SALISBURY, Md. - Senior Danielle Twilley cleared the ball 75-yards to run out the final seconds of Tuesday's Salisbury University field hockey game to secure a 2-1 victory for the No. 5 Sea Gulls over No. 12 Rowan University before 130 at Sea Gull Stadium.

The Profs (4-3) pressured the Sea Gull goal during the final 15 minutes trying to knot the game at two apiece but the SU defense stood its ground to preserve the eighth consecutive win for the maroon and goal.

Salisbury (9-1) scored the game's first two goals in the first half in a span of six minutes. Senior back Kristina Holland slammed home her first goal of the season off a penalty corner pass from sophomore Michelle Rowe at the 12 minute mark.

The Sea Gulls struck again at the 18 minute mark as freshman Abby Tedford scored an unassisted goal as she beat Rowan goalie Amanda Cucinotti (12 saves) to the right corner of the cage. The goal was Tedford's third of the season.

Rowan halted the SU momentum with an unassisted goal off the stick of Rachel Cheafsky 24 minutes into the game. Cheafsky is now tied for the team lead in goals with five scored.

SU outshot Rowan 10-5 as the Sea Gulls took the 2-1 lead into the half.

In the second half, the two teams played equal as they each had six penalty corners, both goalies made four saves and Rowan held a slight 6-5 advantage in shots.

Senior goalie Maria Ramoundos made six saves in the win for the Sea Gulls and is now 9-0 this season in the cage for SU.

Salisbury will host No. 4 Messiah College on Friday at 5 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium in another nationally ranked game. SU is now 7-0 at home.