FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - The No. 2 ranked Salisbury University field hockey team continued its winning ways on Sunday afternoon, defeating Capital Athletic Conference foe Mary Washington, 3-0. The victory marks the Sea Gulls' ninth shut-out of the season, as well as their seventh consecutive win.

Salisbury (13-1, 6-0 CAC) maintained control of the game, racking up 19 shots compared to the Eagles' two. The Sea Gulls also had 16 penalty corner opportunities, and forced Eagle goalkeeper Chrissy Bowdren to make 10 saves. Mary Washington (11-6, 4-2 CAC) could not capitalize on any of its three corner opportunities, as Salisbury's rock-solid defense forced sophomore goalie Anna Cooke (Ann Arbor, Mich.) to make only one save. Cooke is on top of her game, as her goals against average of 0.61 (as of Oct. 18, 2009) leads the nation in Division III field hockey this year.

Sophomore forward Caitlin Walker (Fallston, Md.) set the pace for the Sea Gulls as she scored the first goal of the game in the 27^th minute; in the 48^th minute, she dished out an assist to sophomore forward Alison Bloodsworth (Delmar, Md.), whose goal extended Salisbury's lead to 2-0. The final goal of the game was an unassisted insurance goal by junior forward Katy Lamboni (Salisbury, Md.) in the 67^th minute to seal the victory for the maroon and gold. On the season, Salisbury has outscored its opponents a staggering 67-7.

The Gulls' win against CAC rival Stevenson University on Oct. 20 secured them a first-round bye in the CAC tournament, which is slated to begin on Nov. 4. Before the conference championships, however, Salisbury will face Catholic University on Oct. 29 in its last regular-season away game. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.