Women's Basketball

Salisbury University

1101 Camden Ave - Salisbury, MD - 21801
Team Office: Tel: (410) 543-6003 Fax: (410) 543-2639
Team website: www.salisbury.edu/athletics/default.asp

Salisbury University (formerly Salisbury College) was founded in 1925 initially as a teacher's college. It offers nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs and six graduate programs within a liberal arts focus. Majors offered include Electronic Engineering Technologies, Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, Theatre, and Medical Technology. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Salisbury #38 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The 144 acre campus is located in Salisbury (pop. 25k), 30 minutes from the beaches and 2.5 hours from Washington, DC and Baltimore.

School website
www.salisbury.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

6,800

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1020-1190

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$21,000

Most Popular Majors

Communication - Education- Business

Misc. Information

Entering her 18th season in 2007-08 is head coach Bridget Benshetler. Though Bridget had to endure losing seasons at the beginning of her tenure, the Sea Gulls have averaged 18 wins per year over the last eight years while also making three trips to the NCAA tourney and winning three conference titles. Prior to taking the reins in 1990-91, Benshelter was head coach at Pennsylvania State University in Delaware County. A four year standout at Hofstra, Benshelter is Salisbury's winningest coach and also serves as the director of the popular Nike girls basketball camp held every year. The Sea Gulls have struggled the last four years and in 2006-07 they improved slightly to 15-11, one more win than last year.

Team Name	Sea Gulls
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	311-212 (.594)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-11	14-11	15-13	101-39 (.721)
Conference	8-6	7-7	7-7	50-19 (.724)
Conf. Finish	3	5	5	6, 1, 1, 1, 6
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Bridget Benshelter
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Salisbury	1990-91
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	272-177 (.605)
Record at Salisbury	272-177 (.605)
Coaching Awards	CAC COTY 3x

Asst. Coaches	Calvin Burrell, Gen Olds

Recruiting Coordinator

Bridget Benshetler, Ph. (410) 543-6003, babenshtler@salisbury.edu

Conference and Schedule

Salisbury plays in the Capital Athletic Conference (www.cacsports.com) which his comprised of nine teams from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Following a three week winter break, conference play starts up in January. More often than not, league games are played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Games are usually piggybacked with the men's. The farthest conference away game is at Mary Washington, some 3.5 hours from campus. The season concludes with the CAC tourney which takes all eight teams, with pairings and seedings decided by regular season standings. Tourney winner receives an automatic berth in the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

St. Mary's (MD), Marymount (VA), Mary Washington, York (PA), Catholic (MD), Goucher, Hood, and Gallaudet. Note: Catholic and Goucher will be leaving the conference in 2007-2008. Villa Julie and Wesley colleges will join the CAC in 2007-08.

Facilities

Maggs Center
Capacity 2,000, Average attendance: ?