Salisbury 13, Washington 11
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament
National Semifinal Game
May 23, 2004

BOX SCORE
Salisbury, Md - The #1 ranked Sea Gulls broke a 7-7 halftime tie by outscoring Washington 6-4 in the second half en route to a 13-11 victory in the national semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. Salisbury (19-0) earns its seventh trip to the national championship game and will try to secure its second straight and fifth overall title against Nazareth in next Sunday’s final in Baltimore. Washington finishes the season with an 18-3 record, with two of its three losses coming against Salisbury.

Salisbury opened the second half with three consecutive goals, as Andy Arnold (2g-3a) scored twice and assisted on the other goal by midfielder Jimmy Creighton (2-1). The Sea Gulls outscored Washington 4-2 in the pivotal third quarter and never trailed after gaining the second half lead.

Jon Spivey added his third and fourth goals of the game for Washington, sandwiched around a goal from SU’s Mike Edwards, to make the score 11-9 after three quarters. Washington would get no closer than two goals during the fourth quarter.

Four players finished with two goals each for the Sea Gulls, who tied a school-record with their 19th victory of the season. Midfielder Scott Simmons, attackman Corey O’Neil, Arnold and Creighton each finished with two markers. Junior midfielder Justin Smith added three assists.

Spivey’s four goals led Washington. Stephen Berger added two goals and three assists for the Shoremen.

Salisbury finished with a small edge, 37-34, in total shots. SU goalie Dan Korpon and WC goalie Richard Yost finished with 11 saves each.

Salisbury and Nazareth will be meeting in the championship game for the second time. Salisbury defeated Nazareth 22-13 in the 1995 title game. The overall series is tied 3-3.

Salisbury     (19-0)  5 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 13
Washington (18-3)  4 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 11

GOALS
SAL - Andy Arnold 2, Corey O’Neil 2, Scott Simmons 2, Jimmy Creighton 2, Ryan Rohde, Andy Murray, Dan Boyer,  Andrew Reed, Mike Edwards
WAC - Jon Spivey 4, Stephen Berger 2, Topher Brewer, Brent Renner, Andrew Ostrusky, Kevin Nolan,                 Michael McWilliams

ASSISTS
SAL - Justin Smith 3, Andy Arnold 3, Ryan Rohde, Andy Murray, Jimmy Creighton
WAC - Stephen Berger 3, Brent Renner, Andrew Ostrusky, Michael Dyal

SAVES
SAL - Dan Korpon 11
WAC - Richard Yost 11

Game Totals
Shots: Salisbury 37, Washington 34
Groundballs: Washington 31, Salisbury 29
Face-offs: Washington 20, Salisbury 8
Penalties: Washington 4 (2:30); Salisbury 2 (1:30)
Extra-Man Goals: Salisbury 2 of 4; Washington 1 of 2