Field Hockey

CHANDLER, Ariz. - The Salisbury University field hockey team moved down a spot to No. 9 in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III coaches' poll released Tuesday.

Salisbury (8-2, 3-0 Capital Athletic Conference) earned a total of 338 points as the maroon and gold recorded a 5-0 shutout against Wesley College last week.

Bowdoin College (9-0), the defending national champions, remains at No. 1 as the Polar Bears received 22 first-place votes out of 28 for 538 points. The Polar Bears defeated Middlebury College 2-0 last weekend. The Panthers (6-1) dropped one spot to No. 3 and earned one first-place vote. The College of New Jersey (8-1) moved up four spots as the Lions defeated Johns Hopkins University (11-1) on the road last week with a 3-0 shutout. The Lions earned three first-place votes and 469 points. The Blue Jays moved down to No. 6 with 452 points. Messiah College (6-1) and Ursinus College (7-2) round out the top five. No. 5 Ursinus and No. 12 Trinty (Conn.) College (8-0) were the only other programs to record a first-place vote. Salisbury is sandwiched between No. 8 Lebanon Valley College (10-1) and No. 10 Rowan University (7-2). Tufts University (8-0) is the other team in the top 10 at No. 7.

The Sea Gulls return to action on Tuesday, October 7, as they host McDaniel College in a non-conference game in Sea Gull Stadium at 6 p.m.

2008 STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Polls

• Week 5- 10/07/08
• Week 4 - 09/30/08 (PDF)
• Week 3 - 09/23/08 (PDF)
• Week 2 - 09/16/08 (PDF)
• Week 1 - 09/09/08 (PDF)
• Preseason poll (PDF)