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2006 SEA GULL WOMEN'S LACROSSE RELEASES
 
 
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Women's Lacrosse Honored With Four All Americans
May 31, 2006

SALISBURY, MD - The IWLCA honored 48 student athletes on the 2006 Women’s Lacrosse All-American teams, and Salisbury was well-represented with four selections. Senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) received first team honors. Scott’s 90 points led all Sea Gulls in scoring, and her 50 assists were sixth nationally. She was an integral part of the outstanding Salisbury offense that scored 15.84 goals a game, third-best in Division III.

Senior goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston), senior midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross), and senior defender Sarah Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck) were all named to the second team All-America.

Davis and Goetz were two of the key ingredients to the Sea Gulls defense which finished second in the nation in scoring defense. Goetz’s 4.96 goals against average ranked second in the nation as she finished the year saving just under 60% of the shots she faced. She denied the opposition from every angle, finishing with 129 saves and six forced turnovers. Davis finished the season second on the team in ground balls with 52 and caused 17 turnovers. She was vital in the Salisbury transition from defense to offense, committing only three turnovers the entire season.

McCarthy’s scoring talent was tough for opponents to handle as she led the Sea Gulls in goals with 42. McCarthy finished her career tied for seventh on Salisbury’s all-time goals list. She was also active outside the eight-meter, scooping 38 groundballs and controlling 31 draws.

The IWLCA and US Lacrosse will honor the National All-Americans at an awards banquet on June 10, 2006 in Baltimore, MD.

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Women's Lacrosse Places Five on All Region Team
May 30, 2006

SALISBURY, MD – The IWLCA honored 212 student athletes to the 2006 All Region Teams, and five Sea Gulls were named to the Chesapeake Regional Team.  Senior goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston), senior midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross), senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) and senior defender Sarah Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck) were all named to the first team, while senior midfielder Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) was grabbed second team honors.

McCarthy and Scott paced the Sea Gull offensive all season long, finish one-two in goals with 42 and 40 respectively.  Along with her 40 goals, Scott also led the team with 50 assists to finish the season with a team high 90 points.  Scott finished the season with a 42% shooting percentage, while McCarthy ended the year with a 52.5% shooting percentage on 80 shots.

Davis and Goetz were two of the key ingredients to the Sea Gulls defense which finished second in the nation in scoring defense.  Goetz’s 4.96 goals against average ranks second in the nation as she finished the year saving just under 60% of the shot she faced.  Davis finished the season second on the team in ground balls with 52 and caused 17 turnovers.

Froats was mainly used as a defender, but she was still able to net six goals on 11 shots and dish out three assists.  She finished the year with 40 groundballs and caused 17 turnovers.

These athletes are now eligible for inclusion on the IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-American teams, which will be announced on May 30. The IWLCA and US Lacrosse will honor the National All-Americans at an awards banquet on June 10, 2006 in Baltimore, MD.

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Lions of TCNJ Eliminate Sea Gulls in Regional Championship, 6-5
May 14, 2006

SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury women’s lacrosse season ended on Sunday afternoon as the team fell in defeat, 6-5, at the hands of the Lions of the College of New Jersey in the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Regional Championship game. It was the third time in the past three tries that the Lions have defeated the Sea Gulls. Senior Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) recorded four points on the afternoon, chipping in a goal and three assists in the loss.

The Lions opened the scoring at the 27:47 mark, as senior midfielder Lauren Dougher (Blue Bell, PA/Mt. St. Joseph’s) scored an unassisted goal. Salisbury would answer with three straight goals, with Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) scoring at the 21:18 mark with the assist to Tack; Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) scoring at the 20:04 mark; and Sue Ackermann (Skyesville, MD/Liberty) scoring at the 13:33 mark with Tack recording her second assist.

Lions’ sophomore midfielder Karen Doane (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan Regional) would cut the Sea Gull lead to one, 3-2, converting a free position attempt at the 12:22 mark before Tack scored her lone goal of game off a pass from Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) at the 6:29 mark to give Salisbury the lead at halftime, 4-2.

In the second half, the Lions dominated the Sea Gulls, scoring four goals to Salisbury’s one. Doane chipped in another goal at the 26:14 mark, converting her second free position shot of the game. Senior midfielder Bridget Bigley (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) would then tie the game at four as she took a pass from Dougher at the 16:46 mark.

Salisbury would briefly take the lead again as Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) scored off of Tack’s fourth assist at the 11:01 mark, but Bigley would tie it again fifty-three seconds later with an unassisted score. Lions’ freshman Rachel Gordon (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) would score the deciding goal on a free position attempt at the 5:43 mark to seal the victory for the Lions.

The Sea Gulls had two goals wiped away in the second half, as freshman midfielder Holly Johnson (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley) appeared to score, but it was disallowed by a dangerous shot call. Ackermann appeared to score her second of the game as well, but that goal was disallowed because of a crease violation.

Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped eight of fourteen shots on goal, but suffered just her second loss of the season. Senior goalie Megan Marquardt (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) stopped twelve of seventeen shots on goal to earn the win for the Lions.

Salisbury held slight advantages in shots, 22-18, and ground balls, 23-13, while the Lions had the advantage in draw controls, 7-6. The free position attempts pushed the Lions to victory, converting three of four attempts, while Salisbury failed to convert on their lone attempt.
The Lions (13-2) will now take on the winner of Middlebury (15-1) and Bowdoin (15-4) on Saturday, May 20, at DeBaun Field on the campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology. The loss in the regional championship drops the Sea Gulls to 17-2.

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Sea Gulls Advance, Defeating Dickinson, 11-6
May 13, 2006

SALISBURY-DICKINSON BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 3-ranked Sea Gulls’ women’s lacrosse team (17-1) defeated the Red Devils of No. 13-ranked Dickinson College (13-5), 11-6, to advance to the Regional Championships set for Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Athletic Complex. 

The Sea Gulls will take on the Lions of the College of New Jersey, who defeated Washington & Lee, 16-6, on Saturday afternoon. It will be a re-match against the team that turned aside the Sea Gulls both in the NCAA Championship, 9-7, last season and the on April 15 in Ewing, New Jersey, when the Lions defeated the Sea Gulls, 11-9. 

