East Coast Conference

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East Coast Conference
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Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1989
Members	9
Sports fielded	17
Commissioner	Robert Dranoff
Locations

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.

History

The East Coast Conference was founded in 1989 as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Its charter members included Adelphi University, Concordia College, C.W. Post College, Dowling College, Mercy College, Molloy College, NYIT, Queens College, University of Bridgeport, University of New Haven, and St. Thomas Aquinas College.

The ECC has become a lacrosse powerhouse, seeing 6 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)

Current members

Institution	Team Name	Logo	Location	Founded	Enrollment
C. W. Post University	Pioneers		Brookville, New York	1954	8,472
Dowling College	Golden Lions		Melville, New York	1863	7,000
Mercy College	Mavericks		Dobbs Ferry, New York	1950	10,000
Molloy College	Lions		Rockville Centre, New York	1962	3,533
New York Institute of Technology	Bears		Old Westbury, New York	1955	12,755
Queens College	Knights		New York City, 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

• Mercyhurst College (2006) [Associate Member in men's lacrosse only]
• Dominican College (2007) [Associate Member in men's lacrosse only]
• Wheeling Jesuit University (2010) [Associate Member in men's lacrosse only]
• Lake Erie College (2010) [Associate Member in men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse]
• Seton Hill University (2010) [Associate Member in men's and women's lacrosse]

Sports

Men's Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Indoor Track and Field
• Outdoor Track and Field

Women's Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Indoor Track and field
• Outdoor Track and Field
• Volleyball

External links

• Official site of the East Coast Conference