Starting subsequent 12 months, Siena College can have a brand new rival within the Metro Convention.
The Metro introduced Thursday that Le Moyne School, positioned in Syracuse, has accepted an invite to hitch the convention as a full member for the 2027-28 tutorial 12 months.
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Le Moyne will formally be a part of on July 1, 2027, rising the Metro to 13 full member establishments. The Dolphins successfully change Fairfield, which is leaving the Metro to hitch the Coastal Athletic Affiliation on the conclusion of the 2026-27 tutorial 12 months.
Le Moyne is leaving the Northeast Convention, to which the Dolphins have belonged since upgrading from Division II to Division I in all sports activities in 2023.
Le Moyne, a Jesuit establishment, beforehand competed within the Metro as an affiliate member in baseball for 18 years and girls’s lacrosse for 9 seasons.
“We’re excited to welcome Le Moyne School again to the Metro Convention,” Metro Commissioner Travis Tellitocci stated in a information launch. “Le Moyne’s management has taken an aggressive strategy to constructing its Division I athletics program and demonstrated a robust dedication to investing in its future success.”
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Siena president Chuck Seifert welcomed Le Moyne on behalf of the Metro Council of Presidents.
“Le Moyne is an impressive establishment that shares our foundational dedication to tutorial excellence, integrity, and holistic student-athlete improvement,” Seifert stated within the information launch. “Their wealthy custom and momentum in Division I athletics make them a pure match for our Convention, and their Catholic and faith-based custom additional enriches the values-driven id of our league.”
Le Moyne males’s basketball went 15-17 total and 10-8 within the NEC final season below head coach Nate Champion. The ladies’s basketball workforce was 12-21 and 9-9 for head coach Nick DiPillo.
Their groups can be eligible for the Metro’s computerized bids to the NCAA Match. Le Moyne accomplished an accelerated Division I transition in June 2026 to earn full NCAA Division I lively member standing.
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Siena males’s basketball final performed Le Moyne throughout the common season within the 1992-93 season. The Dolphins maintain a 39-23 lead the all-time rivalry, although Siena has received all six regular-season conferences since upgrading to Division I in 1976-77.
Le Moyne upset Siena 73-71 in an exhibition sport in Loudonville on Nov. 4, 2017.
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This text initially revealed at Siena’s league provides fellow New York college Le Moyne for 2027-28.