BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College Department of Athletics released on Thursday its 2017 spring schedules for the College’s baseball, softball, men’s volleyball, women’s lacrosse, and outdoor track & field teams.
Utilize the links below to see the complete schedule for each squad. To download an individual team’s schedule to your personal calendar: Go to that sport’s online schedule page, click the blue “Add to Calendar” button in the top-right corner, and follow the instructions.
Baseball
Baseball has a full, 40-game slate lined up for the 2017 season as the Mountaineers look to get back into the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) postseason and top their runner-up mark from 2016. SVC is set to begin the campaign with a doubleheader at Gallaudet on Saturday, March 25 before heading to Penn State Greater Allegheny for a twin bill the following weekend. The team will then take its annual spring break trip, this year heading to Southern California for the California Invitational; Southern Vermont will play eight games between March 12 and 18 in the Golden State.
Upon returning to the Northeast, the Mountaineers will play one final non-league game before starting the NECC schedule with a doubleheader at home against Daniel Webster on Saturday, March 25-- that date also serving as SVC’s Opening Day. Additional non-Conference home games for Southern Vermont pit the team against MCLA (April 4), Dean (April 13), Norwich (April 18), and Oneonta State (April 19). SVC will hold its Senior Day on Sunday, April 30 in conjunction with a single home game against defending NECC Champion Mitchell.
Men’s Volleyball
Men’s volleyball is scheduled to play 28 matches in its 2017 season, starting with a non-Conference contest at Bard on Tuesday, January 24. The Mountaineers then hold their home opener on Wednesday, February 1 against SUNY Polytechnic Institute before heading to the Elmira Invitational February 10-11. Additional non-league matches see Southern Vermont visit Sage (Feb. 15) before hosting Pine Manor for a pair of tilts on February 18.
SVC will take on Mount Ida during a tri-match at Newbury on February 25 after starting the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) schedule with a February 21 home contest against Elms. The Mountaineers are set to participate in the Keuka Invitational the weekend of March 10-11, and they will then play a pair of NECC tri-matches through the rest of the season. SVC will hold its Senior Night on Friday, April 7 while hosting Lesley for a Conference showdown.
Outdoor Track & Field
Outdoor track & field will participate in a similar schedule to that which it had in the spring of 2016 this year, having six regular season meets to try and qualify for the New England DIII Championships in May. The first meet is slated for Saturday, March 25 at Bridgewater State University with the Mountaineers then heading to Fitchburg State University’s Jim Sheehan Memorial the following weekend. April 8 sees SVC participate in Smith’s Pioneer Invitational, and Southern Vermont then heads over to RPI for the Upstate Classic on April 15.
The Mountaineers will travel back to the Capital Region on April 22 for the UAlbany Spring Classic, and the next weekend has the team slated to partake in Regis College’s Pride Invitational. Those six meets give the student-athletes a chance to qualify for the New England Division III Championships scheduled for May 6 at nearby Williams College.
Softball
Softball has 14 doubleheaders on its 2017 schedule in addition to the eight games the Mountaineers will play during their annual spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. After getting back from the Palmetto State to open up the season, SVC will head to Skidmore on March 23 for a non-Conference twin bill. Southern Vermont then starts the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) schedule on Saturday, March 25 with an Opening Day pair against Elms at Willow Park.
Also on the team’s non-league slate are doubleheaders at home against MCLA (April 4) and Maine-Presque Isle and on the road against Lyndon State (April 6) and Castleton (April 20). Additionally, the Mountaineers will host Bay Path (April 2), Daniel Webster (April 9), Lesley (April 15), and Newbury (April 22) for NECC doubleheaders.
Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s lacrosse has 17 games on its 2017 schedule, first visiting Dean on February 26 to open up the season before heading to Purchase on March 11. The Mountaineers will take their first-ever spring break trip, heading to Port Charlotte, Florida where they will match up with Smith (March 15) and Curry (March 16). SVC then has one final non-league game at Rivier on March 22 before starting the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) schedule with a March 25 contest at first-year program Newbury.
Southern Vermont holds its home opener on Saturday, April 1 against Mitchell before hosting six additional matches at Everett Field throughout the rest of the season. Additional non-Conference contests see the Mountaineers line up against Johnson State (April 2), MCLA (April 10), Bard (April 11), and Sage (April 13). SVC is set to hold its Senior Day on Saturday, April 22 during a 2016 NECC Championship rematch with Regis.
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