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The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Monday announced that it will cancel fall sports competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The decision specifically affects fall-season sports \u2013 men\u2019s and women\u2019s soccer, women\u2019s volleyball and men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country. It leaves open the possibility of a compensatory season in the spring for fall athletes.<\/p>\n

The decision stops short of cancelling all athletic competition in the fall semester as other leagues<\/a> have done<\/a>. It also doesn\u2019t provide a specific timeline for determinations about sports like swimming and basketball that begin in the middle of the fall semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MAAC Executive Committee will explore with the Committee on Athletic Administration (COAA) the goal of providing the student-athletes with a schedule of contests among conference members in the spring of 2021 in accordance with each institution\u2019s procedures and applicable state regulations,\u201d MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor<\/strong> said in a league statement<\/a>. \u201cIt is the goal of the MAAC to ensure it recognizes a MAAC champion in each sport and it will review possible championship formats for the fall sports in accordance with evolving state and local regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MAAC includes 11 institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region<\/a>. The decision is aided by the fact that it doesn\u2019t sponsor football; only two of the MAAC members (Marist College and Monmouth University) sponsor varsity football. Monmouth Monday bundled football into its cancellations<\/a>. Marist deferred that decision pending the ruling of the league it\u2019s part of, the Pioneer Football League, but the school stated that<\/a>, \u201cit is presumed that the Red Foxes’ football season may be postponed barring significant improvements related to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student-athletes will still be able to train on campus during competition suspensions, and the league has pledged to work on behalf of athletes regarding NCAA eligibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision to cancel fall sports was made with student-athletes being top of mind,\u201d Ensor said. \u201cIt is difficult to put into words how I feel for all of the student athletes, coaches, and administrators who put in so much work on a daily basis. Health and safety protocols have been of the utmost priority the last several months, but unfortunately, there are too many factors that prohibit the MAAC and its institutions from safely delivering a competitive atmosphere that these individuals deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"