Sue Ackerman, the 2008 CAC Player of the Year, poured in eight points on three goals and a game-high five assists, and helped Salisbury pull away in the second half for an 18-7 victory over Catholic in the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Regional Championship Game.

The victory improved SU's record to 22-0, setting the team record for most wins in a season and extending the longest current win streak in the country. 

The top-ranked Sea Gulls will make their fifth appearance in the NCAA semifinal round next Saturday, May 17, at Donald J. Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va. The Sea Gulls will face No. 4 Hamilton College (19-1) who defeated No. 7 Middlebury College, 9-7, in another regional final. Salisbury and Hamilton will play at 11:30 a.m.

The winner will advance to Sunday's championship game and face the winner of the other semifinal between defending national champion and third-ranked Franklin & Marshall College and No. 2 The College of New Jersey.  F&M defeated SU in the 2007 title match, and TCNJ captured the 2006 title.

It was the third straight game that Ackermann tied or broke a Salisbury women's lacrosse record.  She moved past former SU standout Christine Sliger (1992-2002) for the career lead in assists (147 was the record) while she finally surpassed Jen Mezzadra (1998-2001) on the career list for points (315 was the record). Ackermann now has 170 goals, 148 assists and 318 points in her four-year career as a Sea Gull.

Her sights can now turn to a national record as she is now five points shy of the NCAA Division III single-season point's record of 154 currently held by Courtney Crangi of Goucher set in 1996. For the season, Ackermann has scored 80 goals, 69 assists for 149 points.

Beth Rhodey, who led SU with five goals, and Ackerman each scored twice as the hosts scored the first seven goals of the second half to break the game open from the Sea Gulls' 8-5 halftime advantage.  Kim Cudmore also added four goals and two assists for the winners.