Senior attacker Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) and senior midfielder Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) each tallied three points on the afternoon to lead the Sea Gull offense to victory. 

The Sea Gull offense started the game off fast, scoring five unanswered goals in the first eight minutes of the game. Junior midfielder Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) opened the scoring, converting a free position shot for the unassisted score at the 26:29 mark. Senior midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) followed with a score at the 22:04 mark with the assist to Froats. Other scorers in the opening minutes included Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco) with an unassisted score at the 16:36 mark; and Robyn Bishop (Columbia, MD/River Hill) at the 13:45 mark; and McCarthy with her second goal at the 12:38 mark. Tack assisted on both Bishop’s and McCarthy’s scores. 

At the 11:12 mark, Dickinson’s Amy Jennings (Baltimore, MD/McDonough) converted a free position shot for a goal to get the Red Devils on the board. Salisbury then closed the first half with three more goals, with Stephanie Shores (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill), Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty), and Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) scoring the goals. Froats assisted on Shores’s goal, while Tack added another assist on Ackermann’s goal. 

In the second half, Dickinson closed the gap, outscoring the Sea Gulls, 5-3, but it was not enough for the victory. Dickinson’s Laura Williams (Chestertown, MD/Gunston Day) opened the scoring in the half, converting another free position shot. Salisbury answered with two more goals to stretch the lead to 10-2 with goals from Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) and Froats with her first score. 

The Red Devils, however, would not go away, as Dickinson answered with two goals to pull within six, 10-4, as Katie Austin (Warwick, RI/The Wheeler School) and Lizzie Cone (Hockessin, DE/Ursuline Academy) tallied unassisted goals. Ackermann added another score for the Sea Gulls, as she converted a free position shot to make it a seven-goal deficit, 11-4. Dickinson tallied two more scores, with the first goal by Jena Boccetti (Hockessin, DE/St. Mark’s) and a second goal from Williams. 

Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped six of twelve shots on goal to earn her seventeenth win against one defeat. Dickinson goalie Gabby Joffie (Jamaica, NY/Mercersburg Academy) stopped fourteen of twenty-five shots on goal to take the loss. 

Salisbury outshot Dickinson, 36-22, and held the advantage in ground balls, 31-24. The Red Devils had the advantage in draw controls, 13-7.

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Salisbury Women's LAX Names Seven to all-CAC Squads
May 2, 2006

2006 WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CAC TEAMS
FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The Capital Athletic Conference released the all-conference team on Monday afternoon, and seven Sea Gulls were named to the first team.  Senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) was named player of the year while Jim Nestor was honored as coach of the year.

Scott was joined on the first team attack with fellow senior Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill).  Scott has tallied 39 goals and 48 assists this season, totaling 87 points. Tack is behind Scott for second on the team in points with 65, scoring 34 goals and adding 31 assists.

The first team midfield saw three Sea Gulls honored.  Seniors Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) and Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) were joined by junior Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) to give Salisbury three out of the four midfield slots.  McCarthy is making her first appearance on the first team squad, and is tied with Scott for the team lead in goals with 39.  Bateman is now a three-time first team performer and currently ranks third on the team in groundballs with 40, and has caused a team high 29 turnovers.  Simmons has netted 32 goals this season, and joins McCarthy for her first, first team selection.

The Salisbury defense was awarded with two players being named to the first team.  Senior goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston), who has made 115 saves and has a 4.83 goals against average this year, and Sarah Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck), who is second on the team with 48 ground balls, were both rewarded for their play.  Davis was also a first team player last season.

Nestor has now been named as coach of the year for each of the last four seasons.  He has guided the Sea Gulls to four conference crowns during his tenure at Salisbury.

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Sea Gulls Clip Eagles of Mary Washington, 9-6, to Claim CAC Crown
April 28, 2006

SALISBURY-MARY WASHINGTON BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team (16-1) claimed their fourth consecutive CAC title on Friday afternoon, defeating the second seeded Eagles of Mary Washington in a tight contest, 9-6. Senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) tallied four points on the afternoon, scoring three goals and recording an assist. 

Salisbury and Mary Washington would trade goals three times to start the game, with Salisbury opening the scoring at the 28:17 mark as Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) put the ball past Eagles goalie Meredith Deitrick. Mary Washington’s Cailtin Erickson would then tie the game at one at the 27:01 mark, taking a pass from Kaitlyn Barker. Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) would then give the edge back to Salisbury, 2-1, at the 26:04 mark, but Eagle Margaret Murray scored on a free position attempt at the 20:58 mark to tie it at two. 

Scott would then score her first goal of the afternoon, tallying an unassisted strike at the 18:47 mark, but Barker would tie it yet again for Mary Washington at the 16:37 mark to make it 3-3. Salisbury would then score two goals in a row, with Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) scoring a goal off a pass from Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) at the 10:06 mark, followed by Scott’s second goal, assisted by Tack at the 8:11 mark. 

Eagle Karen Pickering would then bring Mary Washington to within one, but Salisbury scored two of the final three goals in the half to take a 7-5 lead to the break. Salisbury scorers included Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco) at the 4:22 mark and Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) at the 2:17 mark. Eagle Sarah Finney scored at the 3:01 mark for the third goal. 

In the second half, defense and goaltending dominated the scoring, as Salisbury outscored Mary Washington, 2-1. Pickering add a second goal for Mary Washington to make it 7-6 at the 26:56 mark, but Scott would add her third of the day and Wirth would add her second of the day to secure the victory and the conference title for Salisbury. 

Goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped seven of thirteen shots to earn the hard fought victory for Salisbury, her sixteenth win against one defeat. Deitrick stopped eight of seventeen shots on goal, but suffered the loss, dropping her to 10-4 on the season. 

The women’s lacrosse team will return to action with the annual Alumni game scheduled for Saturday, May 6, at 11:00 a.m. at the SU Athletic Complex. The team will also await their seeding in the upcoming NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 13.

