Box score

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Johnny Rodriguez totaled 10 of his 15 saves in the second half as Salisbury broke open an 8-8 halftime tie with eight goals, outscoring Stevenson 8-2 as the No. 2-ranked Sea Gulls handed the No. 1 Mustangs their first loss Saturday, 16-9 at Caves Athletics Complex.

The loss snapped a 27-game regular season win streak for Stevenson (10-1, 2-1 CAC) and was their first CAC loss since Apr. 5, 2008. Ironically, both streaks started following a 13-12 home loss to the Sea Gulls at home.

For Salisbury (12-0, 3-0 CAC), the win was its second on the road against the nation's No. 1-ranked team in the last week after an 11-10 overtime victory at Gettysburg last Saturday. It was also the Sea Gulls' third win in the last four at Caves Athletics Complex.

Rodriguez limited the nation's fourth-best scoring offense to its lowest output of the season. A year ago, he totaled 11 saves, including six in the second half in Salisbury's 13-5 win over Stevenson in the CAC championship game.

Tied at the half, the two teams played as even of a first half as possible as both had 18 shots and five saves. The Mustangs held a slim 13-12 edge in ground balls while the Sea Gulls won 10-of-18 face-offs.

However, Salisbury took control of the game by scoring four of five third quarter goals, including tallies from Mike Winter, Matt Cannone and Sam Bradman. The Sea Gulls then scored the first four consecutive goals of the fourth to build a seven-goal advantage.

Stevenson led by two on three different occasions in the first half, the last of which came on a goal by junior Kenny Whittaker (Baltimore/Curley) that was assisted by junior Kyle Moffitt (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) to give the Mustangs an 8-6 lead with 3:45 remaining in the second quarter.

Bradman scored his first just 15 seconds later before Winter netted his third of the first half on the man advantage with only 43 seconds left to tie the game at halftime.

Junior Jimmy Dailey (Westminster/Winters Mill) had a game-high five points for Stevenson on three goals and two assists while Whittaker, senior Steve Kazimer (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) and junior Ray Witte (Annapolis/St. Peter and Paul) each had two points.

Witte won 16-of-29 face-offs and of the 13 he lost, eight were because he was whistled for a false start. Salisbury was also called for four false starts.

Winter totaled five points and four goals for the Sea Gulls. Cannone and Mike Von Kamecke each added three goals and one assist.

Senior Andrew Harrington (Cambridge/South Dorchester) made a career-high nine saves.

Stevenson returns to action with a CAC contest at Marymount (Va.) on Wednesday.