The ECAC Lacrosse League is an NCAADivision I college athletic conference and part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference

Eastern College Athletic Conference

The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...

. This part of the conference only sponsors men's lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

. The league was founded in 2000. The founding members included Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

, Penn State University, Rutgers University

Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...

, Stony Brook University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...

, and the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

. In 2005, Loyola College in Maryland

Loyola College in Maryland

Loyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges...

, Hobart College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...

, and St. John’s University

St. John's University (New York City)

St. John's University is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university located in New York City, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1870, the school was originally located in the borough of Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant...

 joined the ECAC. And in 2006, Fairfield University

Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...

 joined the league. In 2010, the league added Air Force

United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...

, Bellarmine

Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...

, Denver

University of Denver

The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....

, Ohio State and Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park...

, replacing Georgetown, Rutgers and St. John's, who left for the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

, and Massachusetts and Penn State, who left for the Colonial Athletic Association

Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...

.

Members

Institution	Mascot	Location	Head Coach	Field
United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...	Falcons Air Force Falcons The Air Force Falcons are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctioned teams...	Colorado Springs, CO	Eric Seremet	Cadet Lacrosse Stadium
Bellarmine University Bellarmine University Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...	Knights	Louisville, KY	Jack McGetrick	Owsley B. Frazier Stadium Owsley B. Frazier Stadium Owsley B. Frazier Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. The facility serves as home to Bellarmine's soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and track and field teams. The stadium opened on August 24, 2007 in a Bellarmine Knights women's soccer...
University of Denver University of Denver The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....	Pioneers Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse The Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Denver in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college lacrosse. The University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse Program was first introduced in 1966 as a club sport. The program alternated between varsity and club...	Denver, CO	Bill Tierney Bill Tierney William "Bill" Tierney is a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach at the University of Denver.Tierney played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State, where in 1973, he played on the USILA national championship team...	Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
Fairfield University Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...	Stags Fairfield Stags men's lacrosse The Fairfield Stags men's lacrosse team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the ECAC Lacrosse League of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field. The team was nationally ranked in 2005 , 2006 and 2007 and competed in the NCAA...	Fairfield, CT	Andrew Copelan Andrew Copelan Andrew Copelan is the head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's lacrosse team.Previously, Copelan was an Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator at the Maryland Terrapins from 2006 to 2008...	Lessing Field Lessing Field Lessing Field is a multi-purpose lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's lacrosse and soccer teams...
Hobart College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...	Statesmen	Geneva, NY	T.W. Johnson	Boswell Field
Loyola University Loyola College in Maryland Loyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges...	Greyhounds Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse The Loyola University Greyhounds are the NCAA Division I men's collegiate lacrosse team that represents Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland...	Baltimore, MD	Charley Toomey Charley Toomey Charley Toomey is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team at Loyola University Maryland. He played for Loyola as a goalkeeper and helped bring them to the school's one and only NCAA final in 1990...	Ridley Athletic Complex Rev. Harold Ridley, S.J. Intercollegiate Athletic Complex The Rev. Harold Ridley, S.J. Intercollegiate Athletic Complex is a multi-sport facility owned and operated by Loyola University Maryland. It is located 1½ miles west of the main campus in Baltimore, Maryland, on a parcel of land at the southwest corner of the intersection of the Jones Falls...
Ohio State University Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...	Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...	Columbus, OH	Nick Myers	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium is a 10,000-capacity stadium located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The stadium is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes men's and women's lacrosse teams as well as the soccer and track and field teams. The stadium opened for soccer in the fall of 2001. It also hosts the...

Future member

The following institution will join the league as an affiliate member for the 2012 season and as a full member for the 2013 season.

