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Sarty said athletics staff considered reducing the budgets of every sports team on campus.

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"At this point, the finance department is satisfied with what we've brought to them as a solution to the current challenge," Sarty said.

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The hockey team had the highest annual operational budget of all women's varsity teams at $60,000, and according to Sarty, brought in negligible revenue.

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The players were informed of the decision in a meeting after Jordan met with Sarty.

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Sarty said athletics staff and student services at Saint Mary's will work with any players who want to transfer to another university.

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Head coach Lisa Jordan, who founded and coached the team for 14 years, was shocked when she was informed Friday morning by athletic director Steve Sarty that the women's varsity program would be discontinued.

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Players say they got an e-mail from Sarty on Thursday requesting a Friday meeting, so many sent text messages to coach Lisa Jordan to ask what it was about.

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"I regard this as losing a member of our family," said Steve Sarty, director of athletics and recreation.

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Jordan was given the news in a brief meeting with Sarty and two superiors and given the option to attend as they told her players.

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"The university came to us and said, 'You need to cut five to 10 per cent of your operating budget,"' Sarty said.

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