Box Score SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 2-ranked
Salisbury University women's lacrosse team squared off against
Stevenson University in a Capital Athletic Conference semifinal
tournament match, coming away with a resounding 18-6 victory.
With the win, the Sea Gulls move onto the championship game. They
are just one victory away from capturing the program's eighth
consecutive (10th overall) CAC championship.
Senior attack Beth Rhodey
(Fallston, Md.) was the player to watch in the first half as she
dished out an astounding four of Salisbury's seven goals, including
the opening score in the third minute of play. Senior attack
Kim
Cudmore (Bel Air, Md.) chipped in two goals and one
assist in the first 30 minutes of the game. The top-seeded maroon
and gold (16-1) entered halftime with a 7-2 advantage, outshooting
the No. 4-seeded Mustangs (10-6) 20-10.
In the second half, Salisbury wasted no time adding to its
scoring totals as Cudmore netted another goal in the
32nd minute of the game. One notable tally came off
of a shot from sophomore midfielder Allie
Wheatley (Cambridge, Md.), who ripped the ball past
Mustang goalkeeper Jenny Schroeder with 24:24 left on the clock to
register her 24th goal of the season. Senior midfielder
Jessica
Chmielewski (Woodbine, Md.) was also a key Sea Gull
player in the win as she netted four goals; three of those
goals came in the second half. Rhodey finished the contest
with a game-high five goals.
Between the pipes, junior goalkeeper Julie
Ann Caulfield (three saves) earned the win for the
maroon and gold. Freshman keeper Keli
Berkman (Salisbury, Md.) also saw time in the cage,
netting two saves.
The other semifinal match-up of the night, against the
University of Mary Washington and St. Mary's (Md.) College, was a
close contest. Ultimately, Mary Washington prevailed with a 15-14
victory, scoring on a free-position goal with just 22 seconds left
to play in the game. The No.2-seeded Eagles will now travel to Sea
Gull Stadium to face the Gulls on Friday, April 23. The time of the
game is to be announced; check back on www.suseagulls.com for updates.
