>Site: 
October 2 | Staunton, Va. | SMA Worth Field

>Score: 
Mary Baldwin 3, Salem 1

>Records: 
Salem (4-5-0, 0-3-0 USA South) / Mary Baldwin (3-4-2, 2-1-0 USA South)

>Next Match:
Salem vs. Pfeiffer | October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Varsity Field

STAUNTON, Va. – Mary Baldwin capitalized on two first half goals to earn a 3-1 victory over Salem in USA South Conference action, when the two teams met at SMA Worth Field on Wednesday afternoon. 

Salem scored the first goal of the match when Giselle Ramos sent a shot into the back of the net in the ninth-minute to put the Spirits on the board. 

Caitlyn Brenner drove home a pass from Sara Gruntowicz in the 22nd-minute, scoring the equalizer for the Fighting Squirrels. Teammate Stori Maybank provided Mary Baldwin with the 2-1 lead at the intermission with a goal in the 28th-minute. 

The Fighting Squirrels capped off the first half with 13 shots (six SOG) while Salem countered with nine shots (four SOG). 

The final goal of the match came off the foot of Harmony Crawford, who drove home a pass from Gruntowicz, in the 70th-minute of action. 

Salem's Marissa Doutrich converted eight saves while her counterpart, Maddy Vinson, tallied three on the day. Mary Baldwin finished the match with 23 shots, including 11 shots on goal, while Salem countered with 12 (four SOG).