SALISBURY, Md. – The sixth-ranked Salisbury University field hockey team wrapped up the regular season with another clean sheet, blanking the 18th-ranked Rowan Profs, 5-0, on Wednesday evening at Sea Gull Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After putting five shots on goal in the first eight minutes, the Sea Gulls broke through in the ninth minute as McKenna Horner served a perfect pass in to Arden Hunteman, who beat the Prof goalie to the right corner to give SU a 1-0 lead.
• Just one minute later, Molly Reardon got the ball in open space and carved up the Rowan defense on the way to scoring her first goal of the season, doubling the Sea Gull lead to 2-0 late in the first quarter.
• Salisbury got two more goals in quick succession in the second quarter. Off a penalty corner in the 23rd minute, Mack Dinopoulos flicked it toward the cage and McKenna Horner deflected it in to make it 3-0.
• Two minutes later, Horner set up to the left and hit Reardon across the net for her second goal to boost the advantage to 4-0.
• In the third quarter, the Sea Gulls pressed forward in the 37th minute, and Reardon took a rebound and deposited it into the cage for her third goal, making it 5-0 Salisbury.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Molly Reardon scored her first three goals of the season to lead the Sea Gulls. The hat trick is the first in Reardon's career.
• McKenna Horner scored her eighth goal of the season and contributed two assists on the night.
• Arden Hunteman powered home her team-leading ninth goal of the year.
• Mack Dinopoulos contributed an assist.
• Addy O'Connell made four saves over nearly 57 minutes in net to anchor Salisbury's 11th shutout of the season. Abbey McIlvain played the final three-plus minutes in the cage.
• SU outshot Rowan 19-6 for the game, including 13-4 in shots on goal.
• All but one of the Sea Gulls' wins in the regular season have come via clean sheet. In their 12 wins this year, Salisbury is outscoring foes 48-1.

ROWAN GAME NOTES

• Vanessa DiDonato registered two of the Profs' four shots on goal for the game.
• Mariah Juiliano recorded seven saves in a losing effort.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury wraps up the regular season with a 12-3 record.
• The Sea Gulls will now await their seeding and matchup for the 2023 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament.
• The second-seed will host the third seed in a semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 1, with the winner of that game traveling to face the top seed in the championship on Saturday, Nov. 4.

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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 and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 196 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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