SALISBURY, Md. – Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the third Wednesday in September, featuring national recognition for Salisbury University field hockey, football, and volleyball.
Field Hockey – 4th | Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll, Sept. 16
Salisbury dropped two spots from second to fourth, earning 415 points to slot just between third-ranked Johns Hopkins (418) and ahead of fifth-ranked Williams (398).
The Sea Gulls went 1-1 over the past week, dropping a last-minute heartbreaker at then-No. 6 Johns Hopkins 3-2 on Wednesday before rebounding to shut out St. Mary's (Md.) 3-0 on Saturday.
Alex Kupper and
Kaitlyn DeModna posted two-goal efforts on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.
SU continues a four-game homestand against Stevenson on Wednesday at 6 p.m. before hosting a top-10 showdown against No. 10 Shenandoah on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Football – 7th | D3football.com Top 25, Week 2
Salisbury climbed one slot up to seventh with 438 points, overtaking eighth-ranked Hardin-Simmons (437) and sitting behind sixth-ranked Mary-Hardin Baylor (455).
The Sea Gulls fired on all cylinders from both sides of the ball in a 62-7 shellacking of McDaniel on Saturday. Quarterback
SyRus McGowan hit
Dario Belizaire for a trio of touchdown passes, while
Darrell Walter and
Jadyn Thomas each rushed for a pair of scores.
SU is idle this week and will wrap up the nonconference portion of its schedule at Catholic on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m.
Volleyball – RV | AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III Poll, Sept. 16
Salisbury earned 10 votes to stay in the spotlight, one spot above Calvin (9) and just behind St. Benedict (Minn.) [13].
The Sea Gulls went 2-1 for a third straight weekend, bookending a quad-match at Scranton with a pair of 3-1 wins over Cortland on Friday and Middlebury on Saturday while dropping a 3-2 decision to hosts Scranton early Saturday.
Julie Altieri surpassed 2,000 assists for her career in the Scranton match, becoming the sixth setter in Salisbury history to reach the plateau.
SU will play five matches in the coming week, starting with a home bout against St. Mary's on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Sea Gulls will then play in the Kean Invitational in Union, N.J., playing two matches on Friday (Alfred, Drew) and two on Saturday (Kean, Hunter).
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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