Salisbury University field hockey, football and men’s soccer all appeared in national rankings in the Sea Gulls’ Oct. 21 athletics update, with each program entering the next stretch of its schedule after a mix of results and ranking movement.
Field Hockey Remains in the Top 10
Salisbury University field hockey held the No. 7 position in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll released Oct. 20. The Sea Gulls went 9-3 and received 345 points, dropping one spot from the previous ranking after a 2-0 home loss to Christopher Newport University.
Goalkeeper Maddie Castaneda made a season-high five saves in the loss. The teams played a scoreless first half before Christopher Newport scored once in each of the final two quarters.
Salisbury was scheduled to host Mary Washington on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium for the annual Corners for Cancer game. The Sea Gulls were also scheduled to welcome 13th-ranked Cortland on Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium in a State University of New York Athletic Conference contest.
Football Moves to No. 23
Salisbury University football was ranked No. 23 in the D3football.com Top 25 for Week 7, falling from No. 21. The Sea Gulls carried a 5-1 record and 90 points in the poll.
Salisbury responded to its first loss of the season with a 49-0 road victory over Vermont State Castleton on Saturday. The win moved the Sea Gulls to 2-1 in New Jersey Athletic Conference play, while the defense limited the Spartans to 66 total yards.
The Salisbury offense scored six of its seven touchdowns on the ground. Isaiah Holbrook rushed for 135 yards and scored two touchdowns in the victory.
Salisbury was scheduled to return to Sea Gull Stadium on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. against Montclair State for Senior Day.
Men’s Soccer Extends Unbeaten Run
Salisbury University men’s soccer remained No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches Division III Rankings released Oct. 20. The Sea Gulls held an 11-1-3 record and appeared in the coaches’ poll for the second consecutive week, while also ranking No. 24 in the latest NCAA Power Index.
The Sea Gulls extended their unbeaten run to seven matches with a 2-1 road victory 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, and Salisbury outshot the hosts 18-4.
David Brunetti converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute to bring Salisbury level against Penn State Abington. The Sea Gulls had won 11 matches for the first time since the 2018 season and entered the update at 5-0-2 over the previous month.
Salisbury was scheduled to host Regent on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex. The match was set to begin the program’s final two regular-season home games.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University enters the next portion of its schedule with all three featured programs nationally ranked. Field hockey remains in the top 10 despite its latest loss, football followed a shutout victory with a No. 23 ranking, and men’s soccer carries a seven-match unbeaten run into its final regular-season home games.
The upcoming schedule also gives the Sea Gulls several immediate tests: field hockey faced two home opponents, football prepared for a New Jersey Athletic Conference matchup with Montclair State, and men’s soccer returned to the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex against Regent.
Source: Original report
