OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The No. 2 Salisbury University women's lacrosse team pounced on Villa Julie College in a Tuesday afternoon Capital Athletic Conference game on the road. The Sea Gulls (8-0, 4-0 CAC) scored the game's first 14 goals and never looked back as the maroon and gold waltzed to a 21-2 drubbing of the Mustangs.

SU used seven different goal scorers to post a 12-0 halftime lead after 30 minutes of play. Senior Jessica Liston (two assists) led the charge for the maroon and gold as she scored three first half goals. Fellow senior Sue Ackermann (two goals, one assist) scored the game's first goal just over four minutes into the game. The next five goals included sophomore Beth Rhodey (two goals, four assists), who either got the assist or fired home a goal.

In the second half, Salisbury picked up where it left off in the first half with two back-to-back goals from junior Jessica Chmielewski (five goals, one assist) and sophomore Kim Cudmore (three goals, three assists) before the Mustangs got on the board. Villa Julie's Kristyna Hnizda scored an unassisted goal at the 27:08 mark to end nearly 33 minutes of scoreless play for the Mustangs.

Chmielewski, Cudmore and junior Ashleigh Gender (two goals) combined to go on a 4-0 run as SU led 18-1 with 13 minutes left in the game. Villa Julie's Lisa Baker scored an unassisted goal with 11 minutes left in the game. SU closed out the contest with three straight free position goals, capped by Gender's tally with seven seconds left.

SU's other goal scorers included junior Courtney Sorenson (two goals, one assist), sophomore Stephanie Cahill (one goal) and freshman Logan Bilderback (one goal).

Junior Sonja Stuart was solid in goal for the Sea Gulls as she made six saves in one half of play. Sophomore Natalie Pappas finished the game and made two saves in the final 30 minutes.

Salisbury outshot Villa Julie 35-16 and held a 25-14 advantage in ground balls. The Mustangs won 13-of-24 draw controls as Villa Julie committed 24 turnovers. The Gulls were 4-for-9 on free position opportunities. The Sea Gulls surpassed 20 goals for the sixth time this season, fourth straight game.

The Sea Gulls will return home and host No. 15 SUNY Cortland on Saturday, March 15, at 1:00 p.m. in Sea Gull Stadium. The Red Dragons are the first ranked opponent the Sea Gulls have faced all season.

2008-03-11