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For the Division I conference, see East Coast Conference (Division I).

East Coast Conference

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Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1989
Members	11
Sports fielded	17
Commissioner	Edward J. Manetta
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.

1 History
2 Current Members
3 Sports
- 3.1 Men's Sports
- 3.2 Womens' Sports
4 External Link

[edit] 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, Pace University, Queens College, and Southampton 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 12 the last 13 championship games. Recent ECC champions include Adelphi (1998, 1999, 2001), C.W. Post (1996), and NYIT (1997, 2003, 2005)

[edit] Current Members

Institution	Team Name	Location	Founded	Enrollment
Adelphi University	Panthers	Garden City, New York	1896	8,110
Concordia College	Clippers	Bronxville, New York	1881	2,431
C. W. Post College of Long Island University	Pioneers	Brookville, New York	1954	8.472
Dowling College	Golden Lions	Long Island, New York	1863	7,000
Mercy College	Flyers (As of 3/7/07)	Dobbs Ferry, New York	1950	10,000
Molloy College	Lions	Rockville Centre, New York	1962	3,533
New York Institute of Technology	Bears	New York City and Old Westbury, New York	1955	12,755
Queens College	Knights	Flushing, Queens	1937	17,639
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Spartans	Rockland County, New York	1952	2,400
University of Bridgeport	Purple Knights	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1927	4,018
University of New Haven	Chargers	West Haven, Connecticut	1920	4,391

Mercyhurst College (2006) [Associate Member in men's lacrosse only]

[edit] Sports

[edit] Men's Sports

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

[edit] Womens' Sports

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

[edit] External Link

Official site of the East Coast Conference

East Coast Conference
Adelphi • Bridgeport • C.W. Post • Concordia • Dowling • Mercy • Molloy • New Haven • NYIT • Queens • Saint Thomas Aquinas

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East Coast Conference

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[edit] History

[edit] Current Members

[edit] Sports

[edit] Men's Sports

[edit] Womens' Sports

[edit] External Link

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