NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Salisbury University Women's Soccer program lifted itself into the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) semifinals behind three goals from
Talyn Catena in a 5-0 drubbing of Johnson and Wales Charlotte on Thursday evening at Captains Field on the campus of Christopher Newport University.
A flurry of chances came from the Sea Gulls (7-11-1) around 10 minutes into the contest that were capped off by Catena, who capitalized on a breakaway after receiving a pass from
Skylar Williams at the midfield stripe. Salisbury bookended the half by getting a second goal on the board.
Lillian Hutchings ignited the score by firing on net, then
Sophia Pierce cleaned off the rebound from inside the box to convert on SU's ninth shot of the evening.
Catena then netted her second of the night in the 48th minute, when
Lauren Chesney connected with
Sidney Ziegler, who gave Catena a tap-in opportunity. Catena struck pay dirt less than 10 minutes later, once again being set up by Williams, who made a long pass to the freshman after receiving an outlet from
Ava Wheeler.
SU added a fifth courtesy of
Talia Borelli off a free kick from
Ella Hoban that was redirected by Pierce.
Riley Kinzeler added a save in the waning minutes of the affair to preserve the shutout for the Sea Gulls
GAME NOTES
The Sea Gulls will face the top-seeded hosts Christopher Newport in the 2026 C2C Semifinals on Friday at Captains Field with kickoff scheduled for 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, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 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.
