SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's soccer coasted past the visiting Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) Knights, 6-1, in the opening match of the SU Women's Soccer Classic on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Autumn Dougherty broke the match open in just the first minute of the match after she slipped away from her defender on the Sea Gulls' first possession and deposited her shot into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0.
• In the seventh minute, Alex Jankowski ripped a cross to a wide-open Dougherty who knocked the ball in for her second goal of the day.
• Both teams jostled for possession for several minutes before Kyla Holt used a deep pass to push past the Knights' backline and ripped a shot past the keeper to give Salisbury a three-goal cushion with just under 20 minutes left in the first half.
• With the clock winding down in the first period, the Sea Gulls had another breakaway goal. This time, Ashley Pantano got behind the defense and made it a four-goal game going into halftime.
• Pantano brought Salisbury's lead to five in the 62nd minute after teammate Lissette Carneiro found her wide open by the goal.
• The Knights got on the board in the 66th minute from a long bomb by Emma Mihale.
• Katy Poltrack tallied a goal in the 74th minute off a pass from Kyra Veenema. Poltrack's goal gave the game it's final score of 6-1.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury's six goals in the win were the most goals scored since Oct. 26, 2019, against Southern Virginia.
• Salisbury outshot Mount Saint Mary, 29-8, with 16 shots on goal.
• Autumn Dougherty and Ashley Pantano each scored two goals. Pantano's goals were the first of her career.
• Katy Poltrack's goal was the first of her career.
• Lissette Carneiro, Alex Jankowski, and Kyra Veenema each tallied an assist. All three tallied the first assists of their careers.
• Autumn Conway earned the first win of her career and tallied three saves in goal

MOUNT SAINT MARY GAME NOTES

• Emma Mihale scored the lone goal for the Knights.
• Caroline Brucato tallied 10 saves in goal.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will conclude the SU Women's Soccer Classic on Sunday, Sept. 11 against the Bridgewater Eagles.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sea Gull Soccer Stadium.

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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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