Top-seeded Salisbury clinched the 2019 CAC Field Hockey Championship with a thrilling 2-1 victory over second-seeded Christopher Newport on Saturday (Nov. 9) in Salisbury. The Sea Gulls won their 22nd league title and second consecutive conference crown.

Salisbury took an early 1-0 edge when Camryn Dennis capitalized on a scoring opportunity at the 9:16 mark of the first. Christopher Newport gained the equalizer in the 36th minute when Nyla Lewis scored on an assist from Courtney Fiest. 

Then, im the 56th minute, CAC Player of the Year Arielle Johnston scored the biggest goal of the season which proved to be the conference title-clinching score. Johnston took advantage of her chance on a pass from Rachel Domanico to lift the Sea Gulls to the 2-1 victory.

Salisbury now advances to the NCAA Tournament after securing the conference's automatic berth. The field will be announced late Sunday night (Nov. 10) with first round action starting on Wednesday (Nov. 13). 

2019 Capital Athletic Conference Tournament Schedule

First Round - Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 1: #4 York (Pa.) def. #5 Mary Washington, 4-2 | BOX SCORE
Game 2: #3 St. Mary's (Md.) def. #6 Southern Virginia, 8-0 | BOX SCORE
Note - top two seeds gain first-round byes

Semifinal Round - Wednesday, Nov. 6
Game 3: #1 Salisbury def. #4 York (Pa.), 3-0 | BOX SCORE
Game 4: #2 Christopher Newport def. #3 St. Mary's (Md.), 2-1 | BOX SCORE

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 9
Game 5: #1 Salisbury def. #2 Christopher Newport, 2-1 | BOX SCORE 

2019 CAC Field Hockey All-Tournament Team

Salisbury
Arielle Johnston (Most Valuable Player)
Jillian Hughes
Lindsey Elgin
Cam Dennis

Christopher Newport
Rachel Cooke
Courtney Fiest
Izzy Diz

St. Mary's
Sophie Carlson
Meghan Ronan

York
Dana Meehling
Amanda Boclair