The ECAC Lacrosse League was an American NCAA Division I college athletic conference and part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Founded in 1999 with play beginning in 2000, this part of the conference only sponsored men's lacrosse. It disbanded at the end of the 2014 season as an indirect result of the early-2010s NCAA conference realignment.
History The founding members included Georgetown University, Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), Rutgers University, Stony Brook University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the United States Naval Academy. In 2005, Loyola College in Maryland, Hobart College, and St. John’s University joined the ECAC. And in 2006, Fairfield University joined the league. In 2010, the league added Air Force, Bellarmine, Denver, Ohio State and Quinnipiac, replacing Georgetown, Rutgers and St. John's, who left for the original Big East Conference, and Massachusetts and Penn State, who left for the Colonial Athletic Association. In 2011, the ECAC added the University of Michigan Wolverines who were making their move from club level to NCAA Division I. They became full members in 2013, the same year in which Loyola's lacrosse team joined the rest of the school's sports in the Patriot League.
After the 2013 season, a number of members announced their intention to exit the ECAC. In late May, following a second semi-finals appearance in three years, Denver announced that they would leave the ECAC to join the new Big East Conference for the 2014 season, leaving the ECAC with six teams for that season. In early June, the Big Ten Conference announced the start of conference competition in 2015, removing Michigan and Ohio State from the ECAC after the 2014 season. In mid-June, Fairfield announced it would join the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2015 season. On July 1, Hobart announced it would join the Northeast Conference beginning immediately for the 2014 season. One week later, Bellarmine announced it would become an affiliate of the ASUN Conference (then known as the Atlantic Sun Conference) for the 2015 season. Before Bellarmine's move took effect, the ASUN and Southern Conference (SoCon) announced a lacrosse alliance under which the two leagues split sponsorship of the sport, with women's lacrosse remaining in the ASUN and men's lacrosse shifting to the SoCon. Accordingly, Bellarmine played in the SoCon from the 2015 season until the ASUN established its own men's lacrosse league for the 2022 season. The final ECAC member, Air Force, spent the 2015 season playing as an independent before joining Bellarmine as an affiliate in the SoCon in 2016, and later following them to the ASUN in 2022.
Final members Institution Nickname Location Head coach Field Joined Primary conference Current lacrosse conference United States Air Force Academy Falcons Colorado Springs, CO Eric Seremet Cadet Lacrosse Stadium 2010 Mountain West ASUN Bellarmine University Knights Louisville, KY Kevin Burns Owsley B. Frazier Stadium 2010 ASUN ASUN Fairfield University Stags Fairfield, CT Andrew Copelan Lessing Field 2006 MAAC CAA University of Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, MI John Paul Michigan Stadium 2013 Big Ten Big Ten The Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus, OH Nick Myers Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium 2010 Big Ten Big Ten
Previous members Institution Nickname Location Head coach Field Current Lacrosse League Seasons in ECAC Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook, NY Jim Nagle Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium CAA 2000-2002 UMBC Retrievers Catonsville, MD Don Zimmerman UMBC Stadium America East 2000-2003 Navy Midshipmen Annapolis, Maryland Rick Sowell Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Patriot League 2000-2003 Georgetown Hoyas Washington, D.C. Kevin Warne Multi-Sport Field Big East 2000-2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights New Brunswick, New Jersey Brian Brecht Yurcak Field Big Ten 2000-2010 St. John's Red Storm New York City, New York Jason Miller DaSilva Memorial Field Big East 2005-2010 Penn State Nittany Lions University Park, Pennsylvania Jeff Tambroni Penn State Lacrosse Field Big Ten 2000-2010 UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Greg Cannella Garber Field A-10 2000-2010 Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden, Connecticut Eric Fekete QU Lacrosse Field MAAC 2010-2011 Denver Pioneers Denver, CO Bill Tierney Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Big East 2010-2013 Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Baltimore, MD Charley Toomey Ridley Athletic Complex Patriot League 2005-2013 Hobart Statesmen Geneva, NY T.W. Johnson Boswell Field A-10 2005-2013
