Shepherd to join PSAC in 2019

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced Thursday that Shepherd University has been admitted to the conference for full-time membership, following a vote of approval by the PSAC Board of Directors.
The PSAC Board of Directors is very pleased to invite Shepherd as our next member,” said Dr. Marcia G. Welsh, East Stroudsburg University President and Chair of the PSAC Board of Directors. “Throughout the evaluation process, there was overwhelming evidence and support from our institutional representatives that Shepherd will be an outstanding and valuable asset to the PSAC.”
Shepherd, located in Shepherdstown, W.Va., will officially become a PSAC member upon receipt of initiation fees, entitling the institution to voting privileges, and will begin regular season competition and be eligible for PSAC championships in 2019-20.
“We are pleased to welcome the Shepherd Rams to the PSAC family of institutions. Shepherd University brings with it an outstanding athletic and academic tradition plus a perfect match for the PSAC’s geographic footprint,” said PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray. “We have made the PSAC an even stronger conference today.”
Shepherd has been competing in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) since the league’s inception in 2013. The Rams have a storied football program that has claimed the MEC Championship and appeared in the NCAA Division II Football Championship field in four of the last five years (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017); including a trip to the national championship game in 2015. Additionally, the Rams have captured eight MEC titles in the sports of baseball (4), women’s lacrosse (2), women’s basketball (1), and men’s golf (1).