SALISBURY, Md. – The sixth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team sent off its four graduating seniors, Erin Scannell, Riley Hartman, Kellan McAleer and Kaitlyn Hunsinger, with a dominant 14-4 win in its opening Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) matchup with Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls got on the board first with a pair of goals on back-to-back possessions by Meridith Price to put Salisbury up 2-0 with 8:49 left in the opening quarter.
• Both teams jostled for possession for the rest of the period. Emma Skoglund extended the Sea Gulls' run to 3-0 in the opening moments of the second quarter with a goal at the 12:31 mark.
• Katie Blair stopped the Salisbury run and notched a goal for Mary Washington with 10:36 left in the half.
• However, Salisbury went on another 3-0 run with goals from Erin Scannell, Caroline Knight and Leah Vilov that gave the team a 6-1 advantage at halftime.
• The Eagles stuck first in the third quarter with a goal from Molly Daw to make it 6-2 with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter.
• The Sea Gulls busted out five unanswered goals over the rest of the third period to push the lead to 11-2 heading into the final quarter.
• Mary Washington added two more scores, with a Scannell goal sandwiched in between to make it a 12-4 game with 7:24 left to play.
• Kiersten Hartman rounded out the scoring with two unanswered goals in the final minutes to give the game its final score of 14-4.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Meridith Price led the offense with four points on three goals and an assist. She also picked up two draw controls.
• Erin Scannell tallied her second hat trick of the season.
• Mary Hanzsche dished out three assists.
• Emma Skoglund, Kiersten Hartman and Caroline Knight each scored twice.
• Madeline Davis caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls.
• Natalie Held caused two turnovers and collected six draw controls.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger earned the win with two saves and allowed two goals in the net.

MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Kayla Sarazin led the Eagles with a goal and an assist.
• Four different players tallied a goal.
• Cailyn Tripp earned the start and tallied 18 saves in the cage.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will host the fourth-ranked TCNJ Lions for a top-10 battle on Saturday, April 22.
• The opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Sea Gull 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 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, 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 44 Academic All-Americans.
 
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