SALISBURY, Md. – Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the first Wednesday in October, featuring national nods for Salisbury University field hockey and football.
Field Hockey – 4th | Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll, Sept. 30
Salisbury (7-1) held steady at No. 4 with 417 points, behind third-ranked Johns Hopkins (438) and ahead of newly fifth-ranked Bates (398). Christopher Newport (472) overtook Middlebury (449) for the top spot in the rankings.
The Sea Gulls closed out September on Saturday with an emphatic 5-0 win at Cortland in their first-ever State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game.
Marli McDorman scored two goals in the contest, good for her fifth career multi-goal game and extending her personal scoring streak to three games. Earlier in the week, Salisbury's Wednesday game against Catholic was postponed.
SU opens October with a 6 p.m. Wednesday matchup at No. 13 York (Pa.) before returning home to face SUNYAC foe Oswego State on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Saturday game will serve as the team's annual Corners for Cancer game.
Football – 6th | D3football.com Top 25, Week 4
Salisbury (3-0) solidified its hold on sixth with 468 points and is flanked on both sides by a pair of Wisconsin schools in No. 5 UW-La Crosse (486) and No. 7 UW-Platteville (447).
The Sea Gulls returned from their bye week with a 55-6 shellacking of Catholic on Saturday, putting up a season-high 586 yards of total offense that included 386 rushing yards, good for the best ground game of the week in Division III. Salisbury currently boasts the second-best rushing offense (356.3) and fourth-best scoring offense (53.0) in the nation.
With nonconference play in the books, SU will turn the page to New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) action with its home opener against TCNJ on Saturday. Kickoff of the annual Gold Rush game from Sea Gull Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 205 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
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