After an emotional termination of the Missouri State women’s field hockey team in the spring of 2017, Missouri State University is under investigation for a Title IX infringement.
In spring of 2017, Missouri State Athletic Director Kyle Moats announced the university would be cutting the women’s field hockey team, effective immediately, and women’s beach volleyball would be the replacement.
Since the announcement, members of the former field hockey team reached out to Title IX to investigate whether or not the team was fairly terminated.
The investigation began with the athletic budget work group tasked with creating the work report — the document which ranked all Missouri State athletics based on six different categories: cost savings, attendance and school interest, academic success, conference affiliation, history of athletic success and quality and commitment to facilities.