The Salisbury University mens lacrosse team has been untouchable for more than three years.
Salisbury?s dominance ended Sunday with two seconds remaining in overtime, when Cortland State University attackman Mike Felice put a shot past Salisbury goalie Max Zarchin.
The goal captured the NCAA Division III national championship for Cortland, 13-12, and brought an end to Salisbury?s three-year old 69-game winning streak.
Salisbury (20-1) won the national title from 2003-05.
Cortland?s Ryan Heath led all scorers in the championship game in Philadelphia with four goals, while adding an assist.
Mike Felice of Cortland had three goals and two assists, and Ryan Simensky had three goals and one assist.
Mike Abbott, Brian Atkins and Kyle Lambert each had one goal. Lambert had two assists, and Abbott had one.
Reisterstown native Matt Dasinger (Franklin) joined Jimmy Creighton and Ryan Rhode as Salisbury?s leading scorers with two goals each.
Creighton had two assists and Rhode added one. Eric Bishop scored once, asdid MIAA alumni Dan Boyer (Mount St. Joseph?s) and Mike Edwards (Calvert Hall).
Boyer finished the year as Salisbury?s leading scorer. The former Gael scored 66 goals, and with his seven assists he was also Salisbury?s leader in points.
Salisbury?s offense outshot Cortland, 49-36. However, Cortland goalie Ben Gaebel came up with 18 saves, compared to Zarchin?s six for Salisbury.
Salisbury was leading 12-11 with just a minute to play when Simensky scored for Cortland to tie the game with 57 seconds remaining in regulation time.
