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UMass-Lowell to move up to Division I; join America East next year

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The Associated Press

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Last Updated - February 14, 2013 2:28 GMT

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LOWELL, Mass. – Massachusetts-Lowell will move up to Division I next year and join the America East Conference.

The school planned a news conference for Thursday and confirmed the move on Wednesday night.

UMass-Lowell had been in the Division II Northeast-10 Conference except in hockey, which is a member of Division I Hockey East.

The school doesn’t have a football team.

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