ROCHESTER, NY – For the second time in conference history, Roberts Wesleyan University has won the prestigious East Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup, it was announced on Wednesday morning on Day 2 of the May ECC Athletic Directors Council Meeting, held at the Golisano Community Engagement Center on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan. The Redhawks accumulated 86 points to earn the honor that is emblematic of the league’s top program across all of the conference’s championship sports.
ECC Commissioner Jessica Grasso presented the cup to RWU President Dr. Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. and RWU Executive Director of Athletics Bob Segave.
Roberts Wesleyan, winners of the cup for the second straight year, tied for a conference-high four ECC Tournament Championships, winning the men’s and women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field titles. The Redhawks earned runner-up finishes in men’s indoor track and field, women’s bowling, men’s volleyball, and women’s outdoor track and field. RWU added an ECC Regular Season Championship in women’s lacrosse (tri-winner) and competed in postseason play in 13 of the 15 ECC sports sponsored at Roberts Wesleyan.
After finishing third in last year’s Commissioner’s Cup standings, Molloy came in as this year’s runner-up with 82.25 points. The Lions tied with Roberts Wesleyan in total ECC Tournament Championships, winning the women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse, and baseball titles as well as ECC Regular Season Championships in women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse (tri-winner), and baseball. Molloy competed in postseason play in 15 of 17 ECC sports it sponsors.
Daemen came in third with 67.5 points, winning ECC Tournament Championships in both men’s and women’s basketball and ECC Regular Season Championships in women’s volleyball (co-winner) and both men’s and women’s basketball.
St. Thomas Aquinas finished fourth with 64 points, claiming the ECC Tournament Championship in men’s volleyball and ECC Regular Season Championships in women’s tennis (tri-winner), men’s volleyball, and softball.
Queens rounded out the top five with 56 points, winning ECC Tournament Championships in women’s and men’s tennis while taking home ECC Regular Season Championships in women’s tennis (tri-winner), men’s soccer, women’s volleyball (co-winner), and men’s tennis.
2024-25 ECC Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings
1. Roberts Wesleyan (86 points)
2. Molloy (82.25 points)
3. Daemen (67.5 points)
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (64 points)
5. Queens (56 points)
6. D’Youville (54 points)
7. Mercy (49 points)
8. Staten Island (45.75 points)
9. District of Columbia (38.75 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
2024-25: Roberts Wesleyan University
2023-24: Roberts Wesleyan University
2022-23: Molloy University
2021-22: Molloy University
2020-21: Not awarded (fall sports canceled)
2019-20: Not awarded (spring sports canceled)
2018-19: LIU Post
2017-18: LIU Post
2016-17: LIU Post
2015-16: LIU Post
2014-15: LIU Post
2013-14: LIU Post
2012-13: LIU Post
2011-12: Dowling College
2010-11: Dowling College
2009-10: C.W. Post/LIU
2008-09: Dowling College
2007-08: Adelphi University
2006-07: C.W. Post/LIU
2005-06: C.W. Post/LIU
2004-05: Adelphi University
2003-04: University of New Haven
2002-03: Adelphi University
2001-02: Adelphi University
2000-01: Adelphi University
1999-00: Dowling College
1998-99: Adelphi University
1997-98: Dowling College
1996-97: Adelphi University
1995-96: College of St. Rose
1994-95: College of St. Rose