Salisbury Sea Gulls

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Salisbury Sea Gulls
University Salisbury University
Conference Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
New Jersey Athletic Conference (football)
Coastal Lacrosse Conference (lacrosse)
Metropolitan Swimming Conference (swimming and diving)
NCAA Division III
Athletic directorMonica Polizzi
Location Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Varsity teams21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Football stadiumSea Gull Stadium
Basketball arenaMaggs Physical Activities Center
Baseball stadiumDonnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium
Softball stadiumMargie Knight Sea Gull Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumGerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex
Aquatics centerMaggs Physical Activities Center Swimming Pool
Tennis venueSU Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Center
Mascot Seagull
NicknameSammy the Sea Gull
ColorsMaroon [1]  and gold [1]
   
Website www.suseagulls.com
Team NCAA championships
23 [2]

The Salisbury Sea Gulls (formerly the Salisbury State Sea Gulls) are the athletic teams that represent Salisbury University, located in Salisbury, Maryland, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.

Contents

The Sea Gulls compete as members of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) for most sports, although several programs compete as affiliates in other leagues: football in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, men's lacrosse in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference, and swimming and diving in the Metropolitan Swimming Conference.

History

Conference affiliations

Mascot

The university mascot is named "Sammy Sea Gull." [3] The Sea Gull name evolved from the Salisbury State College Golden Gulls, which was chosen in a 1948 contest. [3] In 1963, the mascot was changed to a sea gull because the school's athletic teams were often referred to as the SSC Gulls (C-Gulls), and the nickname "Sammy Sea Gull" followed in the 1970s. [3]

Varsity teams

List of teams

National championships

Team

SportAssociationDivisionYearOpponent/Runner-upScore
Field hockey (5) NCAA Division III 1986 Bloomsburg 3–2
2003 Middlebury 4–1
2004Middlebury6–3
2005Middlebury1–0
2009 Messiah 1–0
Men's lacrosse (13)NCAA Division III 1994 Hobart 15–9
1995 Nazareth 22–13
1999 Middlebury 13–6
2003Middlebury14–13 (OT)
2004Nazareth13–9
2005Middlebury11–10
2007 Cortland 15–9
2008Cortland19–13
2011 Tufts 19–7
2012Cortland14–10
2016Tufts14–13
2017 RIT 15–7
2023Tufts17–12
Women's lacrosse (4)NCAA Division III 2010 Hamilton 7–6
2013 Trinity (CT) 12–5
2014Trinity (CT)9–6
2021 Tufts 14–13

Regents Cup and Charles B. Clark Cup

In addition to regular-season and tournament play, the Sea Gulls compete twice a year against other local universities. In the fall, the football team formerly competed against Frostburg State University for the Regents Cup. [4] Following Frostburg's move to NCAA Division II in 2018 however, the game has not been played since. Across their 46 matchups since 1973, Salisbury compiled a 28-19 record against Frostburg. In the spring, the men's lacrosse team competes against Washington College for the Charles B. Clark Cup; this annual event being known among the two institutions as the "War on the Shore", and the two schools take turns every year hosting the event. [5]

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