Nov 12, 2010

No sanctions for now as organization seeks solutions to Sunday-play issue

Southern Virginia University's Women's Soccer Team
Southern Virginia University's Women's Soccer Team

Author: Kevin McGrath
Source: Mormon Times
08 November 2010 4:30pm

The United States College Athletic Association is not actively pursuing sanctions against Southern Virginia University after its women’s soccer team forfeited a tournament championship match scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7.

“We are not going to do anything right now,” said Bill Casto, executive director of the USCAA. “This has raised some issues that we haven’t faced before. We had been dealing mainly with Seventh-day Adventists, and the problem was on Saturday night. This is one of the first times it has come up that there was a conflict with either the Mormon faith or others we have in our association.”

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