DENVER - In one Major League Lacrosse All-Star
game former Salisbury University men's lacrosse standout
Eric Martin did what took him two seasons to do in
the maroon and gold, score four goals.
Martin, a starting defenseman for the West, was the second
leading scorer for his team as he scored four goals to help the
West clobber the East, 31-15, in the 2008 midseason exhibition game
held before 10,124 at INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver
on July 17.
Martin, a two-time All-American first team defender for the Sea
Gulls, is a member of the San Francisco Dragons in the MLL. This is
his fifth season in the outdoor professional lacrosse league and
third with the Dragons. His first two seasons were with the
Rochester Rattlers. This is the second straight season the All-Pro
has made the All-Star team representing the Dragons. This season
Martin has played nine games where he has scored two goals and
three assists*. Martin was named the 2004 NCAA Division III
National Player of the Year and is a two-time National Defenseman
of the Year recipient (2003, 2004). In three seasons with the Sea
Gulls he tallied five goals and nine assists.
Martin was only one of two former Division III players to be
named to this year's All-Star rosters (38 total players). The
East's Stephen Berger is a Washington (Md.) College graduate and
current member of the Long Island Lizards.
More Gulls in the MLL
Salisbury currently has six former Sea Gulls on active rosters
playing in the MLL, they include:
Jeff Bigas - Chicago Machine
Matt Dasinger - Chicago Machine
Kyle Hartzell - San Francisco Dragons
Matt Hickman - New Jersey Pride
Eric Martin - San Francisco Dragons
Justin Smith - Philadelphia Barrage
Also see:
* stats through July 20