Membership timeline
Champions
Regular season champions Year Champion(s) Conference Overall 2014 Fairfield 3–1 12–4 2013 Denver 6–1 12–4 2012 Loyola 6–0 18–1 2011 Denver 6–0 14–2 2010 Denver 6–0 11–4 2009 Massachusetts 6–1 9–5 2008 Loyola 6–1 7–6 2007 Georgetown 6–0 11–2 2006 Georgetown 6–1 11–3 2005 Massachusetts Penn State 5–1 5–1 11–2 9–5 2004 Georgetown 3–0 11–4 2003 Georgetown 4–1 11–4 2002 Massachusetts 5–0 12–4 2001 Georgetown Massachusetts 5–1 5–1 11–2 12–2 2000 Georgetown 6–0 11–2
Playoff champions Year Champion Title Game Opponent Score Playoff Location 2014 Air Force Fairfield 9-8 Jesse Owens Memorial Field, Columbus, Ohio 2013 Ohio State Denver 11-10 Boswell Field, Geneva, New York 2012 Loyola Fairfield 14-7 Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, Denver 2011 Denver Fairfield 11-9 Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, Denver
ECAC teams in the NCAA Tournament Year Team(s) Results 2014 Air Force First Round 2013 Denver Semifinals Ohio State Quarterfinals Loyola First Round 2012 Loyola National Champions Denver Quarterfinals 2011 Denver Semifinals2010 Denver First Round Loyola First Round 2009 Massachusetts First Round 2008 Loyola First Round 2007 Georgetown Quarterfinals Loyola First Round 2006 Massachusetts National Finalist Georgetown Quarterfinals 2005 Georgetown Quarterfinals Massachusetts Quarterfinals Penn State First Round 2004 Georgetown Quarterfinals Rutgers First Round 2003 Georgetown Quarterfinals Massachusetts Quarterfinals Penn State First Round Rutgers First Round 2002 Georgetown Quarterfinals Massachusetts Quarterfinals Stony Brook First Round 2001 Georgetown First Round
Awards Offensive Player of the Year Year Name Team2014Michael CramptonAir Force 2013 Logan Schuss Ohio State 2012 Logan Schuss Ohio State 2011 Mark Matthews Denver 2010 Cooper MacDonnell Loyola 2009 Jim Connolly Massachusetts 2008 Shane Koppens Loyola 2007 Brendan Cannon Georgetown 2006 Sean Morris Massachusetts 2005 Sean Morris Massachusetts 2004 Walid Hajj Georgetown 2003 Chris Fiore Massachusetts 2002 Steve Dusseau Georgetown 2001 Steve Dusseau Georgetown 2000 Andy Flick Georgetown
Rookie of the Year Year Name Team 2013 Carter Brown Ohio State 2012 Wes Berg Denver 2011 Jamie Faus Denver 2010 Logan Schuss Ohio State 2009 Mike Sawyer Loyola 2008 Jake HagelinKory Kelly LoyolaRutgers 2007 Justin Pennington Rutgers 2006 Drew Adams Penn State 2005 Daryl Veltman Hobart 2004 Trevor Casey Georgetown 2003 Greg Havalchak Rutgers 2002 Will Jones Gene Tundo Penn State Massachusetts 2001 Dave Pittard Navy 2000 Kyle Sweeney Georgetown
Goalkeeper of the Year Year Name Team 2013 Dillon Ward Bellarmine 2012 Charles Cipriano Fairfield 2011 Charles Cipriano Fairfield 2010 Jake Hagelin Loyola 2009 Doc Schneider Massachusetts 2008 Drew Adams Penn State 2007 Drew Adams Penn State 2006 Drew Adams Penn State 2005 Mike Fretwell LoyolaDefensive Player of the Year Year Name Team 2013 Joe Fletcher Loyola 2012 Scott Ratliff Loyola 2011 Matt Kawamoto Ohio State 2010 Dillon Roy Denver 2009 P.T. Ricci Loyola 2008 Jerry Lambe Georgetown 2007 Jerry Lambe Georgetown 2006 Jack Reid Massachusetts 2005 Brodie Merrill Georgetown 2004 Greg Havalchak Rutgers 2003 Greg Havalchak Rutgers 2002 Kyle Sweeney Georgetown 2001 Kyle Sweeney Georgetown 2000 Mickey Jarboe Navy
Coach of the Year Year Name Team2014Eric SeremetAir Force 2013 Kevin Burns Bellarmine 2012 Charley Toomey Loyola 2011 Bill Tierney Denver 2010 Bill Tierney Denver 2009 Greg Cannella Massachusetts 2008 Matt KerwickCharley Toomey HobartLoyola 2007 Dave Urick Georgetown 2006 Charley Toomey Loyola 2005 Glenn Thiel Penn State 2004 Greg Cannella Massachusetts 2003 Jim Stagnitta Rutgers 2002 Greg Cannella Massachusetts 2001 Greg Cannella Massachusetts 2000 Dave Urick Georgetown
Specialist of the Year Year Name Position Team 2013 Scott Ratliff LSM Loyola 2012 Chase Carraro FO Denver
All-time ECAC season statistic leaders Points: Sean Morris, Massachusetts (31, 2005) Points per game: Steve Dusseau, Georgetown (5.40, 2002) Goals: Scott Urick, Georgetown (21, 2000) Goals per game: Steve Dusseau, Georgetown (3.6, 2002) Assists: Brendan Cannon, Georgetown (18, 2006) Assists per game: Brendan Cannon, Georgetown (2.57, 2002) Saves: Drew Adams, Penn State (87, 2006) Goals against average: Mickey Jarboe, Navy (5.96, 2000)
See also ECAC Division II Lacrosse League
References
External links Official website (archived)