00)
From Salisbury Press Release
Salisbury's Ryan Rohde High Bandwidth
ACTION VIDEOS
Washington's Kyle Mitten's goal was sweet but called back. High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Andy Murray High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Andy Murray to Dan Boyer High Bandwidth
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Salisbury's Andy Murray again! High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Mike Hurley High Bandwidth
Salisbury's Dan Korpon High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Justin Smith High Bandwidth
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Washington's Gregory Vetter to Chris Dodge High Bandwidth
Salisbury's Andy Murray to Mike Ricucci High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Andy Murray to Corey O'Neil High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Justin Smith to Mike Hurley High Bandwidth
Washington's Stephen Berger High Bandwidth Only
Washington's Brent Renner High Bandwidth
Salisbury's Sean White to Mike Edwards High Bandwidth Only
Salisbury's Justin Smith High Bandwidth
Washington's Sam Lane to Jon Spivey High Bandwidth
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Salisbury's Scott Simmons to Corey O'Neil High Bandwidth
Salisbury's Andy Murray to Corey O'Neil High Bandwidth Only
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