Salisbury University women’s swimming, field hockey, men’s swimming, men’s soccer and football earned national recognition in the Roadie Joes Rankings released Oct. 28. The update featured national rankings for four programs and receiving-votes recognition for football.
Women’s swimming ranked sixth in the Swimcloud Division III Dual Rankings dated Oct. 25 with a score of 613.60. Men’s swimming ranked 12th with a score of 615.30, while men’s soccer ranked 25th in the NCAA Power Index dated Oct. 26 with a score of 56.072.
Salisbury University Swimming Programs Reach Swimcloud Rankings
Salisbury University women’s swimming trailed No. 5 Pomona-Pitzer, which scored 616.30, and edged No. 7 Hope, which scored 606.10. Rowan O’Donoghue led the Sea Gulls against Division II No. 20 West Chester by winning the 100 freestyle in 51.49 and the 200 freestyle in 1:51.30.
Claire Murphy set a Salisbury University program record while finishing second in the 50 freestyle in 24.02. O’Donoghue earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week honors, while Murphy received the conference’s Rookie of the Week honor.
The Salisbury University swimming teams are scheduled to visit Rowan on Saturday, Oct. 31, with events beginning at 11 a.m. in Glassboro, N.J.
Salisbury University Field Hockey Holds No. 7 Ranking
Salisbury University field hockey ranked seventh in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll dated Oct. 27 with 338 points. The Sea Gulls held an 11-3 record and went 4-0 in State University of New York Athletic Conference play.
Salisbury defeated Mary Washington 2-1 and No. 13 Cortland 7-1 during the week covered by the rankings. Devon DeGregory scored the late penalty stroke against Mary Washington, while Alex Kupper recorded her first career hat trick against Cortland and earned State University of New York Athletic Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week honors.
The field hockey team was scheduled to visit No. 10 Rowan on Wednesday, Oct. 28, before hosting The College of New Jersey on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. inside Sea Gull Stadium.
Salisbury University Men’s Swimming Reaches National Rank
Salisbury University men’s swimming team ranked 12th in the Swimcloud Division III Dual Rankings. Aidan Loehr finished second in the 100 breaststroke in 55.84 and set a personal best in the 100 butterfly in 50.67 against West Chester, while Levi Grim finished third in the 200 backstroke in 1:53.10.
Loehr earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week honors, and Grim received the conference’s Rookie of the Week honor. The men’s swimming team is scheduled to visit Rowan on Saturday, Oct. 31, with events beginning at 11 a.m. in Glassboro, N.J.
Salisbury University Men’s Soccer Enters Conference Tournament
Salisbury University men’s soccer ranked 25th in the NCAA Power Index with a score of 56.072 and received votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll. The Sea Gulls extended their unbeaten run to eight matches with a 5-0 win over Regent before losing 1-0 to Christopher Newport in the regular-season finale.
Cooper Santos scored two goals against Regent, while Jake Trama recorded one goal and two assists. Both players set career highs in points during the victory.
Salisbury finished the regular season with a 12-2-3 record and was scheduled to open the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at home on Thursday, Nov. 5, inside the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.
Salisbury University Football Receives Votes
Salisbury University football received six points in the D3football.com Top 25 voting for Week 8. The total ranked the Sea Gulls 12th among teams receiving votes.
The Sea Gulls held a 5-2 record after a 24-14 loss to Montclair State. The football team was scheduled to visit William Paterson University on Saturday, Oct. 31, with kickoff at 1 p.m. in Wayne, N.J.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University’s October rankings update covered five programs across swimming, field hockey, men’s soccer and football. The swimming teams earned national placements, field hockey remained seventh nationally, men’s soccer reached the NCAA Power Index top 25 and football received votes in the D3football.com poll.
The update also highlighted individual performances from Rowan O’Donoghue, Claire Murphy, Aidan Loehr, Levi Grim, Devon DeGregory, Alex Kupper, Cooper Santos and Jake Trama.
Source: Original report
