Salisbury Field Hockey Advances to NCAA Final Four With 1-0 Victory Over Ursinus
Second-ranked Salisbury is on its way to the NCAA Field Hockey Final Four following a thrilling 1-0 victory against sixth-ranked Ursinus on Sunday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.
Freshman Arielle Johnston scored the game's lone goal in the 45th minute to propel the Sea Gulls (18-1) to their third semifinal in four years. It marks the 12th time a CAC field hockey has reached the Final Four, and the 10th semifinal appearance for Salisbury.
Salisbury will meet third-ranked Tufts (18-2) in the semifinals on Saturday in Geneva, N.Y. The Sea Gulls squared off against the Jumbos in the semifinals in 2009, winning 1-0, en route to the program's fifth national championship.
The other semifinal will feature top-ranked Messiah (20-1) vs. ninth-ranked Babson (21-2). The two semifinal winners will meet in the championship on Sunday, Nov. 20.