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Pusey Kupper NCAA 1st round
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Denison DENISON (12-7)
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Winner Salisbury SALISBUR (18-2)
Denison DENISON
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Salisbury SALISBUR
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Denison DENISON 0 0 0 0 0
Salisbury SALISBUR 0 2 1 2 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Heath Barringer

No. 8 Field Hockey earns NCAA First Round win over Denison

SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 8 Salisbury University field hockey program picked up a 5-0 win over Denison University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Wednesday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium.

The opening NCAA contest for both teams headed into the second quarter of action scoreless. Salisbury (18-2) posted three shots and three penalty corners but could not break through.

The Sea Gull offense got rolling late in the second quarter, scoring two goals in the matter of a minute. Morgan Bradford broke the tie with under five minutes left before halftime off an assist from Kelly Webber during a penalty corner. Just one minute later, it was Alex Kupper scoring off a double assist from Marli McDorman and Bradford.

Salisbury outshot Denison (12-7) 12-1 in the first half of action. In the second half, the Sea Gull offense kept the momentum rolling, adding three second-half goals to cruise to victory.

Caroline Pusey joined the scoring party at the end of the third period off an assist from Kaitlyn DeModna. Both McDorman and Pusey went on to add to the totals in the final two minutes of the contest.

Game Notes
  • Pusey finished with two goals on four shots.
  • McDorman posted one goal with two assists on five shots and now has surpassed 100 points in her SU career.
  • Bradford tallied three assists along with her goal.
  • The Sea Gulls outshot the Big Red 24-4 while putting 18 of those shots on target.
  • SU finished with a total of 19 penalty corners.
The Sea Gulls will travel to Newport News, Va., for the NCAA second and third rounds on November 15th and 16th. SU will battle No. 11 Dickinson in the second round on the campus of Christopher Newport University on Saturday, the 15th, at 2 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 206 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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