Fairfield captain Gabby Diodati and Bryant midfielder Remi Manna fight for possession. (Fairfield Athletics)
Across college athletics, there are several instances of small differences in the men's and women's version of a sport.
Ice hockey’s biggest divide is the presence of checking in the men’s game, and then its absence on the women’s side. Even in basketball, men’s teams compete in two 20-minute halves as compared to women’s teams competing in four 10-minute quarters. The nuances also stretch into lacrosse, where men’s sticks have a deep mesh pocket and women’s sticks have a tightly-pulled pocket.
But an entirely different calendar and model? That’s almost unheard of in the NCAA.
