DOVER, Del. - The intensity was high in the final minutes, but the Delaware State University women's soccer team was unable to get a goal as time expired to make a comeback and lost, 2-1, to Canisius College Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.

"If we stop working as hard as we were, we don't get that chance to score a goal at the end," said DSU head coach Nitan Soni.  "On another day, the ball goes in and you tie things up, but that didn't happen today."

A Canisius foul in the 64^th minute gave junior Jeanette Salgado (Bergenfield, N.J.) her first goal of the season and the fourth of her career.  Sophomore Darcy Pelz-Butler (Silver Spring, Md.) took the free kick for the Hornets and passed it off to Salgado, who was approximately 25 yards out in the middle of the field.  Salgado took the header and got it by Griffs goalie Caroline Robert.

Canisius scored two goals in the first half, one from Maria Nelms in the 20^th minute and another about 10 minutes later from Brook Bandazian.

The game was delayed an extra 30 minutes at halftime due to lightning and thunder.  The extra time allowed the Hornets to collect their thoughts and ramp up their intensity.

"I definitely believe that the daily helped us," remarked Soni.  "We were able to talk to them for a little bit longer.  They came off the field at half disappointed and there was some tension.  We spent that extra 20 minutes reconnecting and making sure that they came back onto the field united as a team.  And that is exactly what happened."

The loss sends DSU to 1-6-1 on the season while Canisius moves over .500 at 3-2-1.

Route 1 Rivalry week begins Friday as the Hornets head north to Newark to take on the University of Delaware at 7 p.m.