Women's Hockey

According to an article by the Daily Orange, Daryl Gross might be making the wrong decision in dumping Swimming and Diving in favor of Women's Ice Hockey.

Mare MacDougall, assistant coach at St. Lawrence University up North, who happen to be ranked 4th in the country had this to say about Syracuse,

"I don't think anyone can conclude that Syracuse University will only want to recruit N.Y. players. I would only assume, looking at what I've learned through recruiting, that that is not feasible for them."

This seems in clear contrast to DOCTOR Daryl Gross' comments in June when he announced that Syracuse would be adding Women's Hockey. Gross said,

"We welcome the opportunity to field a women’s ice hockey team. It provides the potential for an outstanding student-athlete experience, and success is limitless given the area of the country we live in, the facility we have on campus, and the popularity of the sport. Women’s ice hockey gives us a significant opportunity to compete at a national level, especially given the talent in Upstate New York and surrounding areas."

So who do you trust? Personally, I'll trust the assistant coach on a program that consistently fields a winning team over our malfunctioning Athletic Director any day.