SALISBURY, Md. – The fourth-ranked Salisbury University field hockey team hit the gas from the get-go and never looked back, trouncing the Oswego State Lakers, 8-0, on Saturday night at Sea Gull Stadium.
After a barrage of penalty corner attempts in the first six minutes,
Madelyn Reed finally kicked the door down with a strike off a rebound. Then in the 10th minute,
Marli McDorman carved up the defense for a nifty tally to double the SU lead at 2-0.
Salisbury kept the pressure up in the second quarter. In the 20th minute,
Caroline Pusey took a deflection and chipped one in from midrange. Just over a minute later,
Kaitlyn DeModna drew a penalty stroke and fired it into the top left corner, giving the Sea Gulls a 4-0 cushion at the break.
SU broke the mold with three goals in the third quarter, one by
Kelly Webber in the 36th minute and a pair by
Morgan Davis in the 43rd and 45th, extending the margin to 7-0. In the fourth,
Ramsey Coffman tickled the twine at the 48th minute, and Salisbury parked it from there to remain undefeated in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play.
GAME NOTES
- Morgan Davis netted her first two collegiate goals.
- Marli McDorman scored her ninth goal of the season in her 10th game. McDorman scored 10 goals each in the entirety of the 2023 and 2024 slates.
- Other Sea Gull goal-scorers included Madelyn Reed, Caroline Pusey, Kaitlyn DeModna, Kelly Webber, and Ramsey Coffman.
- Elena Weychert notched two assists, while Raegen Schmith and Coffman each added an assist of her own.
- All five SU goalies contributed to the Sea Gulls' sixth consecutive clean sheet, with Kelly Davis, Abbey McIlvain, Merfie Lawson, Lily Viscusi, and Mia Moody teaming up for a spotless evening.
- Salisbury outshot the Lakers 38-0 and won the penalty corner battle 28-0.
- Every SU player saw action during the game.
The Sea Gulls will now head to Newport News, Va., for a titanic matchup with archrival and top-ranked Christopher Newport on Wednesday afternoon beginning at 4 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.