Institution	Mascot	Location	Head Coach	Field
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...	Wolverines Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse The Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse team represents the University of Michigan in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse as a member of the ECAC Lacrosse League. The Wolverines play their home games at the Oosterbaan Fieldhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan...	Ann Arbor, MI	John Paul	Oosterbaan Fieldhouse

Champions

Year	Champion(s)	Conference	Overall
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

ECAC teams in the NCAA Tournament

Year	Team(s)	Results
2011	Denver	Semifinals
2010 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship -First round:The biggest surprise of the first round was Army's double-overtime upset of No. 2 seed Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Some analysts ranked it among the greatest upsets in the history of the tournament...	Denver	First Round
2009 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 9 through May 25, 2009. This was the 39th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...	Massachusetts	First Round
2008 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 10 through May 26, 2008. This was the 38th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...	Loyola	First Round
2007 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
	Loyola	First Round
2006 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 36th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The semifinals and...	Massachusetts	National Finalist
	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
2005 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 35th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament...	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
	Massachusetts	Quarterfinals
	Penn State	First Round
2004 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 34th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
	Rutgers	First Round
2003 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 33rd annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament...	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
	Massachusetts	Quarterfinals
	Penn State	First Round
	Rutgers	First Round
2002 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship In the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship game, Syracuse defeated Princeton by a score of 13-12. The game was a rematch of the 2001 championship game, which was won by Princeton. This time, Syracuse was victorious, led by Michael Powell's four goals and three assists.-...	Georgetown	Quarterfinals
	Massachusetts	Quarterfinals
	Stony Brook	First Round
2001 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2001 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 24,135 fans. A Princeton goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first overtime period lifted second-seeded Tigers to a 10-9 victory against top-seeded Syracuse . With the victory, Princeton earned its sixth...	Georgetown	First Round

Offensive Player of the Year

Year	Name	Team
2011	Mark Matthews	Denver
2010	Cooper MacDonnell	Loyola
2009	Jim Connolly	Massachusetts
2008	Shane Koppens	Loyola
2007	Brendan Cannon	Georgetown
2006	Sean Morris Sean Morris Sean Morris is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse, and the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League. He recently attended 42A class at Camp Parks in California and graduated with honors.- Amateur career :Morris played collegiate lacrosse at...	Massachusetts
2005	Sean Morris Sean Morris Sean Morris is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse, and the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League. He recently attended 42A class at Camp Parks in California and graduated with honors.- Amateur career :Morris played collegiate lacrosse at...	Massachusetts
2004	Walid Hajj	Georgetown
2003	Chris Fiore	Massachusetts
2002	Steve Dusseau Steve Dusseau Steve Dusseau was an All-American lacrosse player for Georgetown University, where he was a two time All-American and won the 2002 USILA National Player of the Year award. He led the Hoyas to NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances in 2001 and 2002...	Georgetown
2001	Steve Dusseau Steve Dusseau Steve Dusseau was an All-American lacrosse player for Georgetown University, where he was a two time All-American and won the 2002 USILA National Player of the Year award. He led the Hoyas to NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances in 2001 and 2002...	Georgetown
2000	Andy Flick	Georgetown

Rookie of the Year

Year	Name	Team
2011	Jamie Faus	Denver
2010	Logan Schuss	Ohio State
2009	Mike Sawyer	Loyola
2008	Jake Hagelin Kory Kelly	Loyola Rutgers
2007	Justin Pennington	Rutgers
2006	Drew Adams Drew Adams Drew Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Adams played collegiately at Penn State University, where he was named an All American three times. Adams ranks first in PSU history with 694 career saves.-References:...	Penn State
2005	Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman is a Canadian lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League.-High School/College career:...	Hobart
2004	Trevor Casey	Georgetown
2003	Greg Havalchak	Rutgers
2002	Will Jones Gene Tundo	Penn State Massachusetts
2001	Dave Pittard	Navy
2000	Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse.Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S...	Georgetown

Goalkeeper of the Year

Year	Name	Team
2011	Charles Cipriano	Fairfield
2010	Jack Hagelin	Loyola
2009	Doc Schneider Doc Schneider Jