YORK, Pa. – The top-ranked Salisbury University field hockey team traveled to the Keystone State on Saturday afternoon for a contest against Capital Athletic Conference opponent York (Pa.) College, coming away with a 4-2 victory. The win improves Salisbury's CAC record to a perfect 4-0. 

Scoring began early for the maroon and gold as sophomore forward Erica Henderson tipped in a feed from junior back Tara McGovern just 1:14 into the contest. Just over three minutes later, Henderson scored again - this time off of an assist from junior forward Caitlin Walker - to give Salisbury a 2-0 lead with more than 29 minutes left to play in the first half.

That Sea Gull lead would increase in the 33rd minute as freshman midfielder Emily Voshell ripped a shot that found its way to the back of the Spartan cage. Voshell's goal, the first of her career, was Salisbury's only unassisted score of the day and gave the Sea Gulls a 3-0 edge going into the second half.

A mere 43 seconds into the second half, the Sea Gulls struck again. A shot by junior midfielder Courtney Webster, assisted by Henderson, made its way past Spartan goalkeeper Maggie Schlauch (six saves) to improve Salisbury's lead to four goals. Two late-game goals by York narrowed that lead to two, but the Sea Gull defense finished what it had started and preserved the win.

The Spartans (5-5, 2-3 CAC) fired off a total of six shots, four of which came in the second half; Salisbury took a total of 13 shots. Additionally, the Sea Gulls held a 10-3 advantage in penalty corner opportunities. Junior goalkeeper Anna Cooke played all 70 minutes in the cage for Salisbury, making three saves.

With more than half of their regular season behind them, the Sea Gulls appear to be running on all cylinders. They have outscored their opponents 29-6 so far in 2010.

Salisbury (8-1) will remain on the road for its next two games, beginning first with a contest at 14^th-ranked Rowan University on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.