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Salisbury SAL (9-2)
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Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Heath Barringer

No. 3 Field Hockey drops double overtime thriller at No. 1 CNU

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The No. 3 Salisbury University field hockey program traveled to No. 1 Christopher Newport University on Wednesday night and fell dramatically 2-1 during sudden-death overtime inside Jennings Family Stadium.

The teams were held scoreless in the first half, which was a tale of two quarters. The Sea Gulls (9-2) posted all three of their first-half shots in the first quarter, while the Captains (12-0) tallied their two first-half shots in the second quarter.

Both teams mustered up only one shot on goal. SU also won the penalty corner battle in the first half, with two compared to just one for CNU.
Both teams earned a penalty corner in the third period of action, while CNU outshot SU 3-1. With under five minutes left in the ball game, the Captains broke the scoring open and earned a 1-0 lead.

Just one minute and 12 seconds later, Tessa Gray found an equalizer for the Sea Gulls off an assist from Caroline Pusey. This would send the game into overtime.

The first overtime would go scoreless, sending the teams into double overtime. CNU found the game winner during a breakaway that would cross the goal line with under one second remaining in the second overtime.

Game Notes
- CNU posted 23 shots compared to 10 for SU. The Captains tallied 14 shots in overtime.
- The Captains also posted six more penalty corners than the Sea Gulls.
- Kelly Davis posted a season-high six saves, while the 23 shots were the most she has seen all season. 
- Regan Worley and Devon DeGregory both earned defensive saves.

The Sea Gulls will now head to Fredericksburg, Va., for a matchup with Mary Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 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.
 
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