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For immediate release – 4/11/2006 - #307 Top-Ranked Salisbury Survives 11-9 over #2 LC Men’s Lax
SALISBURY, MD – The Salisbury University men’s lacrosse team, ranked first in NCAA Division III, defeated #2 Lynchburg College Tuesday afternoon 11-9 in a non-conference match-up.
The Sea Gulls forged leads of 5-3 and 6-4 in the first half before Lynchburg tied the score at six. A Salisbury tally just before the half gave SU a one-goal advantage at intermission, but the Hornets quickly tied the score in the third period. Salisbury took a 9-7 lead and the teams traded scores until SU extended its advantage to 11-8. Lynchburg scored in the final minute to pull back within two.
Sophomore attack Ryan Cranston (West Chester, PA/Henderson) had two goals and two assists, while senior Brian Kemper (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) and junior A.J. Tinklepaugh (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) each scored twice. Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers), Ryan Quick (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) and Brian McCulloch (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) each found the back of the net once. Garrett Curran (Hull, MA/Tabor Academy) made 14 saves.
Ryan Rohde scored three times for Salisbury (13-0), while Dan Boyer had two goals and an assist.
The Hornets (9-1) host Randolph-Macon College Saturday at 2 p.m.
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