Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| institution | location | nickname | founded | founding religious affiliation | enrollment | joined |
| amherst college | amherst , massachusetts | lord jeffs | 1821 | congregationalist | 1817 | 1971 |
| bates college | lewiston , maine | bobcats | 1855 | free will baptist | 1769 | 1971 |
| bowdoin college | brunswick , maine | polar bears | 1794 | congregationalist | 1777 | 1971 |
| colby college | waterville , maine | white mules | 1813 | northern baptist | 1838 | 1971 |
| connecticut college | new london , connecticut | camels | 1911 | methodist | 1911 | 1982 |
| hamilton college | clinton , new york | continentals | 1793 | presbyterian | 1864 | 1971 |
| middlebury college | middlebury , vermont | panthers | 1800 | congregationalist | 2507 | 1971 |
| trinity college | hartford , connecticut | bantams | 1823 | episcopalian | 2344 | 1971 |
| tufts university | medford , massachusetts | jumbos | 1852 | universalist | 5138 | 1971 |
| wesleyan university | middletown , connecticut | cardinals | 1831 | methodist | 2870 | 1971 |
Title:
new england small college athletic conference
Statement:
nine schools joined in 1971
Answer:
supported