SALISBURY, Md. – The fifth-ranked and top-seeded Salisbury University women's lacrosse team rolled to its fourth consecutive and 22nd overall Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Championship with a 15-4 thumping of seventh-ranked and second-seeded Christopher Newport on Saturday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Syd Guidi got the Captains on the board first, firing a free-position goal in less than two minutes that gave CNU an early 1-0 advantage.
• The Sea Gulls responded with 15 unanswered goals, including a 5-0 run to finish the quarter. Grace Doyle found Erin Scannell for her first score of the day before Camryn Pepper distributed a feed to Leah Vilov to take the lead and Scannell's second score extended the lead through just over five minutes, 3-1.
• Salisbury tacked on two more, both aided by Pepper. She scored before aiding a Vilov man-up goal 39 seconds later, setting the score through 15 minutes at 5-1.
• Pepper, Scannell, and Caroline Knight each recorded unassisted goals in the opening 4:34 of the second quarter to widen the gap to seven. Mary Hanzsche and Meridith Price delivered assists to Vilov and Miranda Mears, respectively, in 15 seconds to top double-digits with 8:25 left in the half, 10-1.
• Scannell's fourth goal, scored with just under six minutes to go in the stanza, proved important as it triggered the running clock and ultimately sent the teams to the intermission with an 11-1 tally.
• The Sea Gulls made the task taller with a four-goal sweep of the Captains in the third quarter. A solo strike from Knight started the scoring over five minutes in before Price fed Pepper over three minutes later for SU's 13th goal. Hanzsche dished a helper to Alexandra Parker before calling her own number to wrap the run, giving the hosts a 15-1 lead with 15 minutes remaining.
• CNU scored three unanswered goals in the fourth, but the Sea Gulls held strong down the stretch to secure the conference title.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Erin Scannell fired a game-high four goals in the C2C title game, her highest output of the campaign.
• Camryn Pepper logged a game-high five points, tallying a hat-trick while passing out two assists.
• Leah Vilov tossed in three goals for the second straight game.
• Mary Hanzsche finished with three points, scoring and adding a pair of helpers.
• Meridith Price distributed a pair of assists while hauling in five draw controls.
• Abby Fleishell forced a game-high three turnovers and added a ground ball.
• Natalie Held secured a team-high seven draw controls, tacking on pairs of ground balls and caused turnovers.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger improved to 13-3 between the pipes, logging a save in the first 49:12 of play. Gabriella Dorsey finished the final 10:48 of play and made one save.
• Scannell, Pepper, Vilov, Davis, and Held were selected to the C2C All-Tournament Team, with Held tabbed the MVP of the tournament.
• With Saturday's win, the Sea Gulls improved to 29-0 all-time against the Captains, including a win over CNU in the conference championship for the second consecutive campaign.

CNU GAME NOTES

• Syd Guidi logged a hat-trick to lead the CNU offense.
• Brookelyn Morrison caused a pair of turnovers in the loss.
• Julia Iapicca and Maddie Tomaszewski each corralled two draw controls.
• Hadley Chadwick was tagged with the loss, making a pair of saves across 41:14. Bethany Wyant also logged 18:46 in the cage.

UP NEXT

• The fifth-ranked Sea Gulls turn their attention to the 2024 NCAA D-III women's lacrosse selection show, airing on Monday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. on NCAA.com.
• Stay tuned to suseagulls.com for more information in the coming days.

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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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