SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 8 Salisbury Univresity field hockey program saw freshman
Layla Kent earn National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Player of the Week for her efforts in the last two outings for the Sea Gulls. Kent is coming off SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week for a third time this season.
Kent (Fr. – Millington, Md.) scored three goals for her second hat trick of the month, including the 42nd-minute game-winner, in the 10th-ranked Sea Gulls' 4-3 road win at 11th-ranked Rowan on Wednesday. She assisted on all three third-quarter tallies in a 4-2 victory to close the regular season at 13-3 on Saturday against TCNJ,. Kent's nine points on the week boosted her season total to 40, good for second in the SUNYAC. Kent currently ranks sixth in Division III in assists per game (0.88), 21st in points per game (2.50), and 48th in goals per game (0.81).
The Sea Gulls head to Oneonta, N.Y. for the SUNYAC Conference Tournament starting on Friday, Nov. 6th at noon against Oswego State.
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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