Sea Gulls Claim Four CAC Titles on “Championship Saturday”
Nov. 6, 2004

Women’s Cross Country Finishes First, Men Place Second;
Ulmer Named Women’s Rookie Of Year

Fredericksburg, Va. - The Salisbury women’s cross country team captured its first Capital Athletic Conference championship since 1996, while the Sea Gull men finished second at the conference meet held Saturday at Indian Acres. Four Salisbury women and seven men earned all-conference honors (top-15), with freshman Laura Ulmer named female Rookie of the Year and coach Jim Jones was selected as Women’s Coach of the Year.

In the women’s competition, the Sea Gulls scored 33 points to take top honors. Mary Washington placed second with 36 points, Catholic claimed third with 81, Goucher was fourth with 100, York placed fifth with 129 points and Marymount was sixth with 161.

Ulmer placed second overall with a time of 24:30. Freshman Casey McInerny was third at 24:46 and junior Lauren Bragg was fourth with a time of 24:48. They each earned first-team all-CAC honors. Freshman Zuzka O’Zwoldike placed eighth overall with a time of 25:02 and earned second-team all-conference honors.

In the men’s competition, Mary Washington took top honors with 28 points, Salisbury was second with 32, York placed third with 89, Catholic was fourth with 102 points, Goucher came in fifth with 154 and Marymount was sixth with 163 points.

Four SU athletes earned first-team all-conference honors. Junior Scott Koehler placed fourth overall with a time of 27:40, freshman Buck Stokes was fifth, also running a 27:40, junior Will Murdoch was sixth overall with a 27:43 and sophomore Daryl Lee was seventh with a 28:03.

Three Sea Gulls earned second-team all-conference honors. Senior Will Detwiler placed 10th overall with a time of 28:03, freshman Eric Graves was 11th with a 28:14 and sophomore Matt Vetter was 12th with a time of 28:18.

Field Hockey Claims 10th Straight CAC Title

Salisbury - The No. 1 seeded and number-one ranked Sea Gulls shutout No. 3 seeded Mary Washington in the Capital Athletic Conference Field Hockey Championship, extending their winning streak to 29 consecutive games and capturing their 10th straight CAC title.

The Sea Gulls (18-0 overall) took an early lead when senior Erin Budd scored on an assist from freshman Danielle Twilley at 28:12. That tally proved to be the only goal of the first half.

Salisbury took command of the second half when sophomore Megan Powell scored on a penalty corner assist from Budd at 32:23 to push the Sea Gulls ahead 2-0. Senior All-American Melissa Webster scored at 19:11 on a pass from junior Kim McLeod. Two minutes later Powell passed to junior Brittany Elliott for Salisbury's fourth goal of the game.

At 15:18 left in the half Powell scored her second goal of the day to put the Sea Gulls up 5-0. With two minutes left Elliott banked the final goal for the defending national champions and secured the SU’s 6-0 shutout.

Men’s Soccer Defeats York 1-0 in Championship Match

Salisbury, Md. – Bill Whittington’s goal off a Christopher Mills assist at the 30:41 mark was the difference as the Salisbury men’s soccer team claimed it’s third straight Capital Athletic Conference championship and fifth in six years with a 1-0 victory over York Saturday at the SU Athletics Complex.

No. 3-ranked Salisbury extended its school-record streak of 20 straight games without a loss and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament. The field will be announced Sunday night with the first round beginning Wednesday.

Salisbury (18-0-2), which entered the CAC Tournament as the top seed, ousted #2-seed York (16-5) by scoring in the first half while battling a stiff wind. And after out shooting the Spartans 4-2 in the first half, the Sea Gulls attempted 17 shots in the final 45 minutes, compared to just seven for York.

Junior Jason Cranford picked up the win in goal, recording three saves on nine shot attempts. York senior Michael Cook faced 23 shots, finished with 10 saves - all in the second half - and took the loss.

It was the second straight year Salisbury has defeated York in the championship game. SU won by a 3-2 count in 2003.

Women’s Soccer Battles to 0-0 Overtime Tie; Loses Championship in Shootout

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Senior goalkeeper Mary Elizabeth Fulco stopped the first two Salisbury shootout attempts, and junior Amy Kingsbury booted in the clinching tally, as Mary Washington  won the 2004 Capital Athletic Conference championship on Saturday.

After a thrilling scoreless regulation and two overtimes, in which UMW hit the post twice on shots and later cleared a pair of Salisbury shots headed toward the net, the result would be decided by a penalty kick shootout. Salisbury kicked first, and Fulco stopped Candice Hills' shot before UMW's Jen Condon missed her chance. After Fulco made another save on Sharyn MacEwen's attempt, senior Jill Palmieri made her shot to put UMW on top. After Haley Cramer's shot sailed high, senior Kathryn Amirpashaie made her chance. SU's Meghan Tadio made her shot, setting the stage for Kingsbury, who connected to give UMW the championship.

Fulco had just one save during regulation, but her two in the shootout were vital. Junior Katie Hendrickson had seven saves for Salisbury.  The Sea Gulls conclude the season with a final 10-6-4 record.

Volleyball Claims Third CAC Crown With 3-0 Win Over Catholic

Salisbury, MD- The No. 1 seeded Sea Gulls defeated No. 2 seeded Catholic, 3-0 (30-23, 30-21, 30-24), in the Capital Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship today. Salisbury registered its 13th straight victory and improves to 25-11 overall.

SU Head Coach Margie Knight:  “We have come a long way since the beginning of the season. We started out 1-5 and have improved to 25-11. There was a great crowd out tonight and it helped us to kick up our momentum and win this one.”

The Sea Gulls were led by junior Brittany Mister, who registered 14 kills and 12 digs. Freshman Lynn Cipollone also had a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs while sophomore Abbey Petrecca registered a team-high 18 digs. Senior Kim Rementer recorded 16 digs.

“There were a few mistakes in the third game but we pulled it together. Kimmy (Rementer) and Lynn (Cipollone) both played an excellent game,” said Knight. ‘We’re just looking forward to the NCAA’s.”

With the win, the Sea Gulls earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament. The field will be announced Sunday evening at www.ncaa.org. The Sea Gulls last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2000.