SALISBURY, Md.- - -Salisbury University freshman Scott Sparrow (Parsonsburg, Md./Parkside) scored the first two goals of his career Friday afternoon and it kick-started the No.9-ranked Sea Gulls in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. SU advanced to the second round with an impressive 5-0 victory over City College of New York at the SU Soccer Complex.

Salisbury (17-2-1) will face No.21-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology (15-3-2), a 1-0 winner over No.11-ranked Eastern University on Friday. Saturday's second-round match will be played in Salisbury at 1 p.m.

The Sea Gulls, who registered 12 shutouts entering the postseason, continued its outstanding defensive play, not allowing a shot by the Beavers in the first 45 minutes.

Once the Sea Gulls got on track offensively, they didn't let up, scoring three goals in a span of 2:41 to build a 3-0 lead at intermission. Sparrow took a pass from sophomore Dave Kroening (Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili) and scored to give SU its initial lead with 8:54 remaining in the first half. Sparrow followed that shortly after with his second goal when he took a corner kick from senior Bill Whittington (Towson, Md./Potomac Falls) and sliced a shot into the back of the net just 1:12 later.

Salisbury senior Tim Lane (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial), who was named to the All-Capital Athletic Conference team this week, scored his third goal of the season just 1:25 later when he took a corner-kick pass from junior Wijy Jones (Millersville, Md./Old Mill) and put the ball in goal.

Salisbury, which advanced to the Final Four a year ago, finished the first half with a 16-0 shot advantage.

Senior Reid Klopp (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) was in the right place at the right time for SU in the second half when he put a missed shot back into the goal to give the Sea Gulls a 4-0 lead at the 55:29 mark. It was Kopp's sixth goal of the season.

The Sea Gulls' David Pusinsky (Baltimore, Md./Sparrows Point) scored the final goal of the match with 25:48 remaining when he put the ball in the net off a pass from J.J. King (Damascus, Md./Damascus).

Salisbury out shot City College of New York, 27-2, and finished with nine corner kicks, compared to one for the Beavers.

SU senior Jason Cranford (Chesapeake Beach, Md./Calvert), who also was named to the All-CAC squad and ranks sixth in career saves (221), improved his record in goal to 8-2, stopping one shot. Junior Scott McGuire (Millersville, Md./Severna Park) also played in the contest, recording one save. Neil Khalid Salim (Queens, N.Y./ Pelham Memorial) took the loss in goal for CCNY, finishing with six saves.