SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University
women's soccer team advanced to its second consecutive Capital
Athletic Conference championship game with a 4-0 win over Wesley in
the conference semifinals on Wednesday afternoon at the SU Soccer
Complex.
Top-seed Salisbury (14-2-1) scored all four of its goals in the
first half as senior midfielders Sara Schmidt and
Robyn Bishop each had two goals.
Salisbury will host second-seed York (Pa.) College on Saturday,
November 3, in the CAC championship game at the SU Soccer complex.
Salisbury has won three CAC championships (1994, 2000, '06) since
it joined the conference in 1994. The Spartans advanced to the
title game with a 3-0 win over third-seed University of Mary
Washington.
Schmidt started the scoring in the 21st minute with a goal off
an assist from junior Dana Passucci to put SU up
1-0. Bishop scored nearly eight minutes later as she took a rebound
off the post and put it in the back of the net to give the maroon
and gold a 2-0 lead in the 29th minute.
Salisbury continued its scoring barrage as senior Kate
Weaver found Schmidt for her second goal of the afternoon
in the 31st minute. Five minutes later Bishop tacked on her second
goal of the contest off a feed from junior Kelli
Salter.
The Sea Gulls outshot the Wolverines 24-5 for the game and held
an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks.
SU junior Gena Goodson improved her record to
10-2-1 as a starter as she made three saves in the first half.
Wesley's Brittany Block made 10 saves in the loss.