The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a collegiate athletics conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut and New York.
[edit] History
The East Coast Conference was founded in 1989 as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Its charter members included:
Other members that joined were:
The ECC has become a lacrosse powerhouse, seeing six ECC teams win the Division II Men's Lacrosse championship over the past 10 years. In addition, at least 1 ECC team has competed in 13 the last 14 championship games. Recent ECC champions include Adelphi (1998, 1999, 2001), C.W. Post (1996, 2006 Tri-Champion), Dowling College (2006 Tri-Champion), NYIT (1997, 2003, 2005, 2008), and Mercyhurst College (2006 Tri-Champion, 2007)
[edit] Current members
| Institution |
Team Name |
Logo |
Location |
Founded |
Enrollment |
| C. W. Post University |
Pioneers |
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Brookville, New York |
1954 |
8,472 |
| Dowling College |
Golden Lions |
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Melville, New York |
1863 |
7,000 |
| Mercy College |
Mavericks |
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Dobbs Ferry, New York |
1950 |
10,000 |
| Molloy College |
Lions |
|
Rockville Centre, New York |
1962 |
3,533 |
| New York Institute of Technology |
Bears |
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Old Westbury, New York |
1955 |
12,755 |
| Queens College |
Knights |
|
Flushing, New York |
1937 |
17,639 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College |
Spartans |
|
Sparkill, New York |
1952 |
2,400 |
| University of Bridgeport |
Purple Knights |
|
Bridgeport, Connecticut |
1927 |
4,018 |
| University of the District of Columbia |
Firebirds |
|
Washington, D.C. |
1851 |
5,471 |
[edit] Sports
[edit] Men's sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Indoor Track and Field
- Outdoor Track and Field
[edit] Women's sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Indoor Track and field
- Outdoor Track and Field
- Volleyball
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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East Coast Conference
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