Sea Gulls perched atop preseason poll at No. 1
BALTIMORE – A second men's lacrosse publication released this month confirms what most fans of the game know when it comes to Division III, that Salisbury University is still the team to beat. Salisbury sits at No. 1 in the recent Lacrosse magazine 2008 Division III preseason poll released in its January issue.

The seven-time NCAA Division III national champions enter the 2008 campaign after a record setting 2007 season saw the maroon and gold win a NCAA record 23 lacrosse games in one season and break multiple national records en route to their fourth national championship in five years. Salisbury was selected No. 1 in the recent Face-off Yearbook preseason poll released in December.

There are five preseason top 20 teams on Salisbury's 2008 schedule. The Sea Gulls and No. 2 Gettysburg College will meet on March 29 in Gettysburg, Pa. The Sea Gulls second game of the season welcomes No. 8 Lynchburg College to Sea Gull Stadium on February 23. When the maroon and gold head south to Florida for their Spring Break Trip the Sea Gulls will face No. 12 St. Lawrence on March 20. The month of April kicks off a pair of Capital Athletic Conference contests including an April 5 game against No. 20 Villa Julie College on the road. Finally, the Sea Gulls close out their regular-season in the annual “War on the Shore” game against No. 15 Washington (Md.) College at home on April 26.

Salisbury will open its season on Saturday, February 16, as the Sea Gulls host Virginia Wesleyan in a non-conference game Noon in Sea Gull Stadium.

The Sea Gulls will compete in two preseason scrimmages as the maroon and gold host Saint Joseph's, a Division I program, on February 2. A week later SU will take on Duke in Durham, N.C., on February 9. The Blue Devils are the preseason No. 1 team in Division I.

Click here to view the entire preseason poll.

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