Add Womens Hockey

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Add Womens Hockey

Post by stevemaz » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:24 am

Why on Earth have we not added Womens hockey? This would open the door to adding 12-15+ scholarships to the once proud Minutemen baseball program.

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Re: Add Womens Hockey

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Post by rsox1221 » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:25 pm

Even if UMass did add women's hockey (which I agree they should) it still wouldn't be a 1-for-1 add for more men's scholarships.

UMass isn't 100% even in compliance for Title IX as it is. Adding WIH would be good, but cutting baseball and reallocating whatever scholarships they have (which is maybe 1.0) somwhere else is the much more sensible play.

Regardless of adding any women's sport, UMass should have cut baseball already.

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Post by stevemaz » Tue May 09, 2023 9:13 am

i disagree.. money should never be an issue in Massachusetts. I also think band scholarships to women should be used to offset football.

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Post by Cahoonaville » Thu May 11, 2023 7:43 am

stevemaz wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 9:13 am i disagree.. money should never be an issue in Massachusetts. I also think band scholarships to women should be used to offset football.
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Re: Add Womens Hockey

Post by scorpio » Fri May 12, 2023 12:56 am

stevemaz wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 9:13 am i disagree.. money should never be an issue in Massachusetts. I also think band scholarships to women should be used to offset football.
I do not believe that band scholarships play any role in athletic Title IX requirements. It's not an NCAA sport or part of the athletic department.

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