Three UB Squads Earn ECC Academic Teams of Excellence Awards
Women's Soccer, Softball And Volleyball Post Top Team Grade Point Averages In The League
Central Islip, N.Y. – On Thursday, August 8, the East Coast Conference announced the recipients of the first-ever ECC Academic Teams of Excellence Award.
"The East Coast Conference believes in the 'collegiate model' of Division II, which focuses on students and programs committed to the values and mission of higher education," said ECC Commissioner, Dr. Robert Dranoff. "We are very proud of the over 975 student-athletes who were named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll for this past year and are equally as proud of the 17 men's and women's teams that earned the first ever ECC Academic Teams of Excellence honors for 2012-13."
The ECC Academic Teams of Excellence Award is presented to the team with the highest cumulative grade point average in their respective sport. The 17 teams honored for the 2012-13 season combined for a 3.36 gpa. Roberts Wesleyan led the way with six teams honored in their first season in the ECC. Molloy and Bridgeport were runner-ups with three teams apiece. The Purple Knights complied the top team grade point average for women's soccer, softball and volleyball.
Dranoff also stated, "The opportunity to honor student-athlete achievement and success in the classroom, in service to the community and on the playing field, is always a priority for our conference and we congratulate all these deserving institutions, teams, and team members."
2012-13 ECC Academic Teams of Excellence Award Recipients
Baseball: Molloy
Men's Basketball: Molloy
Men's Cross Country: Roberts Wesleyan
Men's Lacrosse: Chestnut Hill
Men's Indoor Track & Field: Roberts Wesleyan
Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Roberts Wesleyan
Men's Soccer: LIU Post
Men's Tennis: District of Columbia
Women's Basketball: St. Thomas Aquinas
Women's Cross Country: Roberts Wesleyan
Women's Lacrosse: Molloy
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Roberts Wesleyan
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Roberts Wesleyan
Women's Soccer: Bridgeport
Softball: Bridgeport
Women's Tennis: District of Columbia
Volleyball: Bridgeport
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About the ECC
Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); Daemen College (Amherst, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); LIU Post (Brookville, N.Y.); Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, N.Y.) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). Associate Members include: Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dominican College (Orangeburg, N.Y.), and Georgian Court University (Lakewood, N.J.).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men's and women's basketball; men's and women's cross country; men's and women's lacrosse; softball; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's indoor track and field; men's and women's outdoor track and field; men's and women's soccer; and women's volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.