ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Oneonta field hockey team was tripped up by No. 3 nationally ranked Salisbury, 7-0, in a SUNYAC match Saturday afternoon at All College Field. Senior Maura Leib (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa) finished with a career-high 23 saves for the Red Dragons as the result moved the team to 8-5 overall, 2-2 in conference play, and the Seagulls to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in the SUNYAC.  

Kaitlyn DeModna and Marli McDorman each recorded two goals and an assist for Salisbury, while three different Seagulls tallied the other three scores. McDorman recorded Salisbury's first goal at 1:39 in the first period, then the road team scored again at 5:32 and 7:42 for a 3-0 lead after the first. DeModna and McDorman both scored in the second period for a 5-0 advantage heading into halftime, then Salisbury found the cage two more times in the fourth period for the 7-0 final.  

Junior Abigail Draper (Remsen, NY/Holland Patent) registered a shot attempt for Oneonta at 42:14 in the third quarter, but it was blocked by a defender. The Red Dragons generated a handful of penalty corners and got the ball into the shooting circle on several occasions in the second half, however the Seagulls' defenders poke-checked or stole the ball before a shot on goal was created.  

Salisbury outshot Oneonta 39-1 in total shots and they held a 16-4 advantage in corner kicks.  

Oneonta is on the road for their next SUNYAC match on Saturday, October 25, as they travel to Cortland for the Battle of the Red Dragons at 1 pm.   Read Full Article