The Shepherd University department of athletics is offering a schedule of low cost sports camps coming up in June and July. Included for girls are volleyball, basketball and softball; boys camps include football, basketball, and baseball plus soccer camps for boys and girls.

The Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced today that its application for membership has been approved by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee. The MEC will officially become the 25th NCAA Division II conference on Sept. 1, 2013 and immediately assumes active status.

The 12 institutions that announced the formation of the Mountain East Conference in August have officially applied for approval to begin competing as the NCAA’s newest Division II conference in 2013-14. The MEC’s formal application, signed by the presidents of all 12 institutions, was hand-delivered to NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis on Friday along with all supporting documentation.

Three members of the Shepherd University women’s soccer team have been named to the 2012 All-WVIAC Women’s Soccer Team. Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury (Berryville, VA/Clarke County) earned first team honors, junior defender Erika Martin (Germantown, MD/Northwest) was a second team choice, while junior forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) gained honorable mention accolades.

Junior forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team has been named the WVIAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, as announced by the league office.

University of Charleston held on for a 2-1 win over Shepherd University in first round action of the WVIAC Women’s Soccer Tournament on Sunday.

 Junior forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) scored the game’s only goal on an assist from sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury (Berryville, VA/Clarke County) at the 19:07 mark to lift Shepherd University to a 1-0 win over Ohio Valley in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Ohio Valley on Thursday. The win lifted Shepherd into fourth place in the final WVIAC regular season standings as the Rams will host fifth-seeded University of Charleston on Monday at a yet to be determined time and site.

Junior forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) scored a pair of goals to lead Shepherd University to a 6-0 victory over Chowan in women's soccer action at Shepherd on Tuesday.

The Shepherd University soccer teams will be hosting Chowan University for Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Tuesday. The Rams will be wearing pink jerseys for the games. The women's game begins at 1 p.m. followed by the men's contest at 3 p.m.

Shepherd University recorded a 2-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Sunday.
 

Shepherd University rallied past University of Charleston for a 2-1 victory in WVIAC women's soccer action at Charleston on Wednesday.

Shepherd University dropped a 2-0 decision to West Virginia Wesleyan in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Sunday.
 

Shepherd University dropped a 2-0 decision to Alderson-Broaddus in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Monday.
 

Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Wise (Newark, DE/Caravel Academy) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team has been named the WVIAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, as announced by the league office.

Shepherd University and Seton Hill battled to a 0-0 tie in WVIAC women's soccer action at Seton Hill on Saturday.

Shepherd University and Cedarville battled to a 0-0 tie in women's soccer action at Cedarville on Thursday.

Sophomore defender Kaitlyn Socks (Hagerstown, MD/North Hagerstown) recorded a hat trick to lead Shepherd University to a 6-0 win over Lincoln University in women's soccer action at Lincoln on Sunday afternoon.

Erika Moyer scored on an assist from Alexis Getty at the 8:46 mark to lead Mansfield to a 1-0 win over Shepherd University in women's soccer action at Mansfield on Saturday.
 

Sophomore midfielder Kasey Canterbury (Berryville, VA/Clarke County) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Shepherd University to a 2-1 win over Wheeling Jesuit in WVIAC women's soccer action at Wheeling Jesuit on Wednesday.

Shepherd University dropped a 3-1 decision to #20 California University of Pennsylvania in women's soccer action at California on Monday.
 

Shepherd University battled to a scoreless tie with Davis & Elkins in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

Kari Simon scored at the 97:35 mark to lift Concord to a 2-1 overtime win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women's soccer action at Anderson Field on Sunday.
 

Shepherd University tallied three unanswered goals in the second half to rally for a 3-1 win over West Liberty in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday.

Shepherd University dropped a 6-0 decision to Gannon in women's soccer action at Gannon on Saturday. Michelle Genetin and Sammy Valoud each had a pair of goals to lead the Lady Knights.
 

Shepherd University dropped a 1-0 decision to Ursuline College in women's soccer action at Shepherd on Friday in the season opener for both schools.

The presidents of twelve universities, nine in West Virginia, two in Ohio, and one in Virginia, jointly announce the formation of a new all-sports collegiate athletic conference to be named the Mountain East Conference.

The Shepherd University women's soccer team has been picked to finish fifth in the 2012 WVIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. West Virginia Wesleyan has been picked by the coaches to win the WVIAC title.

Shepherd University director of athletics B.J. Pumroy recently announced several award winners for the 2011-12 year.
 

Fourteen Shepherd University student-athletes have been selected to the 2011-12 WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which the sport was concluded.

The presidents of eight universities in West Virginia and one in Pennsylvania announced on Monday, June 18, 2012, that they will create a new all-sports athletic conference and seek membership in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Nominations are now being accepted for the Shepherd University Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Shepherd University department of athletics has announced its upcoming 2012 Summer Athletics Sports Camps schedule. 

