St. Francis Brooklyn eliminating athletics department
St. Francis College in New York announced Monday that it will cease its entire intercollegiate athletics program at the end of the current semester.
The college -- often referred to as St. Francis Brooklyn to differentiate from a Northeast Conference counterpart, St. Francis (PA) -- sponsored 21Division I teams, 11 women's and 10 men's. It most recently introduced a women's soccer team in 2019.
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