TWO FORMER SEA GULLS SELECTED TO 25TH ANNIVERSARY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM
Jill Stewart, Erin Budd Honored For Their Efforts While Players at SU

SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury field hockey program, known as a
national powerhouse in Division III, added to its tradition recently as
two former athletes have been named to the 25th Anniversary Division III
Field Hockey team. Jill Stewart, who played for the Sea Gulls from 1985
to 1988, and Erin Budd, who played from 2002 through 2004, were named to
the 11-player squad.

Stewart came to Salisbury from Woodbury, New Jersey by way of West
Deptford High School. In her four seasons with the Sea Gulls, she scored
41 goals and recorded 17 assists, good for 99 points. She stands
eleventh on Salisbury's career leaders in points, eleventh in goals
scored, and tied for twelfth in assists.

In 1986, Stewart was part of Salisbury's first-ever undefeated season
with a 21-0 record. The team also defeated Bentley College, 2-1, and
Bloomsburg, 3-2, in the playoffs to claim the NCAA Division III National
Championship. In that season, Stewart was second on the team in scoring
with 18 points. She was second in goals with 15 and tied for fifth in
assists with three.

Stewart's tenure at Salisbury was highlighted by her 1988 season. She
served as a team captain and led the Sea Gulls to a 16-3-3 record and a
third place finish overall in Division III. Stewart contributed 11
points on the season, scoring six goals and recording five assists. She
was named a First Team All-American that season by the Penn
Monto/College Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Budd joined the team in 2002 as a sophomore and made an immediate
impact. She scored six goals and recorded 12 assists, good enough for 24
points in that first season. The following season, Budd established
herself as an offensive force for the Sea Gulls.

In 2003, she scored 11 goals and recorded 15 assists, good for 37
points. She followed that season up with an even more impressive 2004
campaign, tallying 18 goals and 17 assists for 53 points. She was named
to the First Team All-South region in both 2003 and 2004 and was named
an NCAA All-American in 2004.

Budd's contributions in 2003 and 2004 lead to Salisbury's second
and third Division III National Championships in school history. Like
Stewart, Budd was part of an undefeated squad, as the Sea Gulls compiled
a 22-0 record en route to title in 2004.

"Experiencing back to back National Championships is something that
some people can only dream about," said Budd. "I'm so proud to be
part of a team that has dedicated so much to get to the finals."

Their coach, Dr. Dawn Chamberlin, believes that the accomplishment is
great for them and for the university. "I think that having two
players chosen out of a team of eleven players is quite an honor - not
only for (Stewart and Budd), but for our program overall," said
Chamberlin, who was the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in
2004.

Chamberlin believes that the former Sea Gull players represented on the
team were well deserved of the honor. "Erin and Jill were both amazing
players for Salisbury University" said Chamberlin. "They were the
type of player who makes an impact for the program, the university, and
Division III field hockey.

"It certainly had to be a difficult task (to narrow down the team).
I think it is well representative of the great field hockey players that
have been a force over the past 25 years."

Stewart is now married and lives in New Jersey. Budd is now an
assistant on Coach Chamberlin's staff, which claimed its third
straight national title in 2005, the first Division III school to ever
claim the field hockey title three straight years.