MASCAC cancels fall in spring athletic contests
January 28, 2021PLYMOUTH The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) has announced that the eight MASCAC Presidents made the difficult decision to cancel the fall in spring semester athletic conference competition, including all indoor and outdoor athletic conference competition. The decision ends the possibility of resuming the fall conference competition during the spring of 2021 but will allow fall and winter student-athletes training opportunities. While there will not be a conference schedule for MASCAC fall sports, member institutions will be allowed to schedule fall sport non-conference games at their discretion.
Plymouth State is an affiliate member of the MASCAC in the sports of football and men s ice hockey. In response to the league s statement, Director of Athletics Kim Bownes noted PSU would continue to investigate the possibility of playing a small number of football games in the spring, but that no
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