SALISBURY, Md. – The seventh-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team used a dominant second half to lock down a 16-7 upset over fourth-ranked Gettysburg College Bullets on Wednesday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bullets grabbed the momentum early, sandwiching a Grace Doyle tally with pairs of goals to open a 4-1 lead in the first six minutes. Mary Hanzsche dished to Leah Vilov for a man-up goal less than two minutes later, cutting the margin to two.
• Vilov struck again in the quarter's closing minutes, parrying a Gettysburg goal with an unassisted finish of her own to narrow the gap, 5-3.
• Hanzsche struck again early in the second stanza, cutting the gap to one through less than two minutes. After a Bullet finish, Hanzsche assisted Miranda Mears for SU's fifth strike of the day before pushing Camryn Pepper's feed into the net to tie the contest at 6-6 with just under six and a half minutes left in the half.
• Gettysburg scored their final goal of the day with 5:07 remaining in the period, retaking the lead at 7-6. Julianna Ott and Pepper paired up unassisted goals to give Salisbury its first lead of the game, 8-7, at the break.
• Salisbury blanked Gettysburg across the final 35 minutes of the game, outscoring the Bullets 5-0 in the third quarter and 3-0 in the fourth. Hanzsche found Mears for the first goal of the third before scoring one of her own two minutes later, crafting a 10-7 advantage.
• Vilov and Erin Scannell netted consecutive strikes before Alexandra Parker connected with Mears to send the contest into the fourth at 13-7.
• Scannell and Parker each picked up goals in the fourth before Abby Lantos found Hanzsche for an open-net goal to wrap the scoring and set the final at 16-7.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Mary Hanzsche logged career-highs in points (7) and goals (4) while putting all five of her shots on target.
• Leah Vilov and Miranda Mears each nabbed hat tricks in the victory.
• Erin Scannell nabbed pairs of goals and draw controls on the afternoon.
• Abby Fleishell secured three ground balls while forcing two Bullet mistakes.
• Madeline Davis caused two Gettysburg errors and scooped a ground ball.
• Natalie Held picked up a game-high six draw controls and added one ground ball.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger earned her fifth win of the season, saving nine shots across the full 60 minutes. Hunsinger was stellar in the final 30 minutes, making six saves while blanking the Bullets.

GETTYSBURG GAME NOTES

• Julia Daly netted a hat trick and added two ground balls.
• Caroline Sullivan totaled four points on two goals and two assists.
• Jordan Basso tallied two goals in the loss.
• Julie Breedveld caused two turnovers, adding an assist and a ground ball.
• Gill Cortese was tagged with the loss, making five saves across 48:29 minutes in goal. Juliette Devarenne made a pair of saves in 11:31 minutes of relief.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls wrap up the three-game home stand on Saturday, March 16, hosting No. 16 Roanoke for a noon start.
• Salisbury will recognize the 10th anniversary of the 2014 National Championship team at halftime of Saturday's contest.

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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, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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