Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC)
Established	1971
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	8 full, 2 associate
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	Massachusetts
Headquarters	Westfield, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Angela Baumann (since 2006)
Website	mascac.com
Locations

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are all located in the State of Massachusetts.

Sports

The MASCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

The MASCAC will sponsor football for the first time in 2013. Conference members Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Massachusetts Maritime, Westfield State, and Worcester State will depart the New England Football Conference after the 2012 season. Joining them will be fellow NEFC opponents Plymouth State and UMass–Dartmouth, and Western Connecticut State (currently playing football in the New Jersey Athletic Conference). The NEFC will retain the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has eight full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Bears	1840	Public	10,481
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	Falcons	1894	Public	5,201
Framingham State University	Framingham, Massachusetts	Rams	1839	Public	6,156
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams, Massachusetts	Trailblazers	1894	Public	1,811
Massachusetts Maritime Academy*	Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts	Buccaneers	1891	Public	1,100
Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	Vikings	1854	Public	9,254
Westfield State University	Westfield, Massachusetts	Owls	1838	Public	5,166
Worcester State University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Lancers	1874	Public	5,470

^* - Non-basketball all-sports member school

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Boston State College	Boston, Massachusetts	?	1872	Public		1971	1982	Merged into the University of Massachusetts–Boston
Lowell State College	Lowell, Massachusetts	?	1894	Public		1971	1975	Merged into the University of Massachusetts–Lowell

Associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	MASCAC Sport	Primary Conference
Plymouth State University	Plymouth, New Hampshire	Panthers	1871	Public	4,192	2009-10	Men's ice hockey	Little East
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth	Dartmouth, Massachusetts	Corsairs	1895	Public	7,982	2009-10	Men's ice hockey	Little East

Note: Plymouth State and UMass–Dartmouth will also become associate members for football in 2013.

Future associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Sport	Primary Conference
Western Connecticut State University	Danbury, Connecticut	Colonials	1903	Public	6,001	Football	Little East

Note: Western Connecticut State will join the MASCAC as an associate member for football in 2013.

Membership timeline

External links

• Official site