NEWPORT NEWS, Va. ­– The Salisbury University women's soccer team dropped a 7-1 decision to the fourth-ranked Christopher Newport Captains in a road Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) contest.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In just the fifth minute of the game, Riley Cook won a fifty-fifty ball and beat her defender to get a shot off past the fingertips of Emma Hill to give CNU the early 1-0 lead.
• Salisbury looked to respond early, Autumn Dougherty had an opportunity in the eighth minute when she ripped a shot from just outside the box but it was scooped up by the goalkeeper Haley Eiser.
• The Captains added to their lead in the 27th minute when Emily Talotta and Nyah Savage connected on a one-two pass to Molly Beegle inside the box who knocked it in to make it 2-0.
• The Sea Gull defense was able to hold off the Captains the rest of the first half despite facing 14 shots, only two more were on target.
• The CNU offense rolled in the second half before the Sea Gulls got on the board in the 84th minute after Samantha Spears drew a hard foul in the box on a corner kick. Tayah Rendina took the penalty kick and beat Eiser to put Salisbury on the board. The Captains responded with a goal four minutes later.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Tayah Rendina scored the lone goal for the Sea Gulls.
• Emma Hill earned the start and recorded three saves in goal.
• Ally Goetz tallied two shots.

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT GAME NOTES

• The Captains put up 29 shots, 12 were on target.
• Emily Talotta scored a goal and assisted on three others.
• Riley Cook scored twice for the Captains.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will host the Messiah Falcons on Thursday, Oct. 28.
• The Contest is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. at the SU Soccer Complex.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 184 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.

To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.