Notre Dame of Maryland University - Athletics

Athletics

• Notre Dame's athletic teams are members of the Division III (NCAA) . College of Notre Dame of Maryland has eight NCAA women's sports; basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
• All sports, except for softball, competed in the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference until the conference folded at the end of the 2006-2007 academic season.
• All sports but swimming joined the Colonial States Athletic Conference starting in the 2007-2008 academic year. Although the swim team does not compete within a conference, it participates in the yearly Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) swim championships.
• The 2009 season was the first season the Notre Dame softball team competed in NCAA Division III.
• The 2009-2010 academic year also saw the college's basketball season come to an abrupt end due to "injuries" after the first game of the season. The team returned to the court in 2010-2011 and recorded a 3-22 overall record and a 0-16 CSAC mark.
• The college has invested in two full-time staff members (Athletic Director, Assistant Athletic Director) within the Athletic Department, while all of its coaching staff are part-time, mainly seasonal employees. Although two coaches at the College have been coaching at the school for over 20 years, head coaching turnover has been constant over the past few seasons.
• The mascot of the College of Notre Dame Athletic Department is the "Gator." A new, up-to-date Gator logo was unveiled in May 2010.
• In May 2009, Notre Dame student-athletes achieved 20 semesters in a row with a cumulative grade point average of above 3.0. This has occurred for 23 consecutive semesters.
• College of Notre Dame athletics also has a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), is represented by two student-athletes from each varsity sport at the college. The goals of the SAAC are to serve the student-athlete population while promoting a positive student-athlete image on campus, among other things.