UNO Softball Joins Great West Conference for 2012
Jul 19, 2011 | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. - The University of Nebraska Omaha softball program has accepted a one-year invitation to join the Great West Conference as an associate member for the 2012 season.
The Mavericks, in the midst of reclassifying from NCAA Division II to the Division I Summit League, will be a part of the four-team Great West Conference for one year before beginning Summit League regular-season conference play in 2013. The one-year move to the GWC will allow the UNO softball players to be eligible for weekly and all-conference awards in 2012, although the Mavs will still not be eligible for NCAA postseason play.
"We are very excited to be able to play in the Great West Conference this upcoming season,” Head Coach Jeanne Scarpello said. “This is a great opportunity for our student-athletes to not only be able to compete for a trophy next season, but also to earn weekly and all-conference awards. Although we won't be able to battle for a spot in the NCAA Tournament this year, we are thrilled that our great class of seniors will have a chance to end their careers in a competitive tournament atmosphere."
UNO joins Houston Baptist, North Dakota and Utah Valley in the Great West Conference for softball. The Mavs replace South Dakota, who left the GWC after the 2011 season to begin regular-season conference play in The Summit League in 2012.
"We are pleased to offer Nebraska Omaha the opportunity to compete in the Great West in the sport of softball," said GWC Commissioner Ed Grom. "The GWC has had a history of affording the opportunity for independent schools to compete for championships. It is a win-win for both our schools and UNO.”
The four teams will all gather in Farmers Branch, Texas, on March 23-25, 2012, for an event in which each team will play the other three teams twice to determine seeding for the GWC Softball Championship, which will take place May 13-14 in Farmers Branch, hosted by Houston Baptist.
The Mavericks, in the midst of reclassifying from NCAA Division II to the Division I Summit League, will be a part of the four-team Great West Conference for one year before beginning Summit League regular-season conference play in 2013. The one-year move to the GWC will allow the UNO softball players to be eligible for weekly and all-conference awards in 2012, although the Mavs will still not be eligible for NCAA postseason play.
"We are very excited to be able to play in the Great West Conference this upcoming season,” Head Coach Jeanne Scarpello said. “This is a great opportunity for our student-athletes to not only be able to compete for a trophy next season, but also to earn weekly and all-conference awards. Although we won't be able to battle for a spot in the NCAA Tournament this year, we are thrilled that our great class of seniors will have a chance to end their careers in a competitive tournament atmosphere."
UNO joins Houston Baptist, North Dakota and Utah Valley in the Great West Conference for softball. The Mavs replace South Dakota, who left the GWC after the 2011 season to begin regular-season conference play in The Summit League in 2012.
"We are pleased to offer Nebraska Omaha the opportunity to compete in the Great West in the sport of softball," said GWC Commissioner Ed Grom. "The GWC has had a history of affording the opportunity for independent schools to compete for championships. It is a win-win for both our schools and UNO.”
The four teams will all gather in Farmers Branch, Texas, on March 23-25, 2012, for an event in which each team will play the other three teams twice to determine seeding for the GWC Softball Championship, which will take place May 13-14 in Farmers Branch, hosted by Houston Baptist.
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