The Big East has eliminated non-conference games during its fall sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
This decision affects men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country. The conference hasn’t decided what to do with basketball — or the rest of winter and springs sports — yet, which doesn’t begin until November.
While fall sports begin in mid to late August, eliminating non-conference games allows the conference to see how virus plays out over the next two months to better inform its decision-making. Some conferences, like the Ivy League, Patriot League and NESCAC, have already canceled all fall sports.