The No. 7 Salisbury University field hockey team lost to No. 9 SUNY Cortland 4-3 in overtime Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division III tournament second round at Ursinus College.

Salisbury (15-4) scored all three of its goals in the first half but could not find the cage in the final 38 minutes of the contest. The Gulls totaled 21 shots, 12 on goal, and took 11 penalty corner opportunities while they held the Red Dragons (17-2) to eight shots on goal and five penalty corners.

The maroon and gold got on the scoreboard 11 minutes into the game when Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year Kandice Hancock scored an unassisted goal. Hancock's goal is her 10th of the season.

The Sea Gulls added their second goal in the 24th minute when junior Lauren Correll scored off a rebound in front of the Red Dragons' cage. Correll leads the Gulls with 18 goals.  SU added its final goal of the half when junior Beverly Beladino found fellow junior Michelle Rowe on the right hand side for the goal.

Cortland got on the board with no time left in the first half as the Red Dragons scored off a penalty corner. Cortland's Kayla Chambers pushed a shot by Salisbury sophomore goalie Anna Cooke (four saves) as SU led 3-1 at the break. 

Cooke and the SU defense struggled in the second half as they allowed the Red Dragons to take seven shots and score two unassisted goals, which forced the 7-on-7 overtime period. Cortland tied the game at 3-3 in the 54th minute when Christine McCabe scored her sixth goal of the season with a hard shot from the top of the arc.

In overtime, Cortland got two quick shots before Salisbury went on the attack. SU freshman Caitlin Walker placed a shot on goal but was denied by Red Dragon goalie Stacy Billings (nine saves). Cortland drove down the field and scored 50 seconds later as Brenda Semit placed a shot past Cooke for the game-winner. The goal was Semit's 13th of the season.

This is the second straight season that has ended at Ursinus College for the Sea Gulls. Last year, Salisbury lost 2-1 in overtime to Middlebury College in the national semifinals.