Belmont has accepted an invite to the Southern Conference for their Men's Soccer program, effectively ending any expansion between them and Horizon League. The story is on their website in the Soccer link at belmont.prestosports.com.

Pretty much means Belmont is content being a big fish in a little pond and not having expensive trips in their League. Can't really blame 'em. I'm sure they've counted up everything and realized in the 3 years of the affiliation, they are a combined 14-30-4. Granted, Soccer carries much of that at 4-19-3 after the '16 season. Even taking MSOC away and they're still under .500 at 10-11-1. The Men's & Women's basketball teams were 4-7 with the men going 3-4. So why come to a league where you would struggle to go Dancing when you can go just about every year (except this year of course...Lol!)?

When the HL returns to its former glory days of a 10-12 conference ranking (and it will) I hope they make Belmont remember they rejected a chance to be showcased more in a higher profile league, even at 18 & 20!. Coach Byrd won't always be there and he is Belmont!


Men's Basketball- 3-4
Women's BB- 1-3
WSoccer- 2-2-1
MSoccer- 4-19-3
Baseball- 2-2
Softball- 2-0