MANSFIELD, Mass. (Jan. 13, 2021) ‐ Given the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the region, the Northeast-10 Conference Council of Presidents has received and approved a unanimous recommendation from the NE10 Athletics Council to cancel plans for repositioned regular season and championship competition in the Conference's seven traditional fall sports. Impacted sports involve competition for both men and women's soccer and cross country as well as football, field hockey and volleyball. Mercy College is an Associate Member of the NE10 in field hockey and is impacted by this decision.

While the Council has elected to cancel repositioned NE10 fall sport competition and championships, each NE10 member institution shall retain the autonomy to determine if it will engage in team activities, practice and training opportunities and contests against outside competition. Such opportunities will be determined and defined by each member institution but shall adhere to NCAA policies and state public health regulations. Division II National Championships in these fall sports had previously been cancelled by the NCAA last fall and will not be rescheduled. Mercy College will be holding their traditional non-championship season during the spring 2021 semester.

"We certainly understand this decision and will continue with a terrific traditional non-championship season to get our team ready for next fall," stated Mercy College Director of Athletics Matt Kilcullen Jr.