2010 Salisbury University fall athletic schedules announced

SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University Athletics Department has officially released the 2010 schedules for its seven fall varsity teams: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.

The Sea Gull athletic teams have filled their schedules with some of the most demanding and competitive schedules in the nation against nationally ranked opponents, Capital Athletic Conference contests, Atlantic Central Football Conference games and many regional non-conference rivalry games.

The Gulls have three teams ready to defend their conference championships from last year while four others set out to return the conference championship trophies to SU.

Here are the schedule highlights for each sport:

Cross Country
2009 Post Season: CAC women’s champions and 20th at NCAA Mideast Regional; CAC men’s runners-up and 11th at NCAA Mideast Regional
Can’t Miss Home Meet: Salisbury hosts the CAC championships (Nov. 6, 11 a.m.)
Overview: The Salisbury University men’s and women’s cross country teams will open up their season at home (Winter Place Park) with the Sea Gull Opener the first weekend in September. SU will then hit the road on Sept. 18 for the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational before returning home to host the annual Don Cathcart Invitational on Oct. 2. The Gulls will also compete in the Gettysburg Invitational (Oct. 16) and the Battle for the Buggy Invitational (Oct. 23). Salisbury will close out its home schedule with the CAC championships on Nov. 6, before the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championships on Nov. 13.

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Field Hockey
2009 Record: 20-1, 6-0 CAC
Post Season: National Champions, CAC Champions
Can’t Miss Home Game: Salisbury vs. TCNJ (Oct. 16, 6 p.m.)
Overview: The defending national champions will open up their season at home with a CAC contest against Mary Washington on Sept. 4. The Gulls will square off at home with Christopher Newport before playing host to the annual SU Invitational (Sept. 11-12). SU will then hit the road for its next two contests against Johns Hopkins and 2009 NCAA finalist Messiah College. The Sea Gulls will then play a slew of CAC competitors in Stevenson, St. Mary’s (Md.), Wesley and York (Pa.). Salisbury will play Rowan and Hood before playing TCNJ before closing out its regular season with contests against Lynchburg, Frostburg State and Catholic. 

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Football
2009 Record: 5-6
Post Season: ECAC Southwest Bowl Appearance
Can’t Miss Home Game: Salisbury vs. Wesley (Oct. 30, 1 p.m.)
Overview: The Sea Gulls open up the 2010 campaign with a pair of home games against N.C. Wesleyan and Christopher Newport. SU will then hit the road and travel to Bangor, Maine for a game against Husson. The Gulls will close out the month of September with a home game against Hampden-Sydney. SU will open the October portion of its schedule against The Apprentice School before the homecoming game against Huntingdon. The Gulls will make the trek to New York with a game at Union, before the much anticipated final home game of the season against Wesley. Salisbury will close out the regular season with the Regents Cup contest and Salisbury’s final ACFC contest with Frostburg State.

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Men’s Soccer
2009 Record: 15-3-2, 7-0-1 CAC
Post Season: Advanced to NCAA Second Round, Advanced to CAC Semifinals
Can’t Miss Home Game: Salisbury vs. York (Pa.) College (Oct. 23, 2 p.m.)
Overview: The Sea Gulls will open up the season with a four-game home stand, including the annual Elmer Lord Soccer Classic (Sept. 4-5). The following weekend SU will compete in the St. Mary’s College Classic (Sept. 11-12). SU will then open up conference play at Hood before a pair of home contests against Lynchburg and Marymount (Va.). Salisbury will close out the month of September at Frostburg State and Johns Hopkins. The Sea Gulls will start off October at home against St. Mary’s (Md.), before road contests at Stevenson, N.C. Wesleyan and Wesley. SU will close out the home portion of their schedule with contests against Mary Washington and York (Pa.), before the final regular season contest against Christopher Newport.

Click here to see the full 2010 Salisbury University men's soccer schedule

Volleyball
2009 Record: 32-5, 8-0 CAC
Post Season: CAC Champions, Advanced to NCAA Regionals
Can’t Miss Home Game: Salisbury vs. Central College, SU Tournament (Oct. 16, 2 p.m.)
Overview: The Salisbury University volleyball team saw great success against the competition last season, going on a 13 match win streak before falling to Christopher Newport in the NCAA regional. The Sea Gulls will have their chance at redemption on Oct. 8-9 as they travel to Newport News, Va., to compete in the Christopher Newport Invitational. Before that, though, Salisbury will hit the road for two weeks, playing in the Gettysburg Tournament and Dickinson College Tournament. Sept. 14 marks the beginning of CAC action for the maroon and gold as they square off against St. Mary’s (Md.) College; three days later, on Sept. 17, Salisbury will play in its first home contest as it hosts the SU Invitational. The Sea Gulls return to conference action on Sept. 25 with a contest at Frostburg State to begin a string of four CAC games, two of which will be at home (Marymount on Sept. 30, Wesley on Oct. 5).

Click here to see the full 2010 Salisbury University volleyball schedule

Women’s Soccer
2009 Record: 10-3-3, 7-1 CAC
Post Season: Advanced to CAC Semifinals
Can’t Miss Home Game: Salisbury vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 5, 2 p.m.)
Overview: The Salisbury University women’s soccer team kicks off the 2010 campaign with a home contest against Rutgers-Camden on Sept. 1 before playing host to Fredonia State and Johns Hopkins in the SU Tournament. The Gulls will then hit the road for their next seven contests, including the Lynchburg Tournament (Sept. 11-12). SU will open up the month of October at home against Mary Washington before a trip to Richard Stockton. Salisbury then returns home for matches against Stevenson and Wesley before games at Hood and Rowan. The Sea Gulls close out the home portion of their schedule against Frostburg State before their final regular season contest at Eastern.

Click here to see the full 2010 Salisbury University women's soccer schedule