Saturday, April 26, 2008

15-11 Salisbury, Final

The Sea Gulls outscore the Shoremen 4-2 in the fourth quarter to win 15-11 and win the 2008 edition of War on the Shore. This is Salisbury's 8th straight victory over WC. Salisbury keeps the Charles B. Clark Cup.

Like to thank Sam Atkinson and his student staff for all their help today. Much appreciated.

Great atmosphere today here in Salisbury.

The Shoremen return to the field next Friday in Gettysburg against Haverford in the Centennial Conference semifinals.

15-11 Salisbury, 2:55 4th

On a delayed WC penalty, Salisbury worked the ball and clock and Hickman caught pass from Berkman on the left side and put it past Cohen. Since the penalty was 30 seconds, it was waived off.

The Shoremen call a timeout.

14-11 Salisbury, 6:07 4th

Bruce Richardson picked up a loose ball at midfield and ran about 40 yards to the goal and put it past Cohen on the upper left side.

The goal was following a scrum by both teams trying to grab the loose ball.

13-11 Salisbury, 6:56 4th

Nick Gregory pumps his first goal of the day as he drove from the left side and put it into the upper right corner.

Salisbury won the faceoff and had a chance for a rush, but the ball got stripped off the stick of Ryan Brown by a WC defender before he could shoot.

13-10 Salisbury, 8:54 4th

DeLillo takes a pass from Berkman and beats Cohen on a shot driving to the goal.

12-10 Salisbury, 10:02 4th

After the Shoremen were unable to control the faceoff, the Sea Gulls got the ball and Richardson while falling down shot the ball past Cohen on a ground shot.

11-10 Salisbury, 11:05 4th

WC's Matt Moreton scores his first goal of the game unassisted to cut to 11-10 with the ball deflecting off of Krissoff.

11-9 Salisbury, End 3rd

Gordon Cohen stops a last second Salisbury shot to keep the score at 11-9. The goal totals were 4-4 in the 3rd quarter.

The crowd on both sides is going crazy as the 4th quarter is about to commence. A loud chant of "Sea Gulls" from the Salisbury supporters.

11-9 Salisbury, :44.8 3rd

Chris Read finishes off a Jimmy Kielek pass from the right side about five yards out. There was a penalty by Kylor Berkman on the play, 60 seconds for slashing prior to the goal.

11-8 Salisbury, 4:13 3rd

The Sea Gulls respond 55 seconds later on a Von Kamecke goal. 27 seconds after that goal, Von Kamecke scores on a shot that Gordon Cohen got a piece of, but could not stop.

Eric Shea with two one minute infractions between the 10th and 11th Salisbury goals and will have to serve both. Unnecessary roughness and Illegal Body Check.

9-8 Salisbury, 5:35 3rd

The Shoremen cut the lead to one as Mike Sutter's shot fooled the Sea Gull goalie Krissoff on a low shot from the left side.

9-7 Salisbury, 6:32 3rd

WC strikes back 100 seconds later as Kirby scores his third goal of the day.

9-6 Salisbury, 8:12 3rd

Salisbury penalties on Krissoff #2 the goalie for holding, #42 Ben Sandlin for pushing.

Kolyn Kirby takes advantage of the two-man advantage at 8:38, finishing off a Kielek pass as he scored on backup goalie Riley Clark, who was in for Krissoff.

The Sea Gulls answered 26 seconds as Titus scored from Berkman to re-establish the three-goal lead.

8-5 Salisbury, 10:53 3rd

Bruce Richardson converted a Kylor Berkman pass and scored from near the crease on the right side to make it 8-5. The Sea Gulls have scored the the first goal in all three quarters so far today.

7-5 Salisbury, Halftime

The game has reached halftime with Salisbury leading 7-5. The Shoremen enjoyed a 3-2 edge in the 2nd quarter.

Vitals
Shots
Washington 11-12-23
Salisbury 11-10-21

Ground Balls
Washington 5-4-9
Salisbury 7-10-17

Faceoffs
Washington 4-for-14
Salisbury 10-for-14 (Sea Gulls won all six in the second quarter)

Clears
Washington 5-for-5 + 7-for-7 = 12-for-12
Salisbury 6-for-6 + 4-for-5 = 10-for-11 (one failed clear led to WC 5th goal)

Extra-Man
Washington 0-for-0 + 0-for-0 = 0-for-0
Salisbury 0-for-0 + 0-for-2 = 0-for-2

Saves
Cohen (WC) 3-6-9
Krisoff (SAL) 6-3--9

Turnovers
Washington 0-3-3
Salisbury 3-5-8

Attendance is 2975 for today's game the 2nd largest ever at Sea Gull Stadium. It eclipses the 2,808 set at the 2004 War on the Shore.

WC Kills Penalty

Steve Humphries assessed a one-minute penalty for an illegal body check at 2:54.

Jimmy Kielek almost cut to 7-6 on a man-down chance, but was thwarted by Krissoff with 2:04 left.

WC kills the penalty.

7-5 Salisbury, 3:45 2nd

With 4:45 left in the 2nd, Gordon Cohen turned away a great chance by Matt Hickman. A minute later, Mike Sutter picked off a Salisbury clearing attempt and found Chris Read who's shot was partially blocked by Krissoff, but found its way into the goal from about eight yards out.

Timeout WC with 3:25 left and will look to chip further into the Salisbury lead. The Shoremen have scored 4 of the last 6 goals.

Salisbury ball coming from out of bounds.

