Capital Athletic Conference

Salisbury defenseman Zeke Smith was named the Capital Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound sophomore anchored a Sea Gulls defense that surrendered just seven goals in two wins against McDaniel and No. 15 Gettysburg. Smith had a team-best five caused turnovers and was tied for second on the team with six ground balls in those two victories. He leads Salisbury with eight caused turnovers this season.

At the beginning of the season, Salisbury coach Jim Nestor and his Sea Gulls set one goal - to win the Capital Athletic Conference. Now, the Sea Gulls can set their sites a bit higher. After winning their 12 th straight CAC title, the Sea Gulls are the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division III tournament. Behind CAC Player of the Year Katie Bollhorst, six other first-team all-conference selections and a defense that allows just 4.74 goals per game, the Sea Gulls are 19-0 - the only team in all of women's college lacrosse to go into the tournament unbeaten.

Senior midfielder Linda Ackermann scored three goals and had two assists as Salisbury captured its third straight Capital Athletic Conference championship in women's lacrosse with a 16-8 victory over Goucher yesterday. The Sea Gulls (12-0) are No. 1 in Division III and have won 23 of their past 24 games dating back to last season. The visiting Gophers (8-7) were led by freshman Emily Blatter's three goals and one assist. No. 4 Dartmouth 12, No. 3 Princeton 9: The win was the first for the host Big Green (13-0, 7-0)

Salisbury is the Capital Athletic Conference champion for the 17th time after defeating Stevenson, 12-9, on Saturday at Sea Gull Stadium.   The Sea Gulls (19-0) used a six-goal run that lasted from 7:57 in the first quarter until 5:31 in the second quarter to take a 7-2 lead over the Mustangs (14-4). Sam Bradman scored all three of his goals in the second half to keep the Sea Gulls on top for the remainder of the game. Binghamton 15, UMBC 8: The host Bearcats (4-9, 1-4 America East)

Marymount won its sixth straight Capital Athletic Conference women's tournament title with a 67-63 win yesterday over Salisbury State, gaining an NCAA Division III tournament bid.Cori Carson led the Saints (25-2, 17-0) with 26 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks.Amy Fenzel paced the Sea Gulls (18-8, 11-4) with a 26-point effort.

Freshman Katryn Costenbader scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half as St. Mary's defeated Marymount, 66-57, last night in a women's Capital Athletic Conference game in Arlington, Va. The Seahawks (14-2, 5-2) led 30-28 at halftime. Marymount went scoreless for a five-minute stretch early in the second half. Felicia Harris had a game-high 21 points for St. Mary's. York 60, Goucher 36: Katie Parise scored a game-high 14 points to lead the host Spartans (12-5, 5-2) to a Capital Athletic Conference win. The Gophers (3-13, 0-7)

Senior guard David Clark (Catonsville) scored 26 as second-seeded Goucher (18-9) upset top-seeded host York, 82-72, for its second straight Capital Athletic Conference tournament title and an automatic berth in the Division III tournament. Pairings will be announced today. York fell to 20-7.* Chowan 60, Frostburg State 52: Chowan (10-15) beat Frostburg (17-7) despite 16 points by Damon Stevenson.

J.L. Reppert had three goals as 13th-ranked Navy defeated Mount St. Mary's, 11-7, yesterday in men's lacrosse at Dewey Field in Annapolis.The Midshipmen (6-5) broke from a 3-3 tie in the second quarter with five consecutive goals for an 8-3 lead early in the third period.Goucher 8, Marymount 7: The visiting Gophers (5-9) rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the third quarter to win a first-round game of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament. Tim Asher had three goals for Goucher.WomenAmerican 14, Mount St. Mary's 9: Eleni Vagelatos scored five goals and had an assist as the visiting Eagles (7-6)

SALISBURY -- Casey Musick (Cardinal Gibbons) scored 23 points to lead five players in double figures yesterday as Salisbury State defeated Marymount, 93-81, in the title game of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament.The Sea Gulls (19-8) earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament.Salisbury will be making its fourth trip to the NCAA tournament and its first in four years.Salisbury raced to a 23-6 advantage over the first five minutes and built its lead to 19 points midway through the first half.

Moves Basketball HAWKS: Released C Antonio Harvey. Activated F Chris Crawford. MAVERICKS: Placed C Raef LaFrenz on injured list with sprained right ankle. Activated F Popeye Jones. College FRANKLIN & MARSHALL: Announced football coach Tom Gilburg will retire at end of season. N.C. CENTRAL: Football coach Rudy Abrams resigned after yesterday's loss to Johnson C. Smith. WICHITA STATE: Announced men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon has agreed to two-year extension through 2006-07 season.