The Shepherd University Women’s Athletic Alliance recently sponsored and hosted a recruiting information session in the Shepherd University Wellness Center on January 28. The session, which was directed to area student athletes in grades 9-12, parents, and coaches, was beneficial in spreading information about specific sports here at Shepherd. It also addressed specific questions about recruiting, financial aid, admissions, and NCAA rules in the recruiting process.

The Shepherd University Women's Athletic Alliance will sponsor a free Recruiting Information session on Saturday (January 28) at the Shepherd University Wellness Center. The event is geared toward providing recruiting process information to student-athletes (grades 9-12), parents and coaches.

The Shepherd University Women's Athletic Alliance will sponsor a free Recruiting Information session on Saturday, January 28 at the Shepherd University Wellness Center. The event is geared toward providing recruiting process information to student-athletes (grades 9-12), parents, and coaches.

Senior midfielder Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) earned First Team honors to lead seven Shepherd University players named to the 2011 All-WVIAC Women's Soccer team. Freshman forward Kelsey J. Smith (York, PA/Central York) and sophomore defender Kelsey Eagan (Baltimore, MD/Sparrows Point) were second team choices, while sophomore forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit), freshmen midfielders Kasey Canterbury (Berryville, VA/Clarke County) and Lexi Vondrak (Harrisonburg, VA/Harrisonburg), along with freshman defender Kelsey N. Smith (Hagerstown, MD/North Hagerstown) were honorable mention selections.

Kimberly D’Angelo scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Charleston to a 4-0 win over Shepherd University in quarterfinal action of the WVIAC Women’s Soccer Tournament at Mike Callas Stadium on Monday night.

The Shepherd University women’s soccer team (8-7-1, 5-2-2 WVIAC) secured the three seed in the WVIAC Women’s Soccer tournament with a 3-0 win over Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday. The Rams will face the sixth seed University of Charleston (5-9-2, 4-3-2 WVIAC) at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 31 at the Shepherd Soccer Field. 

Shepherd University blanked Pitt-Johnstown, 3-0, in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Point Stadium on Wednesday.

Leah Fuerst scored on a pass from Jessica Kerwin at the 75:51 mark to lift Mansfield to a 2-1 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Tuesday.

Shepherd University and University of Charleston battled to a scoreless tie in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

Aleisha Rees scored on feed from Katie Roberts off a corner kick at the 40:36 mark to lift West Virginia Wesleyan to a 1-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at West Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday.

Senior defender Tiffany Banks (Harpers Ferry, WV/Jefferson) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Shepherd University to a 3-0 win over Seton Hill in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

This weekend the Shepherd University volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer teams will be deviating from the school colors to pink to assist in raising awareness of breast cancer and assisting in research funding to combat the disease. 

Sophomore forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City) scored three goals and freshman midfielder Kelsey J. Smith (York, PA/Central York) added two more to lead Shepherd University to a 6-1 win over Southern Virginia in women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday.

Shepherd University and Alderson-Broaddus battled to a 1-1 tie in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Alderson-Broaddus on Saturday.

Allison Geary scored three goals to lift Wheeling Jesuit to a 4-2 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday.

Sophomore forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team has been named the WVIAC women’s soccer Player of the Week, as announced by the league office.

Freshman midfielder Kelsey J. Smith (York, PA/Central York) and sophomore forward Morgan Gabriel (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Holy Spirit) each scored goals to lift Shepherd University to a 2-1 win over Davis & Elkins in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Davis & Elkins on Wednesday.

Freshman midfielder Kelsey J. Smith (York, PA/Central York) and junior defender/midfielder Samantha Pippin (Odenton, MD/Arundel) each scored a goal to help lead Shepherd University to a 2-0 win over Concord in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

Senior forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) scored a goal and assisted on another to help lead Shepherd University to a 4-1 win over Hood College in women’s soccer action at Hood on Tuesday.

Shepherd University will be hosting a Ram Chalk Talk Luncheon on Friday, September 23 in the Shepherd University Wellness Center at noon.

Freshman defender Kelsey N. Smith (Hagerstown, MD/North Hagerstown) scored on feed off a corner kick by senior midfielder Ashley Bryant (Waldorf, MD/Westlake) in the 74th minute to lift Shepherd University to a 2-1 win over Malone in women’s soccer action at Malone on Saturday.

Shepherd University dropped a 2-1 decision to Ursuline College in women's soccer action at Ursuline on Friday afternoon.

Senior forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) scored on a header off a corner kick to lift Shepherd University to a 1-0 win over Ohio Valley in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Washington High School on Saturday.

Shippensburg handed Shepherd University a 2-0 setback in women’s soccer action at Shippensburg on Wednesday.

Megan Tole scored in the 99th minute to lift Holy Family to a 2-1 overtime win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday. 

Freshman midfielder Kelsey Smith (York, PA/Central York) scored a pair of goals for the Rams, but host Millersville held on for a 3-2 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action in the season opener for both schools on Thursday night.

