SALISBURY, Md. – Presenting Roadie Joes Rankings for the fourth Wednesday in April, featuring elite metrics for women's lacrosse, men's lacrosse, and baseball.
Women's Lacrosse – 2nd | Division III Women's Lacrosse NPI, Apr. 19
Salisbury (15-0) increased its NCAA Power Index metric to 76.168, though fellow undefeated side Middlebury (77.737) jumped up to the top slot, with Tufts, Wesleyan (Conn.), and Amherst rounding out the top five. SU also held at No. 2 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll and No. 4 per the IWLCA.
The Sea Gulls rolled through in-state rival St. Mary's (Md.) 23-8 on Saturday.
Audrey Harrington led the way up front with seven points on three goals and four assists, while
Miranda Mears netted four goals and four others notched hat tricks.
SU will host No. 21 Christopher Newport in its regular season finale on Saturday. Senior Day festivities will lead into a 1 p.m. opening draw control at Sea Gull Stadium.
Men's Lacrosse – 6th | USA Lacrosse Magazine Division III Top 20, Apr. 20
Salisbury dipped from fifth to sixth in the media poll, landing between No. 5 York (Pa.) and No. 7 Wesleyan (Conn.). SU also posted up seventh in the USILA rolls and 11th in the NPI.
The Sea Gulls dropped a tight 12-9 decision to then-No. 4 CNU on Saturday. SU responded with a 22-11 drubbing of Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday and will wrap up the regular season in the War on the Shore against Washington (Md.) on Friday at 7 p.m. inside Sea Gull Stadium.
Baseball – 12th | D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, Apr. 21
Salisbury bounced back from 13th to 12th with 351 points, well clear of No. 13 CNU (297) and on the heels of No. 11 Kean (376). SU made massive moves in the NPI, rising 19 slots from 36th to 17th.
The Sea Gulls registered an impressive 3-0 week with triumphs over then-No. 5 Shenandoah, Neumann, and Mary Washington.
Jay Newton hit an impressive .833 for the week to win Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Player of the Week, while
Aidan Brinsfield earned C2C Pitcher of the Week laurels after his complete-game victory over UMW.
SU opened the new week by dispatching York (Pa.) 14-5 on Tuesday. Salisbury will play host to St. Mary's on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., followed by road bouts at Penn State Harrisburg on Thursday and No. 13 CNU on Saturday.
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 207 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.
