The Middle Atlantic Conference and Misericordia University have announced plans to proceed with spring sports and swimming beginning in March.
 
LACROSSE
Men's and women's lacrosse will play an eight-week regular season including all nine MAC Freedom teams and opens with back-to-back crossover games March 6 and March 13.  Misericordia will host Eastern in its men's lacrosse season opener while the women's team will visit Eastern, March 6. 
 
The conference slate consists of a single round-robin beginning Wednesday, March 17 and running through Saturday, April 24. Teams can schedule a maximum of 13 games.

The championship format includes all teams, including a play-in game between No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seeds.  The women's tournament opens April 24 while the men's tournament starts April 28. 
 
BASEBALL
A seven-week baseball season features four-game series against all seven MAC Freedom opponents.  Misericordia is set to travel to DeSales in the season opener, March 13.
 
Teams will play a seven-inning game and a nine-inning game at one location and do the same at the opposite location the next day.

The championship tournament is scheduled to begin May 1.  All eight teams will qualify for the postseason with each round consisting of a best-of-three series.
 
SOFTBALL
The six-week softball season includes four-game series against six of eight MAC Freedom opponents.  Misericordia will host Delaware Valley in the season opener, March 13.
 
Teams will play back-to-back doubleheaders at alternating sites during the regular season.
 
The championship format includes all nine teams and opens with the 8 seed/9 seed play-in series, April 24.  The remaining rounds will feature best-of-three series.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS
The seven-week tennis schedule begins with one match per week over the first four weeks with two matches per week over the final three weeks.
 
Misericordia will open its 10-game schedule with a trip to Lycoming in the season opener, March 20.  The Cougars have a bye, March 27.

The championship tournament will include all eight MAC Freedom teams.  The men's championships will open May 3 with the women's tournament set to begin May 4.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S GOLF
Men's and women's golf have been given autonomy to create a schedule that gets them enough dates to earn the conference's automatic qualifier (AQ) to the NCAA Championship. The MAC Freedom championship tournament will be held at Huntsville Golf Club, April 24-25.  The MAC Women's Championship will be played at Golden Oaks Golf Club, May 1-2.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING
MAC men's and women's swim teams will compete in a hybrid of in-person and virtual competitions.  Teams are allowed to compete as early as March 5, through the MAC Championship event concluding April 16-18. For the conference championship, competing teams will follow the NCAA three session championship format over the course of two or three days. Multiple sites will be used to host the event with individual results compiled to crown individual and team champions.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
MAC men's and women's outdoor track & field have been given autonomy to create a schedule that allows them the opportunity to record qualifying marks and times to the NCAA Championship.
 
Misericordia will host two outdoor track meets leading up to the MAC Championships at Widener University, May 6-8.