Seagull Stadium
Number 49 Matt Hickman ignited the Seagulls scoring 37 seconds into the game which catalyzed a 20-7 win over visiting Virginia Wesleyan (0-1) this afternoon. Patrick Bonanno added a power play goal followed by a Greg Titus Goal to make a quick 3-0 lead. Titus added the fifth goal of the quarter by finding the back of the net with 3.8 seconds left in the half. Wesleyan did not register a shot in the first quarter. Salisbury dominated control of the ball throughout the quarter which set the tone for the whole game.
Both teams came out a bit rusty missing loose balls and making sloppy passes, but the rust soon wore off and play got better. Salisbury’s only weakness was themselves in committing numerous penalties. Wesleyan was able to capitalize off those penalties for tallies, but Salisbury’s high octane offense and staggering defense was still too much to overcome. Wesleyan was not able to score until 12:45 in the second quarter.
Things quickly picked up again for Salisbury in the fourth quarter extending the lead to double digits again to the final tally of 20 goals. It seemed that Wesleyan had no answer during this period except for a last second goal off of a Salisbury Penalty. The total control of the ball was lopsided in favor of the Gulls and Wesleyan could only muster a sustained offensive possession only a few times in the game.
The play of the game goes to Mike Von Kamecke for a sweet fake pass then shot behind the back for the fourth score of the game in the first quarter which surprised the crowd as well as Wesleyan’s goalie. The over all play had some big time hits on both sides of the ball which got the crowd off their seats. Salisbury can be best described as wile and slick on offense. The attackers spun and ducked away from Wesleyan’s long stickmen in often a futile attempt to take control of the ball. The defense stepped up by rendering Wesleyans offense non-existent throughout most of the game.
Seagull Stadium main stand was filled with students of all ages and members of the community. Though quite crisp the weather did not dampen the fans spirits or the Gulls at all with many boisterously excited fans showing their support.
The Seagulls (1-0) play Lynchburg at Seagull Stadium a week from today, February 23rd, at 12pm. The win continues Salisbury’s winning streak to 24 games. Salisbury holds the NCAA record for most wins in a row with 69.
Full box score will be available once it is posted via
http://www.suseagulls.com/sports/mlax/index
3 comments:
there was a group of rambunctious fans acting immature and yelling out things that made zero sense whatsoever. And to make things worse, they wore ridiculously flourescent polo shirts as if they were some kind of gang. that whole group should never be allowed to attend another game.
Was Bill Duvall one of them? LOL
How about the girls game?
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