Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Salisbury University

small2 salisbury
The Official Home of the Salisbury University Sea Gulls
small salisbury
#GOGULLS
big salisbury
WSOC CMU recap
Joey Gardner, FotoJoe Photography
3
Salisbury SAL (7-8-1, 0-2-1)
5
Winner Carnegie Mellon CMU (10-1-2, 3-0-1)
Salisbury SAL
(7-8-1, 0-2-1)
3
Final
5
Carnegie Mellon CMU
(10-1-2, 3-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Salisbury SAL 2 1 3
Carnegie Mellon CMU 4 1 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Dougherty cracks top-10 in goals in clash with No. 9 Carnegie Mellon

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team fell to ninth-ranked Carnegie Mellon in an offensive thriller, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Carnegie Mellon scored quickly after Helena Spencer converted a penalty kick in just the first minute of the game.
  • Salisbury responded in the 28th minute after Autumn Dougherty slipped past the defense and beat the goalkeeper one-on-one to tie the game at one.
  • Just three minutes later, Dougherty used her speed to slice through the defense and field a pass from Alex Jankowski. She then shot the ball towards the far post and in to take the lead, 2-1.
  • The Tartans tied the game up in the 36th minute with a goal from Maria Askounis.
  • Carnegie Mellon tacked on two more goals in the final minutes of the period to give the Tartan's a 4-2 lead at halftime.
  • Both defenses steadied for the first 20 minutes of the second half.
  • Alex Adams notched a goal for Carnegie Mellon in the 60th minute to extend the CMU lead to three goals.
  • The Sea Gulls were able to draw a foul in the box and Lissette Carneiro converted the penalty kick to chip away at the lead with just over 20 minutes to go in the match.
  • Salisbury continued to apply pressure, Carneiro ripped another shot a few minutes late but the Tartan goalkeeper made a great save to preserve their lead and the game ended with a final score of 5-3.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Autumn Dougherty paced the Sea Gulls with two goals and three shots on target.
  • Dougherty's two goals today moves her to ninth all-time for career goals in program history. She is tied with three other former Sea Gulls with 21 career goals.
  • Lissette Carneiro also scored a goal.
  • Alex Jankowski had the lone assist for the Salisbury.
  • Riley Pinato tallied eight saves in goal.
  • All eight of Salisbury's shots were on target.
CARNEGIE MELLON GAME NOTES
  • Carnegie Mellon outshot Salisbury, 27-8.
  • Maria Askounis scored two goals.
  • Breana Valentovish tallied two assists.
  • Olivia Brand earned the win and tallied five saves in goal.
UP NEXT
  • Salisbury will host the Stevenson Mustangs on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
  • Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Sea Gull Soccer Stadium.
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, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse 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, 189 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
 
Print Friendly Version