WEST BABYLON, N.Y. – For the first time in conference history, Roberts Wesleyan University has won the prestigious East Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup, it was announced on Monday afternoon. The Redhawks accumulated 84.75 points to earn the honor that is emblematic of the league’s top program across all of the conference’s championship sports.
After finishing either second or third in the last eight Commissioner’s Cup standings, Roberts Wesleyan takes home its very first Commissioner’s Cup victory. The Redhawks tied for a conference-high four ECC Championships, winning the men’s and women’s cross country, men’s outdoor track and field, and women’s lacrosse titles, and earned a runner-up finish in men’s indoor track and field. Roberts Wesleyan won regular season championships in women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse and competed in postseason play in 13 of the 15 ECC sports they sponsor.
After finishing fourth in last year’s Commissioner’s Cup standings, St. Thomas Aquinas improved two spots to earn runner-up status with 80.25 points. STAC tied for a conference-high four ECC Championships with titles in women’s tennis, men’s basketball, men’s volleyball, and softball and earned runner-up finishes in men’s tennis and men’s outdoor track and field. The Spartans also won regular season championships in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s volleyball, and softball (co-) and competed in postseason play in 15 go 19 ECC sports they sponsor.
Molloy took third with 75.5 points, winning tournament titles in women’s soccer and baseball and sharing regular season titles in baseball and softball. In fourth, Daemen claimed regular season and tournament titles in both women’s volleyball and women’s basketball and added runner-up finishes in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer, and men’s basketball.
2023-24 ECC Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings
1. Roberts Wesleyan (84.75 points)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (80.25 points)
3. Molloy (75.5 points)
4. Daemen (75 points)
5. D'Youville (53.75 points)
6. Queens (53 points)
7. Dist. Columbia (47.5 points)
8. Mercy (46 points)
9. Staten Island (35 points)
The ECC Commissioner’s Cup
The East Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup is emblematic of the league's top program across its 19 championship sports. A new scoring system was established in 2013-14 to further reward programs that succeed in both regular season and postseason play. The scoring system works as follows:
• Points for the number of schools whose teams compete for the post-season championship are split between the team that finishes in that place during the year and the team that finishes in that place in the championship.
• If a team is eliminated in the semi-finals or quarterfinals, its place is determined by its finish during the regular season.
• A school which does not sponsor a sport receives 0 points for that sport.
• Highest point total for each sport is the number of schools that sponsor that given sport
• For Cross Country and Track & Field, championship meet finish is utilized.
• Example: Team A wins regular season, finishes second in tournament: (11 + 10) / 2 = 10.5 points
• Example: Team B finishes fourth in regular season, wins tournament: 8 + 11 / 2 = 9.5 points
Past Commissioner’s Cup Champions
1994-95 College of St. Rose
1995-96 College of St. Rose
1996-97 Adelphi University
1997-98 Dowling College
1998-99 Adelphi University
1999-00 Dowling College
2000-01 Adelphi University
2001-02 Adelphi University
2002-03 Adelphi University
2003-04 University of New Haven
2004-05 Adelphi University
2005-06 C.W. Post/LIU
2006-07 C.W. Post/LIU
2007-08 Adelphi University
2008-09 Dowling College
2009-10 C.W. Post/LIU
2010-11 Dowling College
2011-12 Dowling College
2012-13 LIU Post
2013-14 LIU Post
2014-15 LIU Post
2015-16 LIU Post
2016-17 LIU Post
2017-18 LIU Post
2018-19 LIU Post
2019-20 Not awarded (spring sports canceled)
2020-21 Not awarded (fall sports canceled)
2021-22 Molloy
2022-23 Molloy
2023-24 Roberts Wesleyan