Release courtesy of the NE10
Mansfield, Mass. -- With the fall season in the books, Adelphi University and Stonehill College currently sit in a tie for first place in the Northeast-10 Conference Presidents' Cup standings. Presidents' Cup winners in each of the last seven years, the Panthers and Skyhawks both collected 83.0 points apiece to share the top spot.
The Presidents' Cup is presented annually to signify overall athletic excellence in the NE10. The honor is awarded to the institution that compiles the most cumulative points, based on finishes in the regular season standings, from all of its programs competing in league championships. The conference will present the eventual winning institution with the Presidents' Cup at the annual year-end banquet, which is held in June each year in conjunction with the league meetings.
To see the full list of standings, please see below.
Adelphi, NE10 Champions in men's soccer and women's tennis, captured a pair of NE10 regular season titles in soccer this fall, picking up 29 points from its men's and women's soccer teams alone. The Panthers also garnered 11 points apiece from their field hockey and volleyball teams while adding 27 more points in women's tennis and cross country.
Stonehill, which won NE10 Championships in women's cross country and women's soccer, was led by a regular season title in women's tennis and a 29-point effort from its cross country teams. The Skyhawks also collected 23 points from their field hockey and women's soccer teams, both finishing among the top four in the regular season standings.
American International College came in at No. 3 with a total of 78.0 points. The Yellow Jackets won their third straight NE10 Men's Cross Country Championship this fall in addition to finishing the regular season second in both volleyball and women's soccer.
Le Moyne College was fourth with 73.5 points, while Assumption College rounded out the top 5 with 72.0 points, just ahead of Merrimack College (6th – 71.5 pts.) and Bentley University (7th – 70.0).
The fall season includes the sports of men's and women's golf, women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, football and volleyball.
The NE10 also had five institutions in the top 40 and nine overall in the top 100 of the Learfield Directors' Cup standings. The Panthers were the second-ranked NE10 team nationally, coming in at 19th, while Stonehill was in 12th.
2016-17 NE10 Presidents' Cup Standings Through Fall Season
t-1. Adelphi - 83.0
t-1. Stonehill - 83.0
3. American International - 78.0
4. Le Moyne - 73.5
5. Assumption - 72.0
6. Merrimack - 71.5
7. Bentley - 70.0
8. Southern New Hampshire - 66.0
9. Franklin Pierce - 59.0
10. Southern Connecticut - 50.5
11. Saint Rose - 46.0
12. Saint Anselm - 44.0
13. New Haven - 34.0
14. Pace - 29.0
15. Saint Michael's - 24.5
NOTES
- The Panthers are the defending NE10 Presidents' Cup champions, and have won three of the past four.
About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 20 regular season conference titles, 24 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.
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