NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team concluded the regular season with a 1-1 tie on the road against top-ranked Christopher Newport on Saturday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The defense was strong for both teams in the first half, with only seven combine shots taken by both teams in the period.
• CNU threatened in the 25th minute after the Captains drew free kick just outside of the box. Sarah Rhiel ripped a shot into the top corner but Salisbury keeper Riley Pinato was there in time to make the save.
• Both defenses held fast in the opening minutes of the second half. The Sea Gulls were able to break through in the 63rd minute. Lissette Carneiro sent a pass up to Autumn Conway just past midfield, who passed a perfect through ball to Autumn Dougherty, who proceeded to stroke a beautiful shot past the diving keeper into the back of the net to give Salisbury a 1-0 lead.
• The Captains began to apply pressure on the offensive end, and tied the game back up in the 70th minute.
• Both teams battled for possession for the remaining 20 minutes. Salisbury had a good look at the goal in the 82nd minute from Ashley Pantano, but her shot sailed just over the crossbar and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Autumn Dougherty scored the lone goal for the Sea Gulls.
• Autumn Conway and Lissette Carneiro each tallied an assist. Conway's was the first of her career.
• Riley Pinato tallied eight saves in goal.

CNU GAME NOTES

• Corinne Kulik led the team with five shots on goal and scored the lone goal for the Captains.
• Emma Ricci tallied an assist.
• CNU outshot Salisbury, 19-4.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury concludes the regular season with an 8-8-2 overall record and an 0-2-2 record in the conference.
• The Sea Gulls await seeding for the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Women's Soccer Tournament that will take place from Nov. 3-6 in Newport News, Va.

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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.

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