Sea Gulls move up to No. 5 in STX/NFHCA poll
GLEN ALLEN, Va. – The Salisbury University field hockey team moved up three spots in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III coaches' poll released Tuesday as the Sea Gulls are now No. 5 in the country.

Salisbury (6-1) earned one first-place vote and 410 points to move ahead of No. 6 Christopher Newport University (380 points). The top seven teams all received one first-place vote along with two other teams ranked No. 12 and No. 15 in the poll. Messiah College earned the most first-place votes (12) but is No. 2 in the poll right behind defending national champion Ursinus College, who edged out the Falcons by three points 518 to 515.

SU is in action this afternoon as the maroon and gold travels to Westminster, Md., to compete against in-state rival McDaniel College. The game begins at 4:30 p.m.