ONEONTA, N.Y. – The top-seeded Salisbury University field hockey team punched its ticket to the SUNYAC Championship game with a dominant 7-0 shutout of fourth-seeded Oswego State on Friday afternoon at All College Field. The Sea Gulls scored in all four quarters, including four goals in the first half, to secure the semifinal victory.
Salisbury wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Six minutes in, Layla Kent opened the scoring off an assist from Regan Worley to give the Sea Gulls a 1-0 lead. Salisbury continued to apply pressure throughout the opening quarter, recording 11 shots and earning nine penalty corners.
The Sea Gulls extended their advantage in the second quarter with three goals in a span of just under five minutes. Dakotah Trader scored her first goal of the afternoon just over a minute into the second quarter, finishing a pass from Worley. Trader struck again five minutes later, once more with Worley providing the assist, to make it 3-0.
Just 34 seconds later, Tessa Gray found the back of the cage off a feed from Trader, pushing the Salisbury advantage to 4-0 heading into halftime.
Salisbury kept its momentum after the break. Worley converted a penalty stroke to make it 5-0, and Kelly Webber added another goal with five minutes left in the third. Baylie Williamson recorded the assist on Webber's tally as the Sea Gulls carried a 6-0 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Morgan Davis capped the scoring, finishing a pass from Raegan Schmith to make it 7-0. The Salisbury defense completed the shutout, limiting Oswego to just two shots and one shot on goal for the game.
Game Notes
- Salisbury outshot Oswego 42-2 and held a 32-1 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Sea Gulls earned 26 penalty corners, while Oswego had one.
- Castaneda made one save to earn the shutout.
The Sea Gulls will face the winner of No. 2 Oneonta vs. No. 3 Cortland for the SUNYAC Title tomorrow at 1 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.
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