SU moves up to No. 2 in STX/NFHCA poll
GLEN ALLEN, Va. - The Salisbury University field hockey team moved up one spot in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III coaches' poll released Tuesday as the Sea Gulls are now No. 2 in the country.

Salisbury (13-1, 4-0 Capital Athletic Conference) earned a total of 697 points and two first-place votes as SU fell short of No. 1 Bowdoin College (11-0) by only 46 points. The Sea Gulls came off a week were they notched two victories, the latest over then No. 2 The College of New Jersey, 3-1, in Ewing, N.J. The first win of last week came when they shut out CAC opponent Hood College, 11-0. TCNJ was the fourth ranked team in the top 12 or higher that SU has beaten this season.

Lebanon Valley College (14-0), Christopher Newport University (13-1) and The College of New Jersey (9-2) round out the top five. LVC and CNU were the only other teams to receive first-place votes as they got four and two, respectively. CNU is the only team to defeat SU this season back on September 5, 2-1, on the road.

This week marks the third consecutive week SU has climbed one spot in the polls as they have moved from No. 5 to No. 2 in a three week span. The Gulls started the season ranked sixth and have been as low as No. 8.

Salisbury will play its final two CAC matches this week as it hosts Villa Julie College today (Tuesday, October 16) at 5:30 pm and then travels to the University Mary Washington on Saturday, October 20, to wrap up conference play. SU is currently in first place of the CAC.

Related Links
NFHCA Top 25 Poll - October 16, 2007 (PDF)