Salisbury's men's lacrosse team held St.Mary's to one goal per quarter Wednesday and the offense racked up the points in a 16-4 victory. Kyle Quist led the Sea Gulls (16-0, 8-0 Capital Athletic Conference) with four goals. Sam Bradman and Erik Krum each had three goals for Salisbury, who used an 8-0 run over the first two quarters to put distance between themselves and the Seahawks (9-5, 6-2). Stevenson 17, Frostburg State 4: The host Mustangs (13-3, 7-1 CAC) led 9-1 after the first quarter.

Salisbury's Jim Berkman became the first coach in any division of NCAA men's lacrosse to earn his 400th career win when the visiting Sea Gulls beat Mary Washington, 16-8, Wednesday. Matt Cannone (two goals, four assists) moved up to No. 2 in career points at Salisbury (12-0, 4-0 Capital Athletic Conference) with 306, trailing Jason Coffman with 451. Erik Krum led the Sea Gulls with seven points and six goals for the game. Goucher 13, Eastern 7: Matt Lynch and Zachary Fratella each had three goals and an assist to power the host Gophers (11-1)

Wednesday night's Capital Athletic Conference game between No. 6 Stevenson and St. Mary's was supposed to be a knockdown, drag out fight. Instead, it turned into a first-round knock-out for the host Mustangs. Stevenson scored four of the first five goals and never looked back, defeating the Seahawks, 14-5, in a key game for both teams. Senior Justin Lea led Stevenson (10-2, 5-0) with four goals, while Stephen Banick and Nick Rossi each scored twice. Five different players scored for visiting St. Mary's (7-4, 4-1)

With identical 4-0 records in the Capital Athletic Conference, No. 6 Stevenson and St. Mary's will be jockeying for more than just first place when the Seahawks visit Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills Wednesday night. The winner will likely move one step closer to securing one of the top two seeds in the season-ending, six-team league tournament. Finishing as one of the top two seeds is especially important as it ensures a first-round bye and a home contest in the semifinal round.

The Towson men's lacrosse team scored in the second overtime to win, 10-9, against host Hofstra on Saturday. The Tigers (6-3, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) trailed 9-3 with 12:04 left in the fourth quarter but went on a 7-0 run to beat the Pride (4-5, 1-2). Thomas DeNapoli tied the game with two seconds left in regulation, and Justin Mabus had the final score with 38 seconds remaining in the second overtime. UMBC 16, Hartford 12: Joe Lustgarten had eight points to lead the Retrievers (3-4, 1-0 America East)

Karri Ellen Johnson (Broadneck) scored all of her game-high five goals in the first half, and the No. 5 Maryland women's lacrosse team beat No. 20 Towson, 13-3, on Tuesday. The host Terps (10-2) scored 12 straight goals before the Tigers (6-3) put together a three-goal run over a 13-minute span in the second half. Goucher 24, Centenary 13: The host Gophers (4-6) held the previously undefeated Cyclones (7-1) to 13 goals to extend their winning streak at home to four games.

Senior attack Joe High scored six goals, including the 100th of his career, as Salisbury State downed visiting St. Mary's, 17-6, in a Capital Athletic Conference men's college lacrosse game yesterday. The victory extended Salisbury State's conference winning streak to 27, dating to 1995 and its overall winning streak to 13, dating to last season. Salisbury State (4-0, 4-0) outshot St. Mary's (1-1, 0-1), 51-34. Senior midfielder Jim England led the Seahawks with two goals, both of them coming in the fourth quarter.

Senior forward Katie Haley scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead host Western Maryland to a 67-53 upset of Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference women's college basketball game last night.The Green Terror (15-9, 10-4) ended an 11-game winning streak by the Blue Jays (20-3, 12-1), the fifth-ranked team in NCAA Division III, and kept them from tying the school record of 12 straight victories set last season.Bowie State 64, Elizabeth City 39: Beverly Winstead scored 19 and Tarsha Wilson had 18 points and 12 rebounds as the host Bulldogs (24-1)

When attackman Dennis Rosson graduated last May, the concern around the St. Mary's program was who could make up for the 28 goals and 16 assists that departed with Rosson. The Seahawks have answered that question with a group of players. Four different players have scored at least 10 goals each, helping the offense average 10.4 goals in nine contests this season. Junior midfielder Taylor Cook leads the team in goals with 17, and freshman midfielder Will Lerch ranks second with 14. Freshman attackman Matt Tarrant has scored 13 times, and senior attackman John Dehm has registered 10 goals.

Salisbury defenseman Zeke Smith was named the Capital Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound sophomore anchored a Sea Gulls defense that surrendered just seven goals in two wins against McDaniel and No. 15 Gettysburg. Smith had a team-best five caused turnovers and was tied for second on the team with six ground balls in those two victories. He leads Salisbury with eight caused turnovers this season.