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For the former Division I conference, see East Coast Conference (Division I).
East Coast Conference
(ECC)
Established 1989 Association NCAA Division Division II Members 10 full, 5 associate Sports fielded 17 (men's: 8; women's: 9) Region Northeastern United States Headquarters Central Islip, New York Commissioner Robert Dranoff (since 2008) Website eccsports.org 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.
Contents
History
The East Coast Conference was founded in 1989 as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Its charter members included:
- Adelphi University (1989 to 2009)
- Concordia College (1989 to 2009)
- C.W. Post College (1989 to present)
- Dowling College (1989 to present)
- Mercy College (1989 to present)
- Molloy College (1989 to present)
- NYIT (1989 to present)
- Pace University (1989 to 1997)
- Queens College (1989 to present)
- Southampton College of Long Island University (1989 to 2005)
Other members that joined were:
- University of Bridgeport (2000 to present)
- University of New Haven (2002 to 2006)
- NJIT (1997 to 2000)
- Philadelphia University (1991 to 2005)
- The College of Saint Rose (1991 to 1997)
- St. Thomas Aquinas College (2000 to present)
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)
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 Flushing, New York 1937 17,639 Roberts Wesleyan College Raiders North Chili, New York 1866 2,000 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 - 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
References
External links
East Coast Conference Full members Bridgeport • C.W. Post • Dowling • Mercy • Molloy • NYIT • Queens • Saint Thomas Aquinas
Associate members Categories:
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