EXCERPT:
As for whether the Villanova Club Ice Hockey teams feel left out of their non-NCAA status, some athletes say they enjoy being club teams rather than varsity.
“I think we all love that we’re a club team,” WICE Co-President and forward Austen Elvekrog said. “We love that we get to play competitively the sport that we love, but that this is not our entire life. We like having other outlets and experiences at Villanova.”
Rather than fighting to move up to that level, athletes want to break the stigma surrounding playing at the club level.
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Amanda McKean, Sports Columnist
February 21, 2024
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