NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The No. 5 Salisbury University field hockey program earned its 26th Conference Championship in program history with a 7-1 win over SUNY Cortland Saturday afternoon at North Turf Field on the campus of SUNY New Paltz. With the win, head coach
Dawn Chamberlin earned her 600th career win with the Sea Gulls. This is the first season that Salisbury competed in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) as an associate member and was able to claim the Title in year one.
Marli McDorman got the scoring started for Salisbury just five minutes into the contest, giving the Sea Gulls an early 1-0 advantage.
McKenna Horner picked up the assist on the McDorman goal. The Red Dragons tied the game just two minutes later, sending the teams into the second quarter tied 1-1.
McDorman tallied her second goal of the game in the second period, giving SU the lead back, which they carried into the halftime break. The Sea Gulls outshot the Red Dragons 22-2 in the first half while also earning 12 penalty corners to Cortland's zero.
The scoring barrage started for the Gulls in the third quarter, posting three goals.
Alex Kupper and
Morgan Bradford both scored within a minute of each other before McDorman completed the hat trick in the last minute of the third quarter off an assist from
Caroline Pusey.
The Sea Gulls kept soaring in the fourth,
Emma Abromavage and Horner picked up goals off assists from Bradford and
Madelyn Reed.
Game Notes
- Along with her second career hat trick, McDorman added an assist on the day.
- Reed finished with two assists.
- The Sea Gulls put 26 of their 37 shots on goal.
- SU also tallied 17 penalty corner chances to just three for Cortland.
All-Tournament Team
SUNY Oneonta - Abby Draper
SUNY Oneonta - Maura Lieb
SUNY New Paltz - Meghan Gunning
SUNY New Paltz - Madeline Meyer
SUNY Cortland - Kaylee Hughen
SUNY Cortland - Tori Peterson
SUNY Cortland - Lillian Morse
Salisbury -
McKenna Horner
Salisbury -
Kaitlyn DeModna
Salisbury -
Madelyn Reed
Salisbury -
Marli McDorman (MVP)
The Sea Gulls finish the regular season with a 17-2 record along with the SUNYAC title. They will await their NCAA Tournament destiny during the NCAA selection show tomorrow at 9 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.
