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Winner Salisbury SAL (8-1)
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York (Pa.) YCP (5-4)
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Salisbury SAL
(8-1)
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York (Pa.) YCP
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Score By Periods
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Salisbury SAL 1 3 0 0 4
York (Pa.) YCP 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Will DeBoer

No. 4 Field Hockey blanks No. 13 York (Pa.) for fifth straight shutout

YORK, Pa. – Behind a quick offensive strike and its usual suffocating defense, the fourth-ranked Salisbury University field hockey team stiff-armed the 13th-ranked York (Pa.) Spartans, 4-0, extending its shutout streak to five games on Wednesday evening at Kinsley Field.
 
The Sea Gulls didn't have to wait long to get into the scoring column as Morgan Bradford powered one into the back of the net exactly one minute into the game. Salisbury controlled the rhythm for the rest of a quiet first quarter, then in the second SU put the game on lockdown with three goals in a five-minute stretch.
 
In the 19th minute, Marli McDorman found Alex Kupper, who deposited a shot into the cage to double the Sea Gull advantage. Two minutes later, Bradford struck for a second tally, and three minutes after that it was McDorman who tickled the twine, powering Salisbury to a 4-0 lead.
 
SU kept the pressure on the Spartan defense throughout the second half, limiting YCP to one shot each in the third and fourth quarters as the maroon and gold milked the clock and secured another clean sheet.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Morgan Bradford scored a pair of goals on three shots on target, her fourth and fifth tallies of the season.
  • Marli McDorman registered a goal and an assist, good for a team-leading eight goals and 17 points.
  • Alex Kupper made her only shot of the game count, notching her fifth goal of the season.
  • McDorman, Bradford, and Kupper have combined to score 18 of the Sea Gulls' 29 goals for the year.
  • Kelly Davis made one save over 45 minutes manning the cage, and Merfie Lawson stood tall in the final 15 minutes to cap the shutout.
  • The Sea Gulls outshot YCP 17-2, putting 13 shots on goal to the Spartans' one.
  • Salisbury has kept its opponents out of the net for five straight games and a total of 300 minutes of action since Sept. 13. SU has scored 17 goals and outshot its foes 114-13 over that span.
 
The Sea Gulls will return home to face State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) foe Oswego State on Saturday. Opening pushback of SU's annual Corners for Cancer game is slated for 6 p.m.
 
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 205 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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