One game into the season, Notre Dame (Md.) announced it is ending that season, effective immediately.

The school, a women's-only institution in Maryland, also announced the resignation of coach Rob Long. It's unclear how many players were on the roster for the 2009-10 season; only six played in the team's season-opening and closing loss to Goucher, 73-19 on Nov. 18. Two players fouled out and Notre Dame was forced to play the last five minutes short-handed.

&&b-boxl&&"After a number of serious injuries to several members of the team, our roster size has been depleted to the point where continuing the season would put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk," read a statement on Notre Dame's Web site.

The school said it plans to recruit and field a team in 2010-11. The history of restarting dropped programs is mixed: Macalester canceled its 2004-05 season after six games, then restarted a year later but playing only a limited conference schedule. SUNY-Maritime canceled its 2005-06 season after two games, then attempted to return the following season but went 0-7. The program has not played since. SUNY-Purchase had injuries in the middle of the 2004-05 season, but returned to the floor when players got healthy and played five more games, going 3-2.

Notre Dame is a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference, and was slated to play in tournaments at Methodist and Gettysburg.

Kirsten Russell, a former assistant coach at Washington College and Luther and Notre Dame's current soccer coach, was named interim coach with a term expiring in February 2010.