Wooster Plays No. 3 Ranked Salisbury Tough in 15-9 Loss

The College of Wooster scored four unanswered goals during the second quarter, tying Wednesday night's game at No. 3 ranked Salisbury University, before the host Seagulls pulled away to a 15-9 victory in the teams' men's lacrosse match-up.

Trailing 4-0 early in the second, Wooster (2-3) evened things up with two consecutive goals from Matt Pullara, followed by two more in a row by Dan MacVarish. That stretch came over just 4:01 of game clock and included three man-up conversions.

Undefeated Salisbury (7-0) stopped the rally, netting the final two scores of the half to take a slight 6-4 advantage into the break.

A goal from Pat Coyne and another from MacVarish's stick during the third quarter kept the Fighting Scots within striking distance, as the deficit was at four (10-6) entering the final 15 minutes. The Seagulls, though, scored three times within the opening 2:51 of the fourth for a 13-6 lead, effectively sealing the outcome.

Coyne played a part in six of Wooster's nine scores with two goals and four assists, while MacVarish had an assist to go with his hat trick. In addition to his two goals, Pullara notched 14 face-off wins as well as 14 groundballs, and also of note, Casey McGann tallied one goal and one assist.

Jake DeLillo paced Salisbury's attack with a three-goal, three-assist night.

The Scots will look to carry the momentum of playing one of the nation's top programs tough into their North Coast Athletic Conference opener this Saturday afternoon at Ohio WesleyanOhio Wesleyan University (2-2).