7-4 Salisbury, 6:15 2nd

A Johnny-on-the-Spot Jake DeLillo picked a loose ball in the air and put it past Cohen from point-blank range. WC had just stripped the ball from a Sea Gull attacker, but DeLillo was in the right place at the right time.

Salisbury calls a timeout.

Both teams are 9-for-9 in clears this afternoon.

Salisbury 6-4, 9:21 2nd

WC's Kielek takes a pass from Chris Read and buries the shot from the right side right outside of the crease. It is the first time today that the Shoremen have scored consecutive goals.

WC Kills Penalty

Washington does not allow a goal on the penalty and Cohen stops a shot by Stephen Krasco. Shoremen ball in the Sea Gull zone.

6-3 Salisbury, 13:10 2nd

WC cut the Salisbury lead to 6-3 when Kielek finished off a pass from Kirby.

On the faceoff, there was a penalty on Thayer Damm, 30 seconds for pushing.

6-2 Salisbury, 14:33 2nd

Berkman took a pass from Bruce Richardson and got it past Cohen. Salisbury then won the faceoff and had another good chance, but the shot sailed wide. Shoremen ball.

5-2 Salisbury, End 1st

The Sea Gulls take a 5-2 lead into the second quarter. Chris Read's last shot attempt was stopped by Krissoff.

5-2 Salisbury, :59, 1st

Andrew Generazio scored on a bounce shot from Doug Herdegen to cut it to 5-2.

5-1 Salisbury, 2:08 1st

Kyle Burto found a streaking Titus who scored from right in front of the cage past Cohen to make it 5-1. On the prior possession Matt Moreton's attempt for WC was thwarted once again by Krissoff.

Salisbury had a golden chance to make it 6-1, but the pass went too high and out of bounds. WC ball.

4-1 Salisbury, 4:45 1st

Greg Titus received a pass from Mike Von Kamecke and put it past Cohen to the upper net. This came just after Krissoff denied Kirby on a second straight shot.

WC Denied

A great feed from Chris Read to Kolyn Kirby was denied by Sea Gull netminder Zach Krissoff, who turned away the Kirby shot.

Two Saves By Cohen

Gordon Cohen stopped two good Salisbury shots in a row by Kyle Burto and Kylor Berkman respectively.

Shoremen with the ball.

3-1 Salisbury, 10:35 1st

The Shoremen get on the board as Jimmy Kielek found a cutting Kolyn Kirby who put it into the left side of the net from near the goalmouth. The penalty on Salisbury was waived off.

WC wins the faceoff, courtesy of Thayer Damm.

3-0 Salisbury, 11:38 1st

Mike Van Komecke drives past a WC defender and scores from about 10 yards out on the center-right side. The possession was kept alive when Kylor Berkman picked up a loose ball following a save by Gordon Cohen.

Timeout Washington College.

2-0 Salisbury, 12:26 1st

Matt Hickman scores unassisted from about 13 yards out.

1-0 Salisbury, 14:18 1st

Kylor Berkman finds Jake DeLillo from point-blank range to make it 1-0.

Underway

The starters have been announced and the national anthem has been performed.

Washington will be in white uniforms, while Salisbury will be in gold.

Andrew Generazio takes the faceoff for WC and Ryan Brown for Salisbury. Salisbury wins it on a false start.

Starters

Here are today's starters...

Washington College (12-1)
1-Gordon Cohen (GK)
10-Kolyn Kirby (A)
15-Jimmy Kielek (A)
19-E.J. Lewis (M)
28-Pat Healy (D)
29-Eric Shea (D)
31-Andrew Generazio (M)
38-Tim Prudente (D)
42-Sean Millham (D)
85-Chris Read (A)

Salisbury (17-0)
2-Zach Krissoff (GK)
5-Jake DeLillo (A)
6-Kylor Berkman (M)
9-Greg Titus (A)
12-Ryan Brown (M)
15-Connor Burgasser (LSM)
21-Ryan Phillips (D)
42-Ben Sandlin (D)
48-Kevin Maynard (D)
49-Matt Hickman (A)

Faceoff in about 20 minutes.

Half Hour Before Faceoff

It is about a half-hour to faceoff for today. The Shoremen are on the field stretching right now. The crowd is filling up here at Sea Gull Stadium.

Starters to come shortly.

Hour Before Faceoff

It is an hour before faceoff here at Sea Gull Stadium. Brine Lacrosse has a trailer outside with the King of Spring Tour '08. Usually they go to Division I games, but today they are here. The crowd is filing in and quite a few WC fans here already. There are tons of tailgates going on outside the stadium. I saw some members of the WC Field Hockey team on the way in to the stadium.

Right now one of my fav songs is on the speakers, Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones!!

Some WC members just took the field to do some shooting.

Friday, April 25, 2008

War on the Shore Primer

Tomorrow at 1 pm, one of the biggest rivalries in all of men's college lacrosse will take place in Salisbury as Washington College travels down the Delmarva Peninsula to take on Eastern Shore rival Salisbury. The Shoremen enter the game at 12-1 and No. 4 in the USILA poll, while the Sea Gulls are 17-0 and No. 1.

This will be the 41st meeting between the two teams. Salisbury leads the all-time series 21-19, including the last seven. Washington's last win was in 2002, when the Shoremen prevailed in Salisbury by a 14-10 score. In the 30 regular season meetings, the Sea Gulls lead 17-13 as the Shoremen lead 6-4 in NCAA Tournament games. The two teams played from 1974-76 and every year since 1981.

More to come tomorrow from Salisbury.