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Salisbury Advances in CAC, Topping Goucher, 17-4
April 25, 2006

SALISBURY-GOUCHER BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. - After receiving a bye in the first round, the Salisbury women’s lacrosse team (15-1) opened CAC tournament play on Tuesday afternoon, defeating the fourth seeded Gophers of Goucher College (9-7), 17-4, at the SU Athletic Complex. Senior Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park), junior Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) and sophomore Sue Ackermann (Skyesville, MD/Liberty) each scored three goals to lead the Sea Gull offense. 

The Sea Gulls opened the game scoring the first four goals, with Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), Funk, and Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) each recording scores in the first eleven minutes of play.  Goucher’s Katie Deming would put the Gophers on the board, scoring an unassisted strike at the 16:24 mark. 

The Sea Gulls would close the scoring in the first half with five straight tallies, included Khatchatoorian with two of her three goals on the afternoon, and Funk would add another goal at the 6:35 mark. Other goal scorers included Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) at the 3:15 mark and Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) with fifty-seven seconds remaining in the half to give Salisbury the advantage at halftime, 9-1.

In the second half, Ackermann would open the scoring twenty seconds into the frame, taking a pass from Scott for the score. Goucher’s Emily Blatter would then score on a free position shot to bring the Gophers within eight before Salisbury scored seven straight goals. Ackermann would add her second goal at the 20:05 mark and her third goal at the 14:26 mark.  

Other goal scorers included Funk with her third of the game at the 18:08 mark; Khatchatoorian with her third strike of the day at the 17:40 mark; Tack with her second of the day at the 12:08 mark; and goals from Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco) and Robyn Bishop (Columbia, MD/River Hill) to close the scoring for Salisbury. Goucher would add two more goals in the final minutes, one from Whitney Groseclose and one from Kate Knitter, but it was not enough to overpower the Sea Gulls. 

In net, Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped nine of thirteen shots to earn her fifteenth win the season against one defeat. Goucher’s Laura Webbert stopped sixteen of thirty-three shots on goal to take the loss, dropping her to 9-7 on the season. 

Salisbury now advances to the CAC Championship, which is scheduled for Friday, April 28, at 4:00 p.m. at the SU Athletic Complex against the second seeded Eagles of Mary Washington. The Eagles defeated the third seeded Seahawks of St. Mary’s College, 16-8, on Tuesday afternoon in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Recently, the Sea Gulls won a tough match-up with the Eagles, 10-7, in Fredericksburg on April 20, 2006.

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Sea Gull Women Rebound, Down Eagles of Mary Washington, 10-7
April 20, 2006

SALISBURY-MARY WASHINGTON BOXSCORE
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team rebounded from their first loss on Saturday at the hands of the College of New Jersey to win on Thursday afternoon, defeating the conference rival Eagles of Mary Washington in a close game, 10-7. Senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) led the team with five points, scoring three goals and recording two assists on the afternoon. 

Scott would open the scoring of the game with a goal at the 27:10 mark of the first half, taking a pass from Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) to give Salisbury the 1-0 lead. Mary Washington’s Kaitlyn Barker would tie the score at less then fifteen seconds later, then Scott answered with her second goal at the 25:20 mark to make it 2-1 in favor of the Sea Gulls. 

Mary Washington would again tie the score as Caitlin Erickson took a pass from Meaghan O’Leary at the 20:38 mark and put it past Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) for the score. Salisbury would then score three times to make it 5-2, with goals from Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty), Simmons, and Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill). The Eagles, however, would not go away as they scored twice, getting goals from Karen Pickering and Margaret Murray, to close within one, 5-4. Simmons would add her second goal of the game at the 6:37 mark of the first half to give Salisbury the 6-4 lead at halftime. 

In the second half, senior attacker Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) opened the scoring at the 25:01 with an unassisted tally for Salisbury’s seventh goal. Scott would follow with her third goal of the afternoon to make it 8-4 with 20 minutes remaining. The Eagles, however, would get back into the game, scoring three straight goals, with O’Leary scoring her first, Murray her second, and Emily Talbot with her first goal of the day. 

In the final ten minutes, the Sea Gulls were able to hold off the Eagles and stretch the lead to 10-7with Tack scoring her second with just over eight minutes remaining and Simmons scoring her third with three minutes left to secure the win for Salisbury. 

In net, Goetz stopped ten of seventeen shots in sixty minutes to earn her fourteenth victory of the season. Mary Washington’s Meredith Deitrick took the loss, stopping six of sixteen shots in sixty minutes of play. 

With the victory in the final conference match of the season, Salisbury will enjoy a first-round bye as the number one seed in the upcoming CAC Tournament that is set to begin Sunday, April 23. The Sea Gulls will await the final seedings by the conference to determine their potential match-up when they return to action on Tuesday, April 25.

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No. 1 Sea Gulls Upset by No. 6 College of New Jersey, 11-9
April 15, 2006

SALISBURY-TCNJ BOXSCORE
EWING, NJ - The Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team had their 13-game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon at the hands of the defending national champion College of New Jersey Lions, 11-9.  The loss is only the second time in two seasons that the Sea Gulls have tasted defeated, the last time coming against this same TCNJ team in 2005 National Championship game.

The Sea Gulls were quick to get on the scoreboard, as senior midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) scored just 31 seconds into the game to give SU the early 1-0 lead.  The next two goals were both scored on free-position-shots, one by Salisbury and one by New Jersey.  Rachel Gordon scored for TCNJ to tie the game, but 37 seconds later Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) scored her lone goal of the game to give back Salisbury their one goal lead.

However, the Salisbury lead would be short lived as TCNJ ripped off five unanswered goals over the next 10 minutes of play to give the Lions a 6-2 advantage.  The Sea Gulls would close out the first half scoring the final three goals, two by junior Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), the first of which was assisted by Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) and the second coming on a free-position-shot, and one by McCarthy who finished with a game high four goals.

At the half, the Lions were clinging to a one goal lead.  Sea Gull goaltender Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped seven shots in the first half, on way to finishing the game with 10 saves.  TCNJ held the slight advantage in shots and groundballs in the first frame, out shooting the Gulls 18-13 and scooping up 10 ground balls to Salisbury’s seven.

