Athletics
Marymount's teams, known athletically as the Saints, compete in NCAA Division III in the Capital Athletic Conference. Sports available for men and women include Basketball, Cross-Country, Lacrosse, Soccer, and Swimming. In addition, Volleyball is available for women, and Golf is available for men. In 2014, the school will begin sponsoring varsity baseball. In September 2012, it hired Frank Leoni, former Rhode Island and William & Mary coach, as the baseball program's first head coach.
The Marymount women's basketball team has a long and rich history both on the court and in the classroom. They have won eleven Capital Athletic Conference titles (in 20 years) including the first seven in the CAC's history and most recently, in 2010. The Saints have advanced to the NCAA post-season tournament 14 times, moving on to the Final Four in 2002, the Elite 8 in 2004, and the Sweet 16 seven other times. The Saints are one of only three teams (of 425 in Division III) to advance to at least the Sweet 16 in the four seasons from 2001-2004. They also excel in the classroom with a team GPA over 3.0 for the past nine consecutive years and have had two CAC Scholar Athletes of the Year and one NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winner.
In 2003, the Marymount cheerleading squad won a Capital Athletic Conference championship.
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