![]() 18 and there would be conference-only competition in soccer and volleyball. The Valley previously announced on July 27 it would delay all fall sports until Sept. "There is nothing more that we want than for our fall sport student-athletes who are affected by these decisions to have the opportunity to compete during the spring semester, and we will strongly advocate for that opportunity both within the MVC and nationally.” “The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, officials and other members of the UE and Missouri Valley communities guided this difficult decision made by the MVC President’s Council and will remain the primary consideration in our decision making as we move forward," UE athletics director Mark Spencer said in a statement. UE, however, will not compete against others. ![]() The release said athletes will still be allowed to participate in "nonconference competition, practices, strength and conditioning sessions and team meetings" this fall. UE had not publicly released schedules for most of its fall teams yet, but practices were allowed to begin starting on Monday. "The (MVC) will continue to evaluate options for conducting MVC competition in these sports and potentially participating in NCAA championships during the spring of 2021," a news release stated. This move pushes the number of D-I conferences that have taken the same action to double digits, including the Big Ten and PAC-12. The MVC announced Friday it will postpone conference fall sports competition and their respective championships, affecting the University of Evansville’s volleyball, soccer, cross country, golf and tennis programs. EVANSVILLE - A day after NCAA president Mark Emmert canceled all fall sports championships, the Missouri Valley Conference nixed its fall sports seasons. ![]()
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