SALISBURY, MD. – The nationally fifth-ranked Salisbury women's lacrosse team built a 12-7 lead early in the second half and held off a Cortland rally to earn a 12-11 victory versus the third-ranked Red Dragons Wednesday night in non-conference action. The Red Dragons dropped to 1-1 with the setback, while the Sea Gulls improved to 3-0.

Senior Lindsay Abbott (South Onondaga/Onondaga Central) led Cortland with five points on two goals and three assists. Senior Erin Kollar (East Islip) paced the Red Dragons with three goals. Junior Maria Di Fato (Camillus/West Genesee) and sophomore Taylor Reh (Miller Place) netted two goals each, freshman Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) recorded a goal and an assist and senior Jordan Miller (Liverpool) scored a goal. Sophomore Jessica Lavelle (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) contributed team highs of three caused turnovers and four ground balls. Junior goalie Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace/East Islip) registered 10 saves.

Lauren Feusahre paced Salisbury with four goals and two assists, and Allie Wheatley also tallied four goals. Alyssa Fowler scored three goals, Carrie Bray netted a goal and Katie Bollhorst chipped in with two assists. Goalie Ashton Wheatley stopped four shots.

Salisbury opened up a 2-0 lead before Cortland evened the score at 2-2 with 21 minutes, 59 seconds remaining in the first half. The Gulls then scored three straight goals in less than a three-minute span to grab the lead for good at 5-2. The Red Dragons answered by scoring three of the next four goals to pull to within 6-5 at the 9:39 mark. The Gulls closed the half, however, by out scoring Cortland 4-1 to take a 10-6 lead at the half.

After Reh scored her second of the game 3:17 into the second half to cut the deficit to 10-7, Fowler and Wheatley pushed the lead to 12-7 with 20:59 to play. Cortland then started a 4-0 run on Kollar's goals at 17:09 and 10:57. Farrell made it 12-10 at 4:38, and Di Fato netted a free-position goal at 1:39 to pull the Red Dragons within one goal. On the ensuing draw control, Cortland was whistled for a foul, awarding possession to Salisbury, which was able to run out the clock and secure the win.   

Salisbury 12, Cortland 11

Team                  1-2      Final
Cortland (1-1)       6-5      11
Salisbury (3-0)    10-2      12

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Erin Kollar 3-0, Lindsay Abbott 2-3, Maria Di Fato 2-0, Taylor Reh 2-0, Marilyn Farrell 1-1, Jordan Miller 1-0 
Salisbury: Lauren Feusahre 4-2, Allie Wheatley 4-0, Alyssa Fowler 3-0, Carrie Bray 1-0, Katie Bollhorst 0-2

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Shauna Hutchinson, 10 saves (12 GA in 60:00)
Salisbury: Ashton Wheatley, 4 saves (11 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Salisbury 30, Cortland 21
Ground Balls: Salisbury 14, Cortland 13
Clears: Cortland 10-of-15, Salisbury 9-of-11
Draw Controls: Salisbury 16, Cortland 9
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 10, Salisbury 9
Turnovers: Salisbury 12, Cortland 12
Fouls: Cortland 37, Salisbury 18