Women's Soccer

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Salisbury University women's soccer team went toe-to-toe with one of the nation's elite teams, No. 6 Lynchburg College, on Sunday afternoon on the Hornet's home turf. The Sea Gulls tied the game in the second half to force overtime where the two squads played to a 1-1 tie after two extra periods on the final day of the Shellenberger Classic.

Salisbury (2-1-1) trailed early as Lynchburg (3-0-1) got on the board with an unassisted goal by midfielder Joanie Snyder in the 22nd minute. The Hornets attacked the Sea Gull goal in the first half as Lynchburg ripped off 11 shots. Lynchburg led 1-0 at the half.

In the second half, the Hornets continued to sting the Salisbury defense with 12 shots and two corner kicks. The Sea Gulls swung the momentum in their favor at the 71st minute when senior midfielder Dana Passucci scored an unassisted goal past Hornet goalie Anna Wright (four saves).

The two teams went into overtime where Lynchburg held Salisbury without a shot while the Hornets had one shot in the first overtime period and four in the second. Lynchburg outshot Salisbury 28-9 in the game led by forward Betsy Kwiatkowski's 11 shots (seven on goal).

SU senior goalie Gena Goodson turned in a career game as she made 11 saves including four in the overtime periods.

Salisbury returns to the state of Virginia on Wednesday when the Sea Gulls face the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan College at 7 p.m. Last season, the two teams played to a 1-1 double overtime tie on September 12 in Salisbury, Md.