SALISBURY, MD. -- The Maritime College football team was knocked out of the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday afternoon by sixth-ranked Salisbury University, 83-0. 

Salisbury jumped out to a 42-0 lead in the first quarter and led 63-0 at the half. The Privateers, the automatic qualifier from the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), were held to 71 yards of total offense, and end the season at 5-6 (3-2). This was their fourth consecutive season playing postseason football, and first time competing in the NCAA Tournament since 2010.

Senior captains Justin Snuffer (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) and Liam Bailey (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) combined for 29 tackles on the day. Snuffer ends his career as second all-time in interceptions, as well as first all-time in interception return yards. Bailey will leave the program as first all-time in assisted tackles, and a three-time ECFC All-Conference honoree.

Joseph Gagliardi (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North), recently named ECFC Special Teams Player of the Year, finished the game with 11 punts for a season-high 381 yards, including two inside the twenty-yard line. With today's performance, Gagliardi now holds the single-season record for punt yards with 2384.

Quarterback Jack Lynn (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Chaminade) finished with 47 yards, while Christian Schiavone (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) added 41 yards on the ground. Frank Vano (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) chipped in with seven tackles, while Jabari Corsfield (Ozone Park, N.Y./Jamaica) finished with five tackles.