Salisbury celebrates its 10th men's lacrosse national championship. Salisbury athletics photo

The No. 1 Salisbury men's lacrosse team capped off the program's seventh undefeated season and 10th national championship Sunday by defeating Cortland State in the 2012 NCAA Division III championship game, 14-10, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

The team finished the season with a 23-0 record and ends the year riding a 30-game winning streak. Twenty-three wins matches the program record for most in a season and the national title is the 16th team title in Salisbury history. Cortland suffered its first loss of the year and ended with a 21-1 record.

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The game marked only the second time in Division III history that two unbeaten teams played for the national title. Salisbury defeated Nazareth in a battle of undefeated squads in 1995.

"We've had some pretty special teams at Salisbury," coach Jim Berkman said. "I can honestly say that this team is right there with some of those other teams. When we talk about the best teams, this is definitely right there in the same breath."

Senior attackman Sam Bradman became the first Division III men's lacrosse player to win the Most Outstanding Player award in a national championship game in back-to-back years. Bradman led the Sea Gulls with seven points on six goals and one assist in the game.

"I've loved big competition, big games ever since high school," Bradman said. "Getting into the big games, my intensity goes up, and I just like to give it my all."

Bradman and senior attackmen Matt Cannone and Lantz Carter led Salisbury to victory, completing the championship repeat. Cannone led the team with three assists and netted two goals for five points. Carter chipped in with four points on three goals and one assist.

Cortland led 3-2 less than 10 minutes into the game on goals by freshman Matt Rakoczy, senior Mike Tota and freshman Mike Cantelli. Rakoczy's hard 12-yard shot tied the game at 1-1 with 13:05 left in the first and Tota's point-blank shot after a quick clear made it 2-1 with 11:35 left. Cantelli gave Cortland a 3-2 lead with a 15-yard bouncer inside the left post with 5:11 left.

Bradman, who'd started the scoring with a goal in the first minute of the game, scored his second with 16 seconds left in the first and the Gulls went into the second quarter tied with Cortland, 3-3.

Goals by Bradman and Cannone to start the second quarter gave Salisbury a 5-3 lead. After Cortland scored two to tie the game, senior midfielder Jeff McGuire and Carter netted scores to regain the two-goal lead. Carter's goal came with two seconds left, and Salisbury took the 7-5 lead into halftime.

The Sea Gull offense came to life in the second quarter to outshoot the Red Dragons 14-7. In the first half, Salisbury outshot Cortland 19-16, won 8-of-13 faceoffs and was successful on 6-of-7 clears.

Salisbury started the second half slowly, as the Red Dragons netted two quick scores in the first five minutes of the third quarter. However, two more goals from Bradman and a man-up score from senior attackman Erik Krum gave the Gulls a 10-9 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Salisbury held the lead despite being outscored 4-3 in the third period.

The Sea Gulls rebounded in the fourth quarter to outscore Cortland 4-1, and solidify the win. Bradman, Cannone, Carter and junior midfielder Ryan Clarke all scored in the quarter.

"We had a great senior class, 18 kids who contributed a great deal over a four-year period," Berkman said. "I'm very fortunate to be able to coach those 18 seniors."

Tota led Cortland with three goals and one assist. He finished his career with a school-record 174 goals and second in school history with 247 total points. Senior Greg Wright and sophomore Joe Slavik each scored twice, while Cantelli and sophomore Cody Consul recorded one goal and one assist apiece. Junior Mike Kaminski made 11 saves.

Throughout its time at Salisbury, the senior class has amassed a record of 81-7, made it to four NCAA tournaments, advanced to three national championship games and won two national championships.