ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Salisbury University women's soccer team closed out the 2009 regular season with its fourth straight win Saturday afternoon, taking down St. Mary's (Md.) College, 5-1. The win clinched the regular-season Capital Athletic Conference title and the top seed, which brings with it a first-round bye, for the CAC tournament scheduled for the first week of November.

The Sea Gulls (10-3-2, 7-1 CAC) got on the board just under 12 minutes into the contest, thanks to a Sarah Jessilonis (Pasadena, Md.) unassisted goal. She ripped a shot from the right side of the box, beating the St. Mary's keeper to the upper left corner of the goal.

The Sea Gulls took the 1-0 lead into halftime and then created a commanding lead on the Seahawks (6-9-1, 4-3-1 CAC) with a pair of goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half, for a 3-0 edge. Senior forward Christina Eury (Germantown, Md.) put home an unassisted tally in the 60^th minute, going one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and the lead grew when sophomore defender Kira Mangone (West Windsor, N.J.) finished off a corner from senior midfielder Stephanie Fersch (Bloomindale, N.J.) just three minutes later.

St. Mary's got on the board off a penalty kick in the 65^th minute. But Salisbury was not done, adding another score from Jessilonis (off a Eury assist) before Eury went for her second score of the day, from a sophomore midfielder Danielle Crowley (Flanders, N.J.) helper.

The five points by Eury are a career high, besting her four points scored Thursday when the Gulls beat Gallaudet University. Jessilonis' four points match her career-best effort, set Oct. 14, 2008, against Marymount University.

Salisbury will have a week to get ready for CAC tournament play. Following their first-round bye, the Sea Gulls will host a semifinal contest on Nov. 4. Salisbury will welcome the winner of the No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed contest, featuring Mary Washington at St. Mary's College (Md.).