ARNOLD, Md. – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team took down the sixth-ranked Colby Mules, 14-12, on Sunday to cap a perfect 2-0 weekend for the Sea Gulls and avenge a regular-season loss to the Mules last season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emma Skoglund got the Sea Gulls on the board first with an unassisted goal two and a half minutes into the game.
• After back-to-back Colby goals midway through the first, Erin Scannell tied the game at two with another unassisted goal.
• Salisbury closed out the high-scoring first quarter with goals from Leah Vilov, Mary Hanzsche and Caroline Knight to take a 5-4 lead at the end of the quarter.
• Riley Hartman netted a goal to begin the second quarter before Colby tied the game at six at the six-minute mark of the quarter with goals from Julia Jardina and Annie Eddy.
• Goals from Hanzsche and Skoglund right before the halftime horn allowed the Sea Gulls to take a 6-4 lead over the Mules.
• Hartman's goal a minute and a half into the second half pushed SU's lead up to three, 9-6, but Colby used a 3-1 run midway through the third quarter to cut into the SU advantage, 10-9.
• Salisbury closed out the third quarter on a 3-0 run and added a Scannell goal at the start of the fourth to take its largest lead of the game, 14-9, with just under 13 minutes left in regulation.
• Colby cut the margin to 14-12 with 2:19 left in the contest but the SU defense clamped down to take the top-10 win.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Erin Scannell, Mary Hanzsche and Riley Hartman each tallied hat tricks in the win. Hanzsche also added a pair of assists.
• Emma Skoglund dished out three assists and put away two goals.
• Miranda Mears, Caroline Knight and Miranda Mears each score a goal.
• Elizabeth Hesen and Natalie Held paced the defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger picked up the win with three saves.

COLBY GAME NOTES

• Paige Saudek led the Mules with five goals.
• Ally Franz spearheaded the defense with two caused turnovers.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury heads north to Pennsylvania to take on the seventh-ranked Gettysburg Bullets on Saturday, March 11.
• The game is set for a 2 p.m. start in Gettysburg.

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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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