GETTYSBURG, Pa.  – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team recorded its second ranked win in a row and third of the season with a 10-8 road win on Saturday over the ninth-ranked Gettysburg Bullets.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salisbury got on the board early with its first possession. Mary Hanzsche found a cutting Leah Vilov who put the ball in the back of the net give the Sea Gulls a 1-0 advantage just over two minutes into the game.
• Gettysburg answered with a goal from Julia Daly with 11 minutes left in the first quarter.
• Riley Hartman and Erin Scannell put away goals on back-to-back possessions to give Salisbury a 3-1 lead at the 9:32 mark of the first.
• Katie Fullowan notched a goal for the Bullets to close out the scoring in the first.
• Emma Skoglund found the back of the net on another Hanzsche assist to open the second quarter and give Salisbury a 4-2 lead.
• Gettysburg responded with a 3-1 run to tie the game up at five heading into halftime.
• The Sea Gulls opened the second half with back-to-back goals. Hartman tallied her second score of the day on a free-position goal, then assisted on a tough shot by Miranda Mears to put Salisbury up 7-5 with 7:10 left in the third quarter.
• The Bullets answered with two goals of their own to send the teams into the final period knotted at seven goals each.
• Salisbury opened the fourth quarter on another 2-0 run with goals from Hartman and Meridith Price to give the Sea Gulls a 9-7 lead with just over nine minutes left to play.
• Jordan Basso brought Gettysburg back within one, 9-8, with 3:04 left on the clock.
• Following a turnover by the Bullets, Vilov notched her second goal of the day with 55 seconds remaining to give the game its final score of 10-8.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Riley Hartman tallied a career-high five points with three goals and two assists.
• Erin Scannell and Leah Vilov each scored two goals. Vilov also added three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Mary Hanzsche dished out two assists.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger earned the win in goal and tallied seven saves. She also caused two turnovers and collected three ground balls.

GETTYSBURG GAME NOTES

• Katie Fullowan led the Bullets with four points on two goals and two assists.
• Jordan Basso and Julia Daly each scored two goals.
• Gill Cortese tallied seven saves in goal for the Bullets.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury continues its gauntlet of top-10 showdowns against No. 8 William and Smith on Saturday, March 18 in a neutral site contest at Tierney Field at the USA Lacrosse Complex.
• The opening draw is scheduled for 12 p.m. in Sparks, Md.

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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, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
 
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