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Oct 2, 2007

Sea Gulls move up to No. 4 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. 4 in the nation.

Salisbury (10-1, 2-0 CAC) earned 766 points and two first-place votes as the maroon and gold fell 22 points shy of No. 3 The College of New Jersey (788 points). Only six teams received first-place votes. Defending national champion Ursinus College (8-1) earned the most first-place votes (20) but dropped to No. 2 behind undefeated Bowdoin College (8-0). The Polar Bears earned 18 first-place votes and totaled 866 points.

The Sea Gulls moved up after they beat No. 12 Rowan, 2-1 and No. 4 Messiah, 3-0, last week. SU has now won nine straight games and are outscoring its opponents by almost four goals a game.

The maroon and gold return to action Wednesday (October 3) as they travel to Dover, Del., to meet up with Capital Athletic Conference newcomer Wesley College at 4:30 p.m.