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Keuka’s Women’s Sports Teams Claim President’s Cup
June 6, 2012
For the fifth straight year, Keuka's women's sports teams won the NEAC President's Cup while the men's teams placed sixth.
During the 2011-12 academic year, Keuka College claimed North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) postseason championships in women’s basketball and softball along with men’s lacrosse.
Women’s basketball made its fourth NCAA Division III appearance while softball qualified for the NCAA’s for the sixth straight season as the Green and Gold has established itself as a powerhouse in both women’s basketball and softball. The men’s lacrosse team also successfully defended its NEAC championship.
At the annual NEAC retreat, held in Clarks Summit, Pa., Keuka’s women’s sports teams claimed the NEAC’s annual President’s Cup as the top women’s sports program in the conference while Keuka’s men’s teams placed sixth out of 11 schools. It was the fifth straight year the women have won the President’s Cup.
Each President’s Cup is awarded based on each institution’s overall winning percentage from the past academic year, which is calculated through a points system that takes into account each school’s finish in the final regular season standings for each team sport and the championship finish for each individual sport sponsored within the NEAC.
Morrisville State took home the Men’s Cup for the first time. In the overall President’s Cup standings, SUNYIT finished first, with Penn State-Harrisburg in second and Keuka placing third out of 13 institutions.
In the women’s standings, Keuka continued its recent dominance, tallying 48 out of a possible 65 points for a winning percentage of .738. The Storm finished in the top four in six of the seven women’s sports they sponsor, which included a top finish in softball and second place finishes in both basketball and lacrosse.
In the men’s standings, Keuka tallied 30.5 points out of a possible 58 points for a winning percentage of .526. The highlights for Keuka included a second-place finish in the lacrosse standings and a fourth-place finish in soccer.
The complete results for all three NEAC President’s Cups can be found by clicking NEAC President’s Cup Results 2011-12.
*College of Saint Elizabeth and Wilson College do not sponsor men’s programs, thus only each school’s women’s standings were included in the overall rankings.
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The North Eastern Athletic Conference has thirteen NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Cazenovia College, College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania State University – Abington, Pennsylvania State University – Berks, Pennsylvania State University -Harrisburg, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of Technology, SUNY Morrisville State College, Wells College, and Wilson College. Associate members are: Hilbert College (M Lacrosse), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse) and Rutgers University – Camden (M Golf). The North Eastern Athletic Conference has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the sports of baseball, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s tennis.
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