VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Salisbury University women's soccer head coach
Kwame Lloyd earned his 100 victory as skipper of the Sea Gulls on Friday as the Maroon and Gold rolled past the Regent University Royals 4-0 inside Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
Salisbury used a corner kick to its advantage just before the 34th minute as
Samantha Root played a short ball to
Abby Mattia, who left it back for Root to laser a left-footed shot just underneath the crossbar to give SU the advantage.
The Sea Gulls followed the same blueprint in the 50th minute to add onto their lead.
Ryan Tursellino sent in a crosser off the short pass from
Emma Schwartz that
Ava Wheeler finished on a volley.
Wheeler went one-on-one with Regent's keeper Kristen Miller eight minutes later after receiving a through ball from Tursellino and buried her second of the contest.
With just under four minutes remaining,
Charlotte Sutherland tapped in a cross from
Ashlynn Newton to finalize a 4-0 win.
GAME NOTES
- Wheeler scored two goals for the second time in her career against Regent.
- Root and Sutherland netted their first career goals.
- Tursellino registered her first career two-assist outing.
- Mattia and Newton each handed out their first career helpers.
- Riley Kinzeler and Aley Martins extended the shutout streak to four games with Kinzeler making one denial.
The Sea Gulls go to St. Mary's City, Md., to take on the St. Mary's (Md.) Seahawks next. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Jaime L. Roberts Stadium.
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.
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