VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. | The Virginia Wesleyan University Athletics Department has unveiled a completely redesigned website, courtesy of the Marlins' new website provider – SIDEARM Sports. SIDEARM Sports is one of the biggest brands in college athletics as they have partnered with numerous colleges and universities across all three NCAA divisions as well as NAIA and the NJCAA. The website will go live on August 12, 2020.
The new design is fully responsive, allowing users to easily access the website on multiple platforms (mobile, desktop, tablet). The redesign also features new looks to the team roster and statistical pages, larger images on story pages, and easy navigation to specific areas for fans and prospective student-athletes, while still providing the comprehensive coverage of Virginia Wesleyan's 22 athletic teams that has been a staple of the Marlins athletic website.
Virginia Wesleyan is the sixth ODAC school to switch to SIDEARM with a seventh ODAC institution making the move later this summer as well. Washington & Lee, Sweet Briar, Shenandoah, Randolph, and Hollins are the other five ODAC schools who utilize SIDEARM Sports for their athletics websites.
"Transitioning to SIDEARM Sports is an exciting experience to be a part of," said Alysse Scripter, Virginia Wesleyan sports information director. "I look forward to expanding the Virginia Wesleyan brand and developing the new website utilizing various features supported by the SIDEARM Sports platform."
A new feature on the schedule pages will be a history page for each match-up. By clicking on the "history" link, visitors will see the history of the selected match-up, including the record between the two teams, streaks, scores and a full game-by-game history. The history pages will continue to be updated as past schedules are collected and loaded into the SIDEARM Sports system.
New pages will continue to be added and updated to the new vwuathletics.com in the upcoming months.
About SIDEARM Sports
In 2014, SIDEARM Sports was acquired by Learfield IMG College. Learfield IMG College is the leading media and technology services company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions for fan engagement. The Learfield IMG College suite of services includes licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; data analytics; ticketing, ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company has long had the privilege of being an advocate for intercollegiate athletics and the student-athlete experience. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.
--- This release is courtesy of the Virginia Wesleyan University sports information department. ---
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