FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The second-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team rebounded after back-to-back losses with a 15-7 road victory on Saturday over the Mary Washington Eagles to open Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) play.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After both teams traded possessions for the first few minutes, Erin Scannell sparked a 3-0 run to start the game for the Sea Gulls. 
• Mary Washington stifled the run with a goal from Samantha Stachowiak at the 5:44 mark of the first.
• Salisbury answered with two quick goals from Lydia McNulty and Meridith Price to close out the first quarter with a 5-1 lead.
• The Sea Gulls extended their run to three after Emma Skoglund ripped a shot past the keeper just a minute into the second quarter.
• The Eagles converted a free position shot on the following possession to cut into the lead and make it 6-2 with 12:38 remaining in the half.
• McNulty converted a free position to extend the lead to 7-2 with five minutes left in the second.
• After Rachel Oestrike scored for Mary Washington with just over 3:30 left in the half, Salisbury closed out the second quarter on a 3-0 run with two Scannell goals sandwiched by a McNulty unassisted tally to give SU the 10-3 lead at halftime.
• The Sea Gulls continued the run into the second half and pushed their lead to double-digits five minutes into the third. Leah Vilov capped the six-goal run with back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart to give SU the 13-3 lead.
• The Eagles stopped the run with a goal from Erin Steinberg midway through the third before scores from Anna Robinson and Lily Cavallaro gave the Sea Gulls their largest lead of the day, 15-4, at the end of the third.
• Mary Washington chipped away at the SU lead with three goals in the fourth but that was all the Eagles could manage and the Sea Gulls cruised to a 15-7 victory.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Erin Scannell scored a game-high four goals. She also scooped up a game-high four ground balls and caused a turnover.
• Lydia McNulty tallied four points from three goals and an assist.
• Emma Skoglund tallied three points from a goal and two assists.
• Leah Vilov and Lily Cavallaro scored two goals each.
• Mary Hanzsche dished out two assists.
• Delaney Hill and Lauren Valenti each corralled a team-high three draw controls.
• Mary Claire Hisle earned the win in goal and recorded nine saves on 14 shots faced.

MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Erin Steinberg, Katie Blair, and Rachel Oestrike each scored two goals.
• Kayla Sarazin dished out two assists.
• Sarzin and Meridith Farley each recorded game-high four draw controls.
• Reilly Miller recorded 10 saves on 25 shots faced.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will have two weeks off before they host No. 13 York on Saturday, April 16.
• Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium in Salisbury.

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, 186 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.