YORK, Pa. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team dropped its midweek matchup to the York Spartans, 1-0, in a defensive battle that came down to the final minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salisbury dominated possession in the first half with eight shots compared to York's one in the first half.
• The Sea Gulls first quality look came in the 17th minute when Kyla Holt had a step on her defender and ripped a shot just high and right off target.
• Salisbury looked to strike again with just under four minutes left in the half. Claire Vollmer ripped a shot from just outside the box, but the keeper was able to corral it to keep the game scoreless going into halftime.
• Both teams jostled for possession to begin the second half. The Sea Gulls threatened in the 69th minute, Zakiyyah McMillan fielded a bouncing cross and tapped her shot just wide of the goal and the match remained tied at zero.
• In the 78th minute, Autumn Dougherty broke away from the defense and set up Kristen Ging in front of the goal, but her shot missed just over the cross bar to keep everything knotted.
• York broke through for the first score of the game when Abby Brown fielded a long pass from Erin Snyder and proceeded to knock it in to make it 1-0 in the 81st minute.
• With just over two minutes left to play, Salisbury had one last look at the goal. Holt sent a cross in front of the goal and Ging tried to nail a header past the keeper, but Jacqueline Keogh came up with a great diving save to secure the win for the Spartans.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury outshot York, 17-6.
• Kyla Holt led the team with six shots.
• Riley Pinato tallied two saves in goal.

YORK GAME NOTES

• Abby Brown scored the lone goal of the match.
• Erin Snyder tallied an assist.
• Jacqueline Keogh earned the shutout and saved six shots.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will host the Mount Saint Mary Knights on Saturday, Sept. 10 as part of the SU Women's Tournament.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at 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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