Men's Soccer

SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 1 seed Salisbury University men's soccer team defeated No. 8 seed Hood College in the Capital Athletic Conference quarterfinals, 9-0, on Saturday afternoon. The Gulls were powered by their youth as three freshmen combined to score eight of the team's nine goals on the A-turf field at Sea Gull Stadium.

Salisbury (13-4-1) was paced by freshmen Mike Napolitano and Chris Finney who combined for seven goals and one assist. Napolitano scored three straight goals in the first 17 minutes to start the game and added his fourth in the second half which was a highlight reel goal scored off a SU corner kick. Napolitano now has nine goals on the season to go along with one assist. Finney also had a hat trick as he netted three scores and added an assist with a quick touch pass to sophomore Greg Taylor (two assists) who then passed to a wide open Chas Gray who put it home in the 87th minute.

SU also received a goal from freshman Ben DeLisle who pounded home a pass from freshman Dustin McVey (two assists). Other Gulls who added assists were seniors Andrew Henciak (two assists) and Zach Grubb while sophomores Ben Reed and Kyle Sterling each had one. The Sea Gulls continued their unselfish play as they recorded 10 assists on nine scores. On the season, SU has dished out 50 assists on 62 goals as a team.

Hood (5-13) saw its goalie Shawn Fernholz suffer the loss as he recorded seven saves. SU dominated the score sheet as they took 35 shots compared to one for HC and the Gulls attempted eight corners as the Blazers did not have an attempt.

Salisbury junior goalie Greg Wellinghoff (10-2) earned his 10 victory of the year as he played the entire first half. Sophomore Josh Scotton and freshman Brandon Mumby each saw some valuable time as they played 26 and 19 minutes, respectively.

Salisbury awaits the winner between No. 4 seed Wesley College and No. 5 seed St. Mary's (Md.) College which will be played at 6 p.m. Saturday night. The semifinal game will be played on Tuesday, October 30, at the SU Soccer Complex with the game time to be determined.