This summer Shepherd University soccer coaches Jonathan Thayil and Ryan Quinn took some time to head back in the classroom as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Lexi Vondrak (Harrisonburg, VA/Harrisonburg) has signed a letter-of-intent to play women’s soccer for Shepherd University this fall.

The Shepherd University women's soccer team has been picked to finish in a tie for eighth place in the 2011 WVIAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll as chosen by the league's head coaches. 2010 champion West Virginia Wesleyan was chosen as the league favorite. Click below for full WVIAC release.

Shepherd University director of athletics B.J. Pumroy announced today that Jonathan Thayil has been named head coach of the Shepherd women's soccer program. Thayil, who has been head coach of the Shepherd men’s soccer program since 2007, replaces Jim Sweeney, who resigned.

The Shepherd University department of athletics has announced its upcoming 2011 Summer Athletics Sports Camps. 

The Shepherd University soccer teams have announced their spring schedules. Both teams begin play this weekend with the men playing at St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday and the women going to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.

Junior forward Briana Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) and junior defender Kate Bryant (Fallston, MD/Fallston) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team were named to the 2010 All-WVIAC women's soccer squad. Hines was a second team choice, while Bryant gained honorable mention honors.

Kasie Shoemaker scored a pair of goals and assisted on two more to lead Alderson-Broaddus to a 4-1 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

Lindsey Roessler scored on an assist from Hannah LaSota in the 75th minute to lift Pitt Johnstown to a 1-0 over Shepherd University in WVIAC women's soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday.

Courtney Cole scored a pair of goals to lead University of Charleston to a 3-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women's soccer action at Charleston on Saturday.

Sarah Snyder scored a goal and assisted on another to lead West Virginia Wesleyan to a 2-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Tuesday afternoon.

Katelyn Wister scored on a feed from Kara Lopoyda in the 72nd minute to lift Seton Hill to a 1-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Seton Hill on Saturday.

Freshman midfielder Kristin Knotts (Ellerslie, MD/Mountain Ridge) scored the game’s only goal on a feed from sophomore midfielder/forward Casey Coles (Bunker Hill, WV/Musselman) in the 73rd minute to lift Shepherd University to a 1-0 win over Pitt Johnstown in women’s soccer action at UPJ on Tuesday afternoon. The Rams snap a six game losing skid with the victory.

Kara Houston’s unassisted goal in the 87th minute lifted Wheeling Jesuit to a 1-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Wheeling on Wednesday.

Taylor Suskie scored on a pass from Kierstan McLennan at the 50:56 mark to lift Millersville to a 1-0 win over Shepherd University in women's soccer action at Shepherd on Saturday.

Bonnie Little scored a pair of goals to lead Davis & Elkins to a 2-0 win over Shepherd University in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday afternoon.

Southern Virginia scored a pair of first half goals and held on for a 2-1 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action on Monday afternoon.

Erika Hoff scored on an assist from Gemma Nortcliffe at the 113:40 mark to lift Concord to a 2-1 win over Shepherd University women’s soccer action at Anderson Field on Saturday.

Jasmine Evans scored a pair of goals to lead Malone University to a 2-1 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at Shepherd on Wednesday afternoon.

Junior forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team was named WVIAC Player of the Week after leading the Rams to a pair of wins last week.

Junior forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) scored three goals and assisted on another to lift Shepherd University to a 4-0 win over Ohio Valley in WVIAC women’s soccer action at Ohio Valley on Saturday afternoon.

Junior forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) scored a pair of goals to lift Shepherd University to a 2-1 win over Mansfield University in women’s soccer action at Mansfield on Wednesday afternoon.

Shepherd University will be hosting its first Ram Chalk Talk luncheon this Friday from noon -1 p.m. at the Shepherd University Wellness Center. Alumni and fans can join head football coach Monte Cater, Shepherd director of athletics B.J. Pumroy, and head women's soccer coach Jim Sweeney in the inaugural luncheon this Friday.
 

Heather Robbins scored three goals and Melissa Kornock added two goals and an assist to lead Indiana (Pa.) to a 10-0 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at IUP on Saturday afternoon.

Madison Taylor scored three goals to lead Lock Haven to a 4-0 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at Shepherd in the season opener for both schools.

The Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) recently announced that 16 Shepherd University student-athletes have been named the 2009-10 recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT.

Twenty-five Shepherd University student-athletes have been selected to the 2009-10 WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which the sport was concluded.

The Shepherd University department of athletics is excited to announce its upcoming schedule of summer sports camps.

Freshman forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team was named to the 2008 All-WVIAC Women's Soccer team.

Carolynne Kahl and Trystin Figel each tallied goals to lead 23rd-ranked Kutztown University to a 2-0 win over Shepherd University in women’s soccer action at Kutztown on Wednesday afternoon.

Freshman forward Brianna Hines (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac) of the Shepherd University women's soccer team was named WVIAC Player of the Week for her stellar play last week.