SALISBURY, Md. — Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the second Wednesday in October, featuring national positioning for Salisbury University field hockey, men's soccer, and football.
Field Hockey — 6th | Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, Oct. 13
Salisbury (9-2) held steady at No. 6 nationally with 366 points, trailing No. 5 Hamilton (389) and edging No. 7 Williams (351), while Tufts (475), Middlebury (454) and Christopher Newport (436) paced the top three.
The Sea Gulls rolled past Oneonta, 7-0, on Sunday at Sea Gull Stadium to improve to 3-0 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play. SU outshot the Red Dragons 33-4 and held a 19-4 edge in corners, with freshman
Layla Kent completing a hat trick in the first 24 minutes to win SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week.
SU hosts third-ranked CNU on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Sea Gull Stadium. Halftime of the game will feature a tribute to the 40th anniversary of the 1986 national championship team, the first in program history.
Men's Soccer — 17th | NCAA Power Index (NPI), Oct. 11
Salisbury vaulted 11 spots to 17th in the postseason metric with a score of 56.251, trailing No. 16 Tufts (56.452) and narrowly ahead of No. 18 Calvin (56.242). The Sea Gulls also made their first appearance in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) poll of the season at No. 22.
SU extended its unbeaten run with a pair of 2-1 home victories, first downing 22nd-ranked in-state rival Johns Hopkins on Wednesday, then edging St. Mary's (Md.) on Senior Day Saturday.
Brogan Eastlack and
David Brunetti scored on either side of halftime against the Blue Jays, while
Noah Blankensop netted both goals against the Seahawks, including the 86th-minute game-winner off a free kick.
Salisbury started the week with a 2-1 win at Ursinus on Tuesday, improving to 11-1-2 on the year and stretching its undefeated streak to six matches. The Sea Gulls will now visit Penn State Abington on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Football — 21st | D3football.com Top 25, Week 6
Salisbury (4-1) slid nine spots to No. 21 nationally with 97 points, two behind No. 20 UW-La Crosse (99) and 11 ahead of No. 22 Susquehanna (86).
The Sea Gulls suffered their first loss of the season, falling 26-21 to New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) rival Rowan, in Saturday's Homecoming game at Sea Gull Stadium. SU led 21-14 at halftime, but the Profs scored the game's final 12 points, taking the lead for good on a touchdown run with 56 seconds remaining.
The Sea Gulls look to rebound on Saturday at Vermont State Castleton, with kickoff of the NJAC matchup set for noon.
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, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