The second half started with the Lions striking first.  Lauren Dougher scored an unassisted goal at the 22:25 mark to give TCNJ a quick two goal lead at 7-5.  Tack answered for Salisbury, as she recorded her only goal of the game off of a feed from McCarthy at the 20:40 mark to pull back within one, but New Jersey would score the next two goals to open up the lead to three goals with 15:06 remaining.

Salisbury would scored three of the next four goals to pull back within one of New Jersey at 10-9, but with 5:14 remaining, Kate Neese scored her second goal of the afternoon to give New Jersey the 11-9 lead they would never relinquish.

McCarthy finished the game with five points, netting four goals and adding one assist to lead the Sea Gulls, while Bridget Bigley led the Lions with three goals on the afternoon.

The Sea Gulls would ultimately be plagued by their 20 turnovers, 12 of which came in the second half resulting in three of the TCNJ goals.  The Sea Gulls would also be out-shot for the first time on the year, only getting off 19 shots to TCNJ’s 29. 

Salisbury, now 13-1 (CAC 5-0), will return to action on Thursday, April 20th as they travel to Fredericksburg, VA to face Capital Athletic Conference foe Mary Washington with a scheduled start for 4:30 p.m.

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No. 1 Sea Gulls Defeat Seahawks of St. Mary's College, 18-5
April 8, 2006

SALISBURY-ST. MARY'S BOXSCORE
ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. - As the sports in Salisbury were washed out on Saturday, the Sea Gulls women’s lacrosse team (13-0, 5-0 CAC) were able to play and defeat the Seahawks of St. Mary’s College, 18-5. Senior attacker Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) recorded six points on the afternoon, scoring two goals and recording four assists, to lead the Sea Gulls offense. 

Salisbury scored the first five goals of the game, beginning with Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty)  and Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), each with free-position scores in the first five minutes. Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), Jessica Liston (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill), and Tack with her first goal scored the next three before St. Mary’s Emily Norris cracked the scoreboard for the Seahawks at the 12:00 mark to make it 5-1. 

Salisbury then would score the next nine goals to finish the scoring at 14-1 at halftime. Ackermann and Simmons scored two more goals in the half, while Scott added another tally at the 16:36 mark. Other scorers for Salisbury included Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) with two goals and Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) with one and Tack with her second goal on the afternoon. 

In the second half, St. Mary’s started hot, scoring the first two goals, one by Allie Zerhusen at the 34:15 mark and Becca Christoffersen with a score at the 37:10 mark. Salisbury’s Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco) then scored to extend the score to 15-3 until the Seahawks scored two more goals. Zerhusen scored her second of the game at the 44:12 mark, while Katy Perry scored her first of the afternoon at the 47:17 mark. Funk, Ackermann, and Simmons would each add one more goal to close the scoring. 

Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped three of eight shots on the day to earn her 13th win of the season. St. Mary’s Melissa Puzak made eight saves on the afternoon but took the loss. 

Salisbury out-shot the Seahawks, 41-10, for the game including 30-2 in the first half. The ground ball advantage also went to Salisbury, 41-20. The Sea Gulls were successful on 19 of 22 clears, while St. Mary’s was successful on 14 of 20. Salisbury also held the advantage in draw controls, 14-11, with Liston and Simmons each recording three. 

The women’s lacrosse team will return to action next Saturday, April 15, as they travel to Trenton, New Jersey to take on the Lions of The College of New Jersey at 1:00 p.m. The team will then travel to Fredericksburg, Maryland to take on the Eagles of Mary Washington before opening the CAC Tournament on Sunday, April 23.

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No. 1 Sea Gulls De-claw No. 15 Bears of Ursinus, 17-2
April 4, 2006

SALISBURY-URSINUS BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team remained perfect on the season Tuesday afternoon as they turned aside the No. 15-ranked Bears of Ursinus College, 17-2. Attackers Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) and Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) each tallied four points on the afternoon to lead the Sea Gulls to victory. The win improves Salisbury to 12-0 on the season and drops Ursinus to 6-3. 

At the end of the first half, the Sea Gulls held a 9-0 advantage over Ursinus. Tack began the scoring for Salisbury with an unassisted goal, one of two in the half, at the 28:53 mark of the first half. Scott followed with a score at the 26:43 mark, taking a pass from Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) for the goal. Sophomore midfielder Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) followed with a free-position goal at the 22:48 mark. Ackermann would add another score at the 4:52 mark to close the scoring. 

Other scorers in the first included Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) with two goals, and single goals from Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) and Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook). Assists would be recorded by Scott, Tack, and Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross). 

In the second half, Salisbury would outscore Ursinus, eight goals to two. Khatchatoorian began the scoring for Salisbury at the 28:39 mark, and then Ursinus would get on the board with a goal from Kaitlin Glenn. Scott would then score two, one at the 20:09 mark and another at the 14:23 mark, and Tack would follow with her third of the game at the 13:23 mark. Freshman midfielder Robyn Bishop (Columbia, MD/River Hill) would then score one goal at the 10:03 mark and another at the 2:04 mark, assisted by Kelly Mulligan (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata). 

Other scorers in the second half for Salisbury included Stephanie Shores (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill) with a helper from Caitlin Hudgins (Pasadena, MD/Chesapeake), and Carey McCrone (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) with 41 seconds remaining. Ursinus’s Debbie Jensen would add a goal at the 2:55 mark, but it was not enough to overcome the Sea Gulls. 

Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) would earn her twelfth win on the season (12-0), stopping one of three shots on goal. Ursinus’s Allyson Shicora took the loss (6-3), stopping seven of twenty-four shots on goal in the contest. 

The Sea Gulls now hit the road for three straight contests prior to the CAC Tournament set to begin on April 23, 2006. The Sea Gulls will take on St. Mary’s on Saturday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m., and then travel to Trenton, NJ to take on the College of New Jersey at 1:00 p.m., and then close the regular season in Fredericksburg, Virginia to take on the University of Mary Washington at 4:30 p.m.

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Sea Gulls Women's LAX Breezes Past Frostburg State, 24-2
April 1, 2006

SALISBURY-FROSTBURG BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, MD - The No. 1 ranked Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team breezed to their 11th victory of the season Saturday afternoon, crushing the visiting Bobcats of Frostburg State University, 24-2, from Sea Gull Field.  Salisbury’s last two games have seen the Sea Gulls total 47 goals, while only giving up five.  The win moves SU to 11-0 (CAC 4-0) on the year, while dropping FSU to 3-5.

