SALISBURY - Timing is everything.

And Salisbury received a timely boost with a healthy roster for its District 11 Class 2A quarterfinal round soccer game against Tamaqua on Tuesday.Rylee Donaldson played her first full game for the Falcons after a lengthy absence. Her impact was felt immediately, as she tallied two goals and an assist en route to an 8-0 victory over Tamaqua."She is a workhorse out there," said Salisbury head coach Rick Babyak. "She is all over the place and has a ton of energy. I call her a big-engine-type of player. She has great skills and great game sense."For her to get back into her game, it really sparks the rest of the team because we feed off of that energy and skill level. It's nice to see that she's having fun out there and feeling comfortable, it makes everyone else play better."It didn't take long for the "big engine" and the rest of the Flacons to mesh offensively.Michelle Diaz scored four minutes into the game, just briefly before Donaldson cashed in her first of the night. Salisbury had a 4-0 advantage at intermission and was never phased by the young Raiders."They're a top team," said Tamaqua head coach Clem McCarroll of Salisbury. "They deserve to win, there's no excuses with us being young. They played soccer. They passed the ball and possessed it. They played the game the way it's supposed to be played, and I'm glad our players got to see that."Salisubry has a ton of firepower when everyone is healthy.Kelly Gardus put her offensive ability on display with a pair of goals. Midfielder Caylin Meikrantz illustrated why she will be playing Division 1 soccer for the University of Elon next year with crisp passing and top-tier dribble moves.Despite the loss, the 2016 season was a successful one for the Raiders.Tamaqua dealt with a ton of turnover, losing both of its top-scorers last year in Morgan Boyle and Lynn Kistler. Stepping in were freshmen Emma Kuczynski and Kayla Sherry, who led the team in scoring this season."We didn't even have a clue who was going to score for us this year," McCarroll explained. "To have two freshmen being our leading scorers is great. We knew we could play solid defense. And tonight we had six freshmen in the game at one point. There's nothing to be ashamed of."I told them at halftime this is a good experience, playing better teams is how you get better. Let's take this and learn from it. The future is very bright."Salisbury closed the door on the Raiders' season in the second half with four more goals, but the Tamaqua morale was positive after the contest despite the loss."We're only going to get better," said McCarroll. "There's no doubt about it. You can see we're growing every game since the beginning of the season."MILESTONE FOR THE SENIORS … It's no secret McCarroll is enjoying a steady, successful run with the Raiders. The program has made the District 11 playoffs in 10 of the prior 13 seasons, but this is the first time that the class of 2016 has gotten to play in the postseason. Tuesday's appearance ended a three-year playoff drought.SUCCESS FROM THE SUMMER … Perhaps Salisbury was riding a wave of momentum from the summer months as Babyak's Falcons were the Lehigh Valley Summer League champions.