SALISBURY, Md. — Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the first Wednesday in November, featuring national prowess for Salisbury University field hockey, women's swimming, men's swimming, men's soccer, and football.
Field Hockey — 7th | Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, Nov. 3
Salisbury (13-3) held steady at seventh nationally with 361 points, trailing No. 6 Williams (364) and holding a narrow edge over No. 8 Hamilton (348), while the top five (Tufts, Middlebury, Christopher Newport, Bowdoin, Stevenson) remained unchanged.
The Sea Gulls went 2-0 on the week to extend their win streak to four games, edging out then-No. 10 Rowan, 4-3, on Wednesday, then topping TCNJ, 4-2, on Senior Day on Saturday to close the regular season. State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Offensive Athlete of the Week
Layla Kent scored a hat trick, including the game-winner, against the Profs and assisted on all three third-quarter goals against the Lions, finishing the week with nine points.
Top-seeded Salisbury will go for its second straight SUNYAC Tournament championship against fourth-seeded Oswego State in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6, at noon in Oneonta, N.Y. A win would send SU to the championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m. against either Cortland or Oneonta.
Women's Swimming — 13th | CSCAA Division III Top 25, Oct. 2026
Salisbury checked in at 13th with 201 points, trailing No. 12 Carnegie Mellon (223) and holding a narrow edge over No. 14 Johns Hopkins (191). The ranking is the highest in program history in the coaches poll, up five slots from 18th in the preseason.
The Sea Gulls rolled past New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) foe Rowan, 189-73, on Saturday in Glassboro, N.J., led by NJAC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Mackenzie Gula, who won four medals, including solo gold in the 100 free (54.07) and 100 breast (1:06.36).
SU hits Maggs Pool for the first time this season on Saturday against NJAC rival TCNJ, with first events set to begin at 1 p.m.
Men's Swimming — 13th | CSCAA Division III Top 25, Oct. 2026
Salisbury checked in at 13th with 207 points, just one point behind No. 12 Hope (208) and well clear of No. 14 TCNJ (190). The SU men join the women with their heighest-ever coaches poll standing, rising four slots from 17th in the preseason rolls.
The Sea Gulls handled Rowan, 159-103, on Saturday in Glassboro, led by NJAC Men's Rookie of the Week
Levi Grim, who set a personal best to win the 1,000 free (9:54.75) and took second in the 400 IM (4:14.56).
SU hosts rival and 14th-ranked TCNJ on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Maggs Pool.
Men's Soccer — 40th | NCAA Power Index (NPI), Nov. 2
Salisbury (12-2-3) checked in at 40th in the postseason metric with a score of 55.651, trailing No. 39 Redlands (55.806) and narrowly ahead of No. 41 DePauw (55.649).
The Sea Gulls bowed to CNU 1-0 in their regular season finale last Tuesday but still clinched the top seed in the upcoming Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament. As the top seed, SU hosts fourth-seeded Warren Wilson in the C2C semifinals on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex, with the championship set for Friday at 2 p.m. against either second-seeded Mary Washington or third-seeded Regent.
Football — Receiving Votes | D3football.com Top 25, Week 9
Salisbury (6-2) received one vote, joining Hampden-Sydney as one-vote holders in the latest rankings.
The Sea Gulls cruised past NJAC rival William Paterson, 56-3, on Saturday in Wayne, N.J. Quarterback
SyRus McGowan completed all six of his pass attempts for 167 yards and two touchdowns, while the Salisbury defense kept an opponent out of the end zone for the third time this season.
SU visits Kean in its final road game of the season on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Union, N.J.
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.