Senior Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) started the scoring off for Salisbury at the 28:44 mark on a free-position-shot-on-goal.  Scott finished the afternoon with seven points, netting three goals and adding four assists, tallying her season total to 63 points (26 goals, 37 assists).  Two minutes later Salisbury’s Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) took a pass from Scott and scored her first of five goals on the afternoon.  McCarthy finished the contest with six points, adding one assists to her goal scoring.

The Sea Gulls had seven different players score in the first half.  Junior Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/ Springbrook) scored all four of her goals in the first half, scoring two of them on assists by Scott and junior Stephanie Shores (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill).  Senior Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) did all her damage before halftime, finishing the afternoon with five points (3 goals, 2 assists).  

The Sea Gulls dominated the first half, out shooting the Bobcats 29-7 and scooping up 14 more ground balls than FSU (20-6).  Salisbury held a 17-0 lead at the break.

The second half was a lot of the same from Salisbury, with a flock of new Sea Gulls getting into the game.  Shores added two goals to go along with her first half assists, and freshman Holly Johnson (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley) put two of her own in the back of the net.  Junior Kelly Mulligan (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata) scored a first half goal for Salisbury, and added an assists in the second half to freshman Jessica Chmielewski (Woodbine, MD/South Carroll) who finished the game with two goals and one assist.

Frostburg State was able to score twice in the second frame, the first goal coming off of a free-position-shot-on-goal by sophomore Lindsay Lamont and the second coming from junior Brittany Brumby.

Salisbury continued to out shoot the Bobcats in the second half as well, getting 17 shots off to Frostburg’s five.  For the game Salisbury out shot FSU, 46-12.  The Gulls continued their dominance in the ground ball category as well; picking up 12 to Frostburg’s seven.

The Sea Gulls return to action Tuesday, April 8th as they host No. 15 ranked Ursinus College in a non-conference game.  The game is scheduled for a 4:00 pm start.

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No. 1 Salisbury Women's LAX Dominates York College, 23-3
March 30, 2006

SALISBURY-YORK BOXSCORE
YORK, Pa. – The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team, recently ranked No. 1 in the nation, dominated the Spartans of York College, 23-3, on Thursday Afternoon in York, Pennsylvania. The victory improves the Sea Gulls to 10-0 on the season and has won 19-straight regular season contests, a streak that began two years ago today with a 18-3 victory at home against Randolph-Macon. 

As a team, the Sea Gulls out-shot York, 45-11, and held a halftime lead of 10-0 and outscored York 13-3 in the second half for the victory. The Salisbury offense was led once again by attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), who scored six points on the afternoon, tallying three goals on five shots and recording three assists. Junior attacker Stephanie Shores (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill) recorded four points, tallying three goals and an assist, while freshman midfielder Jessica Chmielewski (Woodbine, MD/South Carroll) recorded a hat trick as well, scoring three goals on three shots on goal. 

Salisbury also received two goals a piece from Robyn Bishop (Columbia, MD/River Hill), Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest), Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), and Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco). 

Sophomore midfielder Jaclyn VanLuit and junior midfielder Jaclyn Girsh led the Spartan offense, tallying two points each. Girsh scored two goals, while VanLuit added a goal and an assist. 

Salisbury senior goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) recorded four saves on six shots in 52:26 minutes of action to earn her tenth victory of the season. Freshman goalie Sonja Stuart (Rockville, MD/Good Counsel) played the final 7:34, recording two saves on three shots. Freshman goalie Anne Feustle made 13 saves on 36 shots in 60 minutes of action to take the loss. 

In the game, the referees issued four yellow cards, three to Lindsay Nixon, Girsh, and Laurie Graf of York College in the first half and one to Salisbury’s Kelly Mulligan (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata) in the second half. 

Salisbury will return to action Saturday as they host Frostburg State University at 12:00 p.m. at the SU Athletic Complex. The team then hosts Ursinus College on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:00 p.m. before embarking on a three-stop trip before the CAC Tournament.

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Salisbury Remains Perfect, Turns Aside Randolph-Macon, 19-5
March 28, 2006

SALISBURY-RANDOLPH MACON BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, MD - The Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team (9-0) flew by Randolph-Macon College, 19-5, Tuesdays afternoon at Sea Gull Field. The second ranked Sea Gulls dominated the first half out scoring the Jackets 13-1. The offense was led by sophomore midfielder Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) who had four goals and senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) who collected five points on the day. Senior goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped 11 shots of 14 shots picking up her ninth win of the year. 

Salisbury got on the board first when senior attacker Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) ran around the back of the net to the left side, firing a shot that made its way into the net for a 1-0 lead. Two minutes later Ackermann scored her first goal when she was awarded a free position. Salisbury scored their third goal on a free position when senior midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) shot low for her first of three goals. 

Salisbury used smooth passing throughout the game keeping the Yellow Jackets off balance. Tack made a quick pass from behind the net, hitting cutter Ackermann for her second goal of the game. The Sea Gulls next goal was started on defense when senior Sara Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck) picked up a ground ball and fired a pass down the right side to Scott who raced along the sideline creating a fast break then lobbed a nice pass to senior attacker Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) who ripped a shot into the back of the net for a 5-0 lead. Salisbury scored 58 seconds later when Scott set out sophomore midfielder Jessica Liston (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill) for an easy goal. 

The lead was maintained by a defense that swarmed the Yellow Jackets star player Traci Phipps all game. Phipps averaged three goals a game in the season the Sea Gull defense held her in check allowing only one goal by Phipps. 

Scott got her first goal of the game while working behind the net. She faked a pass to the middle then spun toward the right shielding the defender when she put the ball past the goalie. Junior midfielder Kate Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) got into the action with ten minutes left in the first half scoring a goal with an assist from Funk. Scott made another fantastic pass, splitting the defense find Liston for the goal and a 12-1 lead. The Sea Gulls finished the half strong when the same duo Scott and Liston combined for another goal.  Liston intercepted a pass from the goal and then found Scott slicing down the middle who fired the shot above the goalies shoulder with 12 seconds left in the half for the score. 

