ASHLAND, Va. – The Randolph-Macon Field Hockey team was put to a tough task in their season opener against no. 12 ranked Salisbury on Thursday afternoon. The Sea Gulls took home the victory over the Yellow Jackets in the non-conference tilt.

The Basics

Score: #12 Salisbury 10, Randolph-Macon 0

Location/Venue: Ashland, Virginia/Randolph-Macon College/Nunnally Field

Records: #12 Salisbury (1-0, 0-0 C2C), Randolph-Macon (0-1, 0-0 ODAC)

How it Happened

• The Sea Gulls opened the scoring in the first period with a goal four minutes into the game and added another at the 13:30 mark through the first.
• Junior Goalkeeper Kelsey Seiler (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) shined in the second with 11 saves and zero goals allowed as her efforts kept the halftime deficit at two.
• Salisbury notched four goals in each of the next two periods to widen their lead including four goals in 4:58 by Jordan Brooks.
• Freshman Goalkeeper Cathryn Short (Henrico, Va./Saint Catherine's) played the fourth period and saved seven shots in her 15 minutes of action.

Inside the Numbers

• Kelsey Seiler tallied seventeen saves in the cage to lead the Yellow Jacket efforts.
• Senior Catherine Magill had the lone shot for R-MC in the second period but was blocked.

Up Next

R-MC will travel to McDaniel on Saturday for a 5:30 PM matchup before returning to Ashland on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7:00 PM for a contest with Catholic at Nunnally Field.