Salisbury, Md. – Stockton University (12-5) was eliminated from the CLC Tournament with an 18-5 defeat to seventh-ranked Salisbury University (15-3) in the semifinal round. The Ospreys were the No. 3 seed while the Sea Gulls were the No. 2 seed.
Josh Graham (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) led Stockton with two goals followed by
Tommy Vandegrift (Abington, Pa./LaSalle College Prep),
Colin Wagner (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) and
Alex DeLierre (Bridgewater/Bridgewater-Raritan) with one goal apiece.
Graham scored his first of the game, and Stockton's first, during the second quarter. Wagner and Graham potted markers just under three minutes apart in the third period. DeLierre and Vandegrift later found the net in the last 5:02 of the game to set the final at 18-5.
Starting goalkeeper
Ben Blum (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) made 10 saves in the first half.
Tyler Sininsky (Manahawkin/Southern Regional) followed with eight stops in the second half.
Mike Friel (Springfield, Pa./Springfield Delco) led the team with four ground balls and
Justin Besz (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) notched a team-high three caused turnovers.
Stockton finished with 12 victories, reaching double figures for the 10th time in the last 11 full seasons under head coach
Kevin Zulauf. The Ospreys finished third in their final season in the CLC before joining the newly-formed NJAC men's lacrosse league next year.
