August 30, 2005

UM athletic events cancelled through Tuesday, Sept. 6 due to Hurricane Katrina

MOBILE, Ala. -- Several University of Mobile athletic events have been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Katrina.

Wednesday's men's soccer match-up between no. 2 Lindsey Wilson College and no. 10 Mobile will not be played today and has been postponed to a later date. At this time, no announcement for a make-up game has been made.

The men's soccer team will also not be traveling to Ohio this weekend where they were scheduled to play in the Rio Grande University Tournament against both Bethel College (Ind.) and Rio Grande University.

Next weekend's 2005 O'Charley's Futbol Festival will go on as scheduled as Mobile will face Oklahoma Baptist on Friday, Sept. 9 and Holy Names University on Saturday, Sept. 10 at home.

This weekend's Spring Hill Volleyball Tournament has also been cancelled. It was to mark the first volleyball match in school history. Also, next Tuesday's match against conference foe, Spring Hill College has also been cancelled.

More announcements will be made in the next few days. For updates, check the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference website or University of Mobile athletics website (www.umobile.edu).

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