SALISBURY, MARYLAND — Seventh-ranked Salisbury University field hockey scored six goals in the second half and beat No. 13 Cortland 7-1 on Friday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium, with Alex Kupper scoring three times for her first career hat trick, the university said.
After a scoreless first quarter, Kupper tipped in a Layla Kent shot off a penalty corner in the second quarter. Ryan Lowe and Dakotah Trader scored in the third quarter for a 3-0 lead before Cortland's Grace Esposito answered in the 44th minute. Tessa Gray and Kupper scored a minute apart early in the fourth, Kupper finished the hat trick in the 55th minute, and Baylie Williamson added the last goal in the final minute.
Kent assisted on three goals and leads the team with 31 points. Salisbury outshot Cortland 23-8, and goalkeeper Maddie Castaneda made five saves.
The win moved the Sea Gulls to 11-3 overall and 4-0 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference, according to the team schedule. Salisbury's roster lists Easton freshman Juliana Stepp with Saints Peter & Paul as her high school; she was not among the scorers Friday.
Salisbury plays its last regular-season road game at No. 10 Rowan on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Seven goals against a ranked conference rival, and one regular-season road trip left, at Rowan.
Source: Salisbury University Athletics
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