COLONIA, NJ – For each ECC sport in its conference portion of the regular season, the league office will determine an ECC Game of the Week to highlight the competitive spirit within the East Coast Conference.
This week's field hockey and women’s volleyball Game of the Week selections for the week of November 2-8 will be streamed on FloCollege.
Field Hockey
Roberts Wesleyan at St. Thomas Aquinas – Saturday, November 7
12:00 PM • Spartan Field • Sparkill, NY
Roberts Wesleyan (9-7, 7-2 ECC) has an opportunity to clinch at least a share of the 2026 ECC Regular-Season Championship as the Redhawks travel to St. Thomas Aquinas (0-15, 0-9 ECC) this Saturday for our ECC Field Hockey Game of the Week!
RWU sophomore forward/midfielder Avery Carinci tops the conference with eight assists and ties for third in points (18) while STAC sophomore goalkeeper Evelyn McEwen leads the ECC in saves per game (18.07).
The Redhawks and Spartans last met back on October 10 in Rochester, NY. Roberts Wesleyan’s Natalee Lawrence scored twice and Mary Catherine Maloney added a goal in RWU’s 3-0 win.
ECC Field Hockey Standings as of Nov. 5
T-1. Roberts Wesleyan (7-2 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
T-1. Mercy (7-2 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
T-3. D’Youville (5-4 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
T-3. Dominican (5-4 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
5. Molloy (3-6 ECC)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (0-9 ECC)
Women's Volleyball
Mercy at D’Youville – Sunday, November 8
11:00 AM • Saints Center • Buffalo, NY
Three games ahead in the conference standings, 2026 ECC Regular-Season champion Mercy (22-1, 10-0 ECC) heads to D’Youville (14-12, 7-3 ECC) for both squads’ regular-season finales this Sunday for our ECC Women’s Volleyball Game of the Week!
Mercy senior middle blocker Mia Illes Hair leads the conference in hitting percentage (.393) and blocks per set (.88) while D’Youville’s redshirt sophomore setter Ashley Ballou tops the ECC in total assists (703).
The Mavericks and Saints met back on October 25 in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Powered by 25 kills and eight service aces from Grace Dilena, Mercy earned the 3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 25-27, 25-16) win.
ECC Women’s Volleyball Standings as of Nov. 5
1. Mercy (10-0 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
2. D’Youville (7-3 ECC) / Clinched ECC Championship berth
T-3. Daemen (6-4 ECC)
T-3. Molloy (6-5 ECC)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-6 ECC)
6. Roberts Wesleyan (1-9 ECC)
7. Queens (1-9 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: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women's bowling (3), men's and women's indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men's lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men's and women's basketball; women's bowling; men's and women's cross country; field hockey; men's and women's lacrosse; men's and women's indoor track and field; men's and women's outdoor track and field; men's and women's soccer; softball; and men's 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.