Salisbury scored six goals in the second half. Junior attacker Stephanie Shores (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill) scored three of the goals with assists coming from junior attacker Caitlin Hudgins (Pasadena, MD/Chesapeake) and freshmen Jessica Chmielewski (Woodbine, MD/South Carroll). Junior midfielder Kelly Mulligan (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata) added two goals in the second half with assists from Shores and senior Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown).  Freshman goalie Sonja Stuart (Rockville, MD/Good Counsel) was able to see action in front of the net in the second half. 

The Sea Gulls take their unbeaten record on the road against CAC member York College, Thursday, March 30th, at 3pm.

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Sea Gulls Drop Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall, 14-8
March 26, 2006

SALISBURY-FRANKLIN & MARSHALL BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, MD - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse remained unbeaten Sunday afternoon, with a 14-8 win over the visiting Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall College.  Nine different players scored for Salisbury, led by senior Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) who tallied five points on the afternoon.

The Sea Gulls scored early and often in the first half, on way to an eight goal advantage at the intermission.  Scott started the scoring with a goal at the 28:59 mark and three other Gulls followed to give Salisbury the early 4-0 lead.  Franklin & Marshall answered with a pair of goals from Kelly Cassels and Catherine Onnen to cut into the SU lead.  However, Salisbury ran off six unanswered goals to close out the first half and take the 10-2 lead into the break.

The second half started with the Diplomats scoring three straight goals to pull within five of Salisbury at the 16:37 mark.   Despite the sluggish start, Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill), Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), and Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross)  all found the back of the net to push the SU lead back to eight goals with 13:14 remaining. 

Salisbury was able to score one more goal, as Jessica Wirth (Baltimore, MD/Patapsco) scored with 6:59 left in the game to give Salisbury a 14-6 lead.  F&M scored two more goals within one minute and a half of each other to round out the scoring.

Scott finished with two goals and three assists, while Tack finished with three goals and one assist.  Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) scored twice for Salisbury and Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) and Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) each added a goal of their own.  Kristen Foster led the Diplomats with two goals.

The Sea Gulls out shot F&M 37-20 and controlled the groundballs, scooping up 47 to the Dip’s 24.  Diplomat goalie Kamissa Mort stopped 14 shots, 10 of which came in the second half.

Salisbury plays next in a non-conference against the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College.  The game is set for a 3:00 pm start on Tuesday, March 28th.

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Sea Gulls Women's LAX Downs Middlebury College, 8-6
March 22, 2006

SALISBURY-MIDDLEBURY BOXSCORE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. - The unbeaten #2 ranked Sea Gulls and the #3 Middlebury Panthers squared-off in West Palm Beach, Florida. But, only Salisbury will be leaving Florida with its undefeated record still intact. The Sea Gulls (7-0) downed the Panthers (2-1), 8-6, in an intense mid-season contest. 

Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) had an outstanding game in net for the Gulls as she stopped 12 Panther shots en route to the victory. Goetz stymied the Middlebury attack on several occasions and allowed Salisbury to maintain the lead they held at halftime, 6-3. 

Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) and Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) paced the Sea Gull offense. McCarthy notched three goals and Simmons had two tallies against Panther goalkeeper, Blair Bowie. The Sea Gulls recorded five assists on their eight goals, a higher percentage than their season average, as Salisbury passed effectively to setup scoring opportunities. Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) had two assists, and Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) added a goal and an assist. Salisbury’s point leader, Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) made big contributions with a goal and two assists, tied for the game-high in points with McCarthy. Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) accounted for the other Sea Gull goal, her eight of the season. 

For the Panthers, Elizabeth Renehan scored a pair of goals, while Michele Bergofsky added a goal and an assist. Kim Walker, Channing Weymouth and Claire Edelen added solo goals in the loss. Bowie made seven saves in goal. 

The Sea Gulls head back to Maryland for a Sunday match-up against the talented Diplomats of Franklin and Marshall College. The Diplomats scored two wins in West Palm Beach over their break and are currently 4-0 on the year.

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Senior Attacker Kate Scott Named Women's LAX Athlete of the Week
March 22, 2006

SALISBURY, Md. - Senior attacker Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) was named the CAC Women’s Lacrosse Athlete of the Week for the week ending March 19, the conference announced Monday. In two Salisbury victories, Scott tallied 12 points on six goals and six assists. 

In Salisbury’s 24-1 rout of Marymount on Wednesday, March 15, Scott tallied two goals and three assists.  She followed up that performance with four goals and three more assists against the Gophers of Goucher in Salisbury’s 24-3 win on Saturday, March 18. 

Honorable mentions were given to Mary Washington’s Karen Pickering, Catholic’s Courtney Murray, St. Mary’s Lauren Carrier, and York’s Jaclyn Girsch. 

Scott’s honor is the first this season for women’s lacrosse.  Other Salisbury athletes to be honored this year include Ryan Rohde of the men’s lacrosse team; pitcher Lacey Lister of the softball team; and outfielder Jason Lively of the baseball team. 

Following the women’s lacrosse team’s 8-6 victory over Middlebury today, the team will return to Salisbury to host the Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall at the SU Athletic Complex on Sunday, March 26. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.

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Sea Gulls Women's LAX Crush Gophers of Goucher, 24-3
March 18, 2006

SALISBURY-GOUCHER BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, MD - Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) scored four goals and added three assists as the Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team defeated Goucher College, 24-3, Saturday afternoon. With the win, Salisbury improves their record to 6-0 and 3-0 in conference play, while the Gophers fall to 2-3 and 1-2 in the Capital Athletic Conference.

Salisbury University jumped out to an early six goal lead in just 10 minutes.  Senior Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) totaled six points on the day, scoring three goals and adding three assists all in the first half.  Junior Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) also scored three first half goals, one of which came on a free position shot on goal. 

The lone first half goal for the Gophers came at the 19:13 mark, as Marlo Tersigni scored to make the score 6-1.  However, the Sea Gulls ripped off nine unanswered goals to end the first half and take a 15-1 lead into the intermission.

