Box Score CHESTERTOWN, Md.- The seventh-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team made the short trip up the Eastern Shore and took down the Washington Shorewomen, 16-7, on Saturday.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: No. 7 Salisbury 16, Washington 7
Records: Salisbury (3-1) | Washington (1-2)
Location: Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium- Chestertown, Md.
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Salisbury kicked off the game with a three-goal run. Alexis Strobel scored the game's first goal six minutes into the game.
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An assisted goal by Gianna DeMato from Delaney Hill and an unassisted strike by Emma Skoglund extended the Sea Gull lead, 3-0, with 17:43 remaining in the first half.
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Washington put a stop to the Salisbury run with an assisted goal by Colleen Keefe from Lauren Brenner.
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Salisbury proceeded to net two goals in a three-minute span. Lily Cavallaro and Lydia McNulty both tallied unassisted to extend the lead, 5-2, with 12:!5 remaining in the half.
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Washington answered with an Olivia Miller goal assisted by Hannah Lee to decrease the Sea Gull lead 5-3.
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Two more Sea Gull goals were scored in less than a minute in between each other. McNulty scored her second unassisted goal of the day to double the Sea Gull lead, 6-3. Then, Skoglund capitalized on a man-up opportunity after a foul on Washington College from a Strobel pass.
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Lee put away a goal to cut the Salisbury lead to 7-3 but Erin Scannell rounded out the scoring before halftime with back-to-back goals to push the lead up to 9-3.
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The two teams traded goals after halftime. Forty seconds into the second half, Lauren Brenner scored off a free-position. Julie Talbert responded with a goal from DeMato, then Anna Bennett put a shot away to trim the Salisbury lead down to 10-5 with 23:34 left in regulation.
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Salisbury scored two in a row a minute apart. First, Riley Hartman took advantage of a free-position and buried the shot past the Shorewomen goalie. Scannell tallied her third goal of the game with a marker 49 seconds after Hartman's goal.
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After a Salisbury foul, Keefe took advantage of a free position with 18:24 left in the game.
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After Washington's man-up goal, Salisbury started pulling away with goals from Scannell, Cavallaro and DeMato to extend Salisbury's lead up to 15-6 in the final 10 minutes of the game.
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Keefe stopped the three-goal run from Salisbury with her third goal of the game but McNulty sealed the win with an unassisted man-up goal with just over five minutes left in the game to seal the 16-7 win.
GAME NOTES
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Erin Scannell led the Sea Gull attack with a season-best four goals on nine shots.
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Lydia McNulty recorded a hat trick while Emma Skoglund, Gianna DeMato, and Lily Cavallaro each netted a pair of goals. DeMato dished out two assists with five draw controls in the victory.
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Skye Graham made five saves in the goal for the Sea Gulls
- Salisbury won the draw control battle, 14-11. Anna Wehland collected four draw controls.
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Bri Held paced the team with three ground balls.
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Colleen Keefe scored three goals for Washington College
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
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Salisbury returns home to Sea Gull Stadium on Wednesday, March 11 when they host the third-ranked Gettysburg Bullets.
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The game is set to begin at 4 p.m.
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Live stats and video will be provided
