SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team made it two wins in a row, using two first-half tallies to gallop past the Stevenson Mustangs, 2-0, on Wednesday afternoon at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.
The Sea Gulls controlled the pace from the get-go and finally broke through in the 20th minute.
Lauren Chesney stole the ball in the defensive third and weaved her way through a plethora of Mustang defenders, eventually camping at the top left of the box and blasting a shot past the keeper to the near post to put the home side up 1-0.
Salisbury doubled its lead in the 34th minute as
Brooke Spadin found an open
Callie Chesney on the right seam. Chesney then delivered a low cross to the left box, where a waiting
Ava Wheeler booted it in near post to put the Sea Gulls comfortably up 2-0.
The home side clamped down from there and never gave Stevenson a serious chance at getting back into it on the way to securing their first clean sheet victory of the year.
MATCH NOTES
- Lauren Chesney netted her first goal of the season after covering about three-quarters of the field to put it past the keeper.
- Ava Wheeler also notched her season's first goal on the third assist of the year from Callie Chesney.
- Aley Martins registered her first career shutout, making five saves while playing all 90 minutes in net for the second time this season.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Mustangs 19-8, including 8-5 in shots on goal, and won the corner kick battle 7-2.
The Sea Gulls will open October with a pair of road matches, starting on Saturday at Gettysburg. Kickoff from Gettysburg, Pa. is set 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.
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