The second half was much like the first; Salisbury continued their dominance by scoring the first nine goals of the half, pushing their lead to 24-1.  Seven different Gulls scored in the second half, led by Jessica Liston (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill) and Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) who each scored two. 

Goucher’s second half goals were scored by Kate Knitter, one of which coming off an assist by Whitney Groseclose.

Starting goalkeeper Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) finished the afternoon with five saves before being relieved of duty by Sonja Stuart (Rockville, MD/Good Counsel). 

As a team, Salisbury corralled 38 ground balls and forced 12 Gopher turnovers.  Goucher was able to scoop up 17 ground balls and only forced one Sea Gull turnover.

Salisbury’s next game is on Wednesday, March 22nd, in West Palm Beach, Florida as they take on second ranked Middlebury College. 

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Sea Gulls Women's LAX Dominates Marymount, 24-1
March 15, 2006

SALISBURY-MARYMOUNT BOXSCORE
 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team opened a 15-1 lead at the intermission en route to a 24-1 rout over Marymount University Wednesday night at the Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. The Sea Gulls were led offensively by Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), who tallied five points – two goals and three assists – on the evening. 

Other top scorers for the Sea Gulls included Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) with four points – three goals and an assist – and Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) with three goals on the evening.  Ackermann, McCarthy, and Scott were three of 15 different goal scores for Salisbury. 

Marymount only mustered three shots on the night, while Anne Hatfield scored the Saints’s lone goal. 

In the net, Salisbury’s Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped two of three shots to earn her fifth victory of the season. Marymount starter Beth Dickey was bombarded in the first half, giving up 15 goals while making six saves to take the loss. 

The victory improves the Sea Gulls to 5-0 on the young season, 2-0 against CAC opponents. Salisbury will return to action Saturday, March 18 as they host Goucher College at 12:00 p.m. at the SU Athletic Complex.

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Salisbury Women's Lacrosse Defeats Rowan University, 18-6
March 11, 2006

SALISBURY-ROWAN BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team continued their hot start to the 2006 season Saturday with a victory over Rowan University, 18-6. The win puts the Sea Gulls at a perfect 4-0 on the season as they open conference action next week. 

Salisbury opened the scoring with three quick goals in the first three minutes, two by Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) and one by Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross). Rowan answered with two of their own, but Salisbury would outscore the Profs, 8-1, over the last 15 minutes of the half to give Salisbury the 11-3 edge going into halftime. Carly Welsh scored two and Caitlin Meseroll one for Rowan. 

In the second half, the Sea Gulls outscored Rowan, 7-3. Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) added two goals, while Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) and Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest) each added one goal. Katie Kline scored two of Rowan’s goals, while Maureen Doyle added one as well. 

McCarthy led the team with four goals on the afternoon, followed by Tack with three. Tack added six assists to record nine points on the day, while Scott added six assists as well to give her seven points on the day. Other goal scorers for Salisbury included Sue Ackerman (Sykesville, MD/Liberty), Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park), and Jessica Liston (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill) with two each and Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) with one. 

In net, Salisbury’s Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped 14 of 20 shots to earn her fourth win (4-0) of the season. Rowan’s Katherine Rowland stopped three of 10 shots in 30:00 in net to take the loss. 

As a team, Salisbury held the advantage in shots, 38-23, and ground balls, 33-24. Rowan was 1-4 in free position shot attempts, while Salisbury was 0-2. Rowan won the advantage in draw controls, 14-12. 

The women’s team will travel Wednesday, March 15, to Alexandria, VA to take on conference opponent Marymount University at 7:30 p.m. The team returns home to host Goucher College at 12:00 p.m. at the SU Athletic Complex.

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Salisbury Women's LAX Continues Hot Start, Downs VWC, 16-4
February 28, 2006

SALISBURY-VIRGINIA WESLEYAN BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team (3-0) continued their hot start to the 2006 campaign as they topped the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan (0-1), 16-4. Four Sea Gulls scored three goals apiece in the victory.

In the first half, Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) opened the game scoring eleven seconds into the contest with one of her three unassisted tallies. Sue Ackerman (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) followed 8:13 mark with the assist from Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill). Junior midfielder Natalie Degele (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) followed with her first goal of the season, followed by two unassisted strikes from McCarthy.

 

Other scorers for Salisbury in the first half included two goals from Tack and one apiece from Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) and Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest). The Marlins’ Laura Wallace and Jillian Boyd added scores to give Salisbury a 9-2 lead at halftime.

 

In the second half, Ackerman (12:42 mark, 15:33 mark) and Khatchatoorian (7:27 mark, 14:40 mark) added two more scores for Salisbury, while Tack added her third score (4:35). Other scorers in the half for Salisbury included Scott’s second tally sixteen seconds in and Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) with her first score of the season at the 22:11 mark. Boyd and Wallace would add one goal each for Virginia Wesleyan to end the scoring for the contest.

 

In net, Salisbury’s Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped three of seven shots on goal to earn her third win of the season. Ashley Sippel stopped 14 of 30 shots to take the loss for Virginia Wesleyan. In the game, Salisbury’s Jessica Chmielewski (Woodbine, MD/South Carroll) and Virginia Wesleyan’s Holley Marchwicki were each issued a yellow card.

 

Salisbury out shot the Marlins for the game, 36-12, and held a 38-24 advantage in ground balls. Salisbury also had the advantage in draw controls, led by McCarthy’s four. Turnovers hurt the Marlins, as they had 21 for the game, compared to Salisbury’s 12.

 

Salisbury will return to action on Saturday, March 11, as they host Rowan University at the SU Athletic Complex. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. The Sea Gulls will then travel to Alexandria, Virginia to take on Marymount University on Wednesday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m., and then return home to host Goucher College on Saturday, March 18 at 12:00 p.m.

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Salisbury Women's Lacrosse Trips Up CNU Captains, 15-4
February 26, 2006

SALISBURY-CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT BOXSCORE
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Salisbury women’s lacrosse team (2-0) traveled to Newport News, Virginia Sunday afternoon and defeated the Captains of Christopher Newport, 15-4. Attacker Liz Funk (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) and midfielder Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) scored three goals apiece to pace the Sea Gull offense. 

In the first half, Salisbury’s Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at the 27:03 mark. Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) scored less than a minute later, taking a pass from McCarthy for the score. Salisbury also received goals from McCarthy twice, Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest), Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), and Funk in the first half. Christopher Newport’s Kristyn Hawkins and Shayna Sargent scored to make the score 9-2.  

In the second half, Funk opened the scoring for Salisbury with her second goal of the afternoon at the 29:23 mark. Scott followed with another tally, followed by Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill), McCarthy for her third, Jessica Liston (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill) and Funk with her third tally. The Captain’s Hankins followed with her second goal of the season, while teammate Sally Allstadt closed the scoring on the afternoon. 

In net, Salisbury goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston) stopped seven of eleven shots to capture her second win of the season. Captain’s goalie Lindsay Naill stopped 14 of 29 shots on goal but received the loss. 

Salisbury out shot Christopher Newport 33-15 on the afternoon and held the advantage in ground balls, 19-16. 

Salisbury returns to action Tuesday, February 28, as they travel to Virginia Beach, Virginia to take on Virginia Wesleyan College at 3:00 p.m.

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Salisbury Looks for Another Shot at the National Title
February 22, 2006

SALISBURY-CATHOLIC BOXSCORE
SALISBURY, MD - The Salisbury University women’s lacrosse team got off on the right foot to begin the 2006 season as they routed visiting Catholic, 20-4, from Sea Gull Field on Wednesday afternoon.  With the win, the Gull’s have won 18 of their last 19 contests and 22 consecutive conference games.

Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) led the way for Salisbury with a seven point day scoring three goals and adding four assists.  Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) tacked on her own six goal performance, scoring two goals within the first three minutes of the game to help SU jump out to an early 2-0 lead.  Goals by Sue Ackermann (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) and Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) pushed the Sea Gull lead to 4-0 before Catholic answered with two goals by Jaclyn Seward and Jessica Euler to close the gap to two goals at the 19:49 mark.  That was as close as CUA would get to overtaking the Salisbury lead, as McCarthy added her third goal of the game 10 seconds later.

Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) finished out the first half scoring three of the next four goals to give Salisbury a 9-2 advantage at the intermission.

The second half was similar to the first.  SU opened up with a 9-0 run to extended their lead to 18-2 with 14:16 remaining. McCarthy put her final three goals of the game in the back of the net during that stretch, while Scott scored three of her own goals and added three assists. Monica Manco and Marcy Cuneo scored the two second half goals for the Cardinals.

The draw control was relatively even, with Salisbury coming out on top in the category, 11-10. One of the main differences of the game, besides the score, was the Sea Gulls ability to collect 27 ground balls to the Cardinals 15. Sarah Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck), Kelly Phillips (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa), and Bateman each corralled three ground balls.

As a team Salisbury shot over 60% and held CUA to a shooting percentage of 22.

Salisbury will next play on Sunday, February 26th as they travel to Newport News, Virginia to face the Captains of Christopher Newport University in a non-conference game.

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Salisbury Looks for Another Shot at the National Title
February 8, 2006

2006 ROSTER | 2006 SCHEDULE | 2005 FINAL STATISTICS
SALISBURY, Md. – The 2005 Salisbury women’s lacrosse team did just about everything you can hope for from a team in one season. The Sea Gulls had six players receive all-conference awards, including the Coach of the Year, Jim Nestor (5th season as Head Coach), and the Capital Athletic Conference player-of- the-year Linda Ackermann. Salisbury had two first-team All-American selections, Lynsey Bateman and Ackerman, and also had a third-team All-American selection, Sarah Davis (Arnold, MD/Broadneck). In addition to all of the individual accolades, the Gulls also reached the school’s first number one ranking and also defeated The College of New Jersey for the first time in school history. SU compiled 17 wins, which is also a school record, and finished the season ranked second and the national runner up. 

With all of the success last season, the 2006 Sea Gulls are poised and ready to make another run at the national title. “Our main goal is to take care of the small things and if we can do that, the big things will fall into place,” said Nestor. 

SU has four players that are rated as pre-season All-Americans according to Inside Lax Magazine. Senior Mary Bateman (Sparks, MD/Hereford) and Davis were selected as first-team All-Americans, while Kate Scott (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) and Jessica Froats (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) earned third team honors. 

Davis, a senior defender, will be one of the anchors alongside goalie Ali Goetz (Fallston, MD/Fallston), who had only a 6.37 goal against average last season, and senior Katy Funk (White Hall, MD/Hereford) who was a first-team All-CAC player. This experienced defense will also be joined by sophomore Kelly Phillips (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) and senior Lauren Sacchetti (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill). Salisbury rotates several players on defense and Nestor expects Phillips and Sacchetti to make a big impact for the Gulls. 

On the offensive side of the field, Salisbury has two big voids to fill with the graduation of Ackermann and Bateman. Although the Gulls were ranked number one in the nation in scoring offense last season, Nestor isn’t too worried about the ranking this season. “As long as we score one more goal than the other team at the end of the game, I’ll be happy,” said Nestor. 

Salisbury does return Scott, who was the leader in total points for the Sea Gulls last year with 72 (39 goals and 33 assists). SU also brings back senior Amanda Tack (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) and senior Erin McCarthy (Gaithersburg, MD/Holy Cross) who scored 24 and 33 goals each respectively. With the loss of Bateman and Ackermann Nestor expects several players to step up and fill these positions. Nestor will look to Natalie Degele (14 goals) (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) and Liz Funk (14 goals) (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) on attack. In the midfield, Ani Khatchatoorian (Gaithersburg, MD/Northwest), Katie Simmons (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), and Sue Ackermann (Sykesville MD/Liberty), who scored a combined 40 goals for the Gulls last season, will look to take control. 

The 2006 Sea Gulls have a lot of experience and according to coach Nestor the Gulls know the determination and hard work it takes to make another run at the national title. Salisbury has adopted the team slogan, “Revenge in ’06,” and they will get their opportunity at revenge on April 15th, when they travel to Ewing, New Jersey to play the defending national champions, The College of New Jersey Lions.

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