SALISBURY, Md. — Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the third Wednesday in October, featuring continued national standings for Salisbury University field hockey, football, and men's soccer.
Field Hockey — 7th | Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, Oct. 20
Salisbury (9-3) dropped one spot to No. 7 nationally with 345 points, trailing No. 6 Bowdoin (360) and edging out No. 8 Williams (331). The top five (Tufts, Middlebury, Christopher Newport, Stevenson, Hamilton) remained unchanged.
The Sea Gulls fell to CNU 2-0 on Saturday at home, battling through a scoreless first half before the Captains scored once in each of the final two quarters. Goalkeeper
Maddie Castaneda made a season-high five saves in the loss.
SU hosts regional rival Mary Washington on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for the annual Corners for Cancer game, then welcomes 13th-ranked Cortland for a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest on Friday at 1 p.m. Both games are set to be hosted at Sea Gull Stadium.
Football — 23rd | D3football.com Top 25, Week 7
Salisbury (5-1) slipped two spots from 21st to 23rd with 90 points, seven behind Linfield (97) at No. 22 and 14 ahead of league rival Rowan (76) at No. 24.
The Sea Gulls bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 49-0 road shutout of Vermont State Castleton on Saturday to improve to 2-1 in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play. The Salisbury defense held the Spartans to just 66 total yards of offense, while SU grinded out six of its seven touchdowns on the ground, including two from
Isaiah Holbrook to highlight his 135-yard day.
SU returns to Sea Gull Stadium to face NJAC foe Montclair State for Senior Day on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Men's Soccer — 24th | United Soccer Coaches Division III Rankings, Oct. 20
Salisbury (11-1-3) remained in the coaches' poll for the second straight week, slotting 24th to land between No. 23 Roger Williams and No. 25 Colorado College. The Sea Gulls also took 24th in the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI).
SU extended its unbeaten run to seven matches with a 2-1 road win at Ursinus on Tuesday and a 1-1 draw at Penn State Abington on Saturday.
Brogan Eastlack and
Noah Blankensop scored in the first half against Ursinus as the Sea Gulls outshot the hosts 18-4, while
David Brunetti converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute to pull SU even at Abington. The Gulls have now won 11 matches for the first time since the 2018 season and are 5-0-2 over the past month.
The Sea Gulls will be at home for their final two games of the regular season, starting on Saturday against Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rival Regent, with kickoff set for 4 p.m. at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.
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.
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