SALISBURY, Md. - In the second matchup of the season, the second-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team topped the Rowan Profs, 18-6, in a rain-soaked, non-conference game at Sea Gull Stadium on Wednesday.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salisbury scored the first two goals of the game off an unassisted strike from Lydia McNulty and Erin Scannell's free position goal to take the early 2-0 lead three minutes into the contest.

• The Profs scored the team's lone goal of the half on a free-position opportunity from Julia Gricla to cut the Sea Gull lead in half at the 23:34 mark in the first.

• The Sea Gulls answered the Rowan goal with a twelve-goal run that began with an unassisted goal by Alexis Strobel with 19:14 remaining in the half. 

• Riley Hartman tallied her first goal of the day off a Strobel pass to extend the lead, 5-1 with 15:43 remaining in the first half. 

• After being fouled, Anna Robinson added another Sea Gull goal off a free position to extend the lead, 6-1 over the Profs. 

• Delaney Hill buried a free-position shot to score her first goal of the day with 11:02 remaining in the half. 

• To round out the half, the Sea Gulls added three more goals coming from Strobel, Hill, and Hartman, who completed the hat trick, to extend the lead 13-1 going into the second half. 

• To start the second half, the Sea Gulls scored the twelfth unanswered goal when Ella Mannix received a pass from Caroline Knight to push the SU lead to 14-1 two minutes into the second half.

• Rowan ended the Salisbury onslaught with a three-goal run from Elise Cohan, Johanna Diehl, and Ashley Lechliter to trim the Salisbury lead to 14-3.

• Salisbury responded to Rowan's run with a four-goal flurry. The run started with Camryn Pepper's unassisted goal with 11:07 remaining in the game. 

• Robinson completed the hat trick with an unassisted tally that extended the lead 16-4 with 6:35 remaining. 

• Mary Hanzsche had a hand in the next two Sea Gull goals. She buried a shot from a Robinson assist with just under five minutes to go in regulation. Less than a minute later, Hanzche assisted on the 18th Sea Gull goal scored by Meridith Price. 

• Rowan ended the scoring with two goals coming from Lechliter and Erin Renshaw who scored off a Shannen Sterner assist to secure the final score, 18-6. 

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Anna Robinson and Riley Hartman led the team with three goals each for their first hat tricks of the season. Robinson set a new career-high in goals while Hartman matched her personal best.

• Ella Mannix and Meridith Price both tallied their first collegiate goals in the maroon and gold. 

• Caroline Knight recorded her first career assist in the 18-6 win.

• Becca Puente and Carrie Hesen collected three draw controls apiece. 

• Alexis Strobel was involved in five of the eleven Salisbury goals during the first-half run. Strobel dished out three assists and scored a pair of goals.

• Lauren Valenti and Carrie Hesen both picked up two ground balls. 

• Kaitlyn Hunsinger saved a season-high four shots in goal. 

• Mary Claire Hisle recorded two saves in net for Salisbury. 

• Maddie Hull saw action in her first game as a Sea Gull.

• Salisbury edged Rowan 13-11 in draw controls, 28-15 in shots, and 13-7 in ground balls

ROWAN GAME NOTES

• Ashley Lechliter led the Profs with two goals on four shots.

• Shannen Sterner recorded a game-high five draw controls for the Profs.

• Julianna Corson scooped up a team-high two ground balls

• Mel Rodgers recorded two saves in the net. 

• Reilly Shaup saved one shot for the Profs. 

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will be back in action on Tuesday, March 30 to resume Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference play against Southern Virginia.

• The game is set to begin at 5 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium.