As an NCAA Division III institution, the College of Mount Saint Vincent places highest priority on the quality of the overall educational experience and success of each student athlete.  We seek to establish and maintain an environment that values cultural diversity and gender equality among student-athletes and the athletics staff.

At the College of Mount Saint Vincent, the student-athlete is expected to be a student first and an athlete second.  The College deeply respects its athletes and their efforts, but recognizes that the central focus of a student’s work must be his/her academic program.  As a Division III institution, the College of Mount Saint Vincent does not award athletically related financial aid to any student.

At the College of Mount Saint Vincent, we ask both our student-athletes and their coaches to demonstrate respect, loyalty, character, sportsmanship, and honor both on and off the court/field.  We seek to develop each athlete as a citizen of the community.  We strive to ensure that each student’s athletic experience is a positive one, both for her/him and for the College.  We value winning, but we also value personal growth, teamwork, and preparation for the world after college.

We believe that the athletic program at the College of Mount Saint Vincent offers students an extraordinary opportunity to develop self-respect and self discipline; to strengthen emotional control and physical skills; to savor winning and understand losing; and to learn to reach goals through teamwork.  We proudly look to our student-athletes as role models and expect their behavior, both on and off the court/field, to bring honor to themselves and the College.  We will strive to make every team successful, but we will not compromise the College’s mission, vision, or spirit in the pursuit of winning.