SALISBURY, MARYLAND — Salisbury won the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer championship Friday morning, beating Mary Washington 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw through two overtimes at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex, the university said.
Liam Pierce buried the final kick. David Brunetti and Michelangelo Parravano scored on Salisbury's first two attempts, Mary Washington's Caleb Parry hit the crossbar, and Tanner Calzado, Noah Blankensop and Pierce converted to finish it.
Neither keeper gave anything away in regulation. Mary Washington's Johnathan Irani stopped an early Dale Gordon shot along the goal line and a Brunetti try late in the first half, and Clif Nehman turned away the Eagles' first look in the 47th minute. Brunetti had a header blocked on the goal line before extra time ran out.
The Sea Gulls (13-2-4) earned their ninth conference trophy and first since 2015. Mary Washington is 10-5-3. Salisbury now waits on the NCAA Tournament field; the selection show airs on ncaa.com at 11 a.m. Monday.
Eleven years between titles, settled from 12 yards.
Source: Salisbury Athletics
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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