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\"\"<\/a>The Middle Atlantic Conference has announced that MAC men’s and women’s hockey will become an NCAA automatic qualifier sport beginning with the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

The MAC has sponsored men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey as a championship sport since 2017-18, but the MAC was not eligible for an NCAA championship automatic berth with fewer than six schools sponsoring the sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the next logical step in the growth of ice hockey in the Middle Atlantic region,\u201d said MAC executive director Megan Morrison in a statement. “The UCHC has been a good home for MAC institutions sponsoring ice hockey and we hope to continue that partnership through mutual scheduling arrangements to support the growth of the sport even further.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2024-25, with the addition of Misericordia men\u2019s hockey and Hood women\u2019s hockey, under NCAA rules, the MAC will be immediately eligible for automatic berths in the NCAA Division III national tournaments.<\/p>\n

With six institutions sponsoring men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey in 2024-25, the MAC will develop a regular-season conference schedule, institute a championship and award an NCAA automatic qualifier. MAC schools sponsoring hockey will separate from the UCHC.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s hockey will include Alvernia, Arcadia, King\u2019s, Lebanon Valley, Misericordia, and Stevenson while Alvernia, Arcadia, Hood, King\u2019s, Lebanon Valley, and Stevenson will compete in women\u2019s hockey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Middle Atlantic Conference has announced that MAC men’s and women’s hockey will become an NCAA automatic qualifier sport beginning with the 2024-25 season. 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