Monday, November 12, 2012
COLLEGE SPORTS
EMMITSBURG, Md. — Mount St. Mary’s University will discontinue three of its Division I teams in 2013 in an effort to reduce its athletics budget while growing its existing programs.
Men’s soccer, along with men’s and women’s golf, will cease following the 2012-13 academic year. As many as 30 Mount student-athletes will be affected by the elimination of the three sports, as well as one full-time and three part-time coaching positions.
The decision will save more than $400,000 annually.
The Mount continues to compete in 16 Northeast Conference sports — baseball, basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, tennis and track and field (indoor and outdoor) for men; and basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor) for women.
The University is honoring the athletic scholarships for each student-athlete and will assist the affected student-athletes in the coming months, whether they choose to remain at the Mount or transfer to another school offering their sport. Each sport will shift to club-level status in the fall of 2013.
All coaches remain on contract through June 2013.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WVIAC honors Shepherd’s Moore
PRINCETON, W. Va. — Chad Moore of Shepherd University has been named the WVIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Moore led the Rams to a 1-1 week, averaging 27.5 points and 11 rebounds in the season-opening weekend.
He had 31 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Bowie State. He was 12 of 21 from the floor, had five steals, five offensive rebounds and three assists. Moore drained 9 of 17 shots, dished out four assists and had three steals against East Stroudsburg.
YOUTH SOCCER
Washington Area Girls League
U13
VSA Heat Blue 2, Hagerstown Freedom ‘99 1
Freedom: Taylor Neff goal; Kenzie Sarber assist; Ryleigh McKinnon 12 saves.
SYC Storm 1, Hagerstown Freedom ‘99 0
Freedom: Madison Foltz 11 saves.
