Sea Gulls set to begin the season ranked No. 20 in NSCAA Top 25 preseason poll

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Salisbury University men's soccer team will begin the 2010 season where it left off the 2009 season, ranked No. 20 in the country, as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released its preseason poll. The Sea Gulls finished 15-3-2 throughout the '09 season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Sea Gulls' 2010 schedule features four teams ranked in the NSCAA preseason poll. In September, SU will host No. 24 Lynchburg College (Sept. 18) before traveling to Baltimore, Md., for a meeting with No. 10 Johns Hopkins University (Sept. 28). The Sea Gulls and Blue Jays met in the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament, with JHU advancing on penalty kicks.

In October, the Sea Gulls will host No. 8 York (Pa.) College (Oct. 23) in a pivotal Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) contest. The two teams have combined to win the last eight CAC titles, with SU claiming five titles during that span. SU will close out regular season play at No. 5 Christopher Newport University (Oct. 27). Last season the Sea Gulls defeated the Captains 2-1 when CNU was ranked No. 1 in the nation.

The Sea Gulls open the season with a non-conference contest against Catholic University at the SU Soccer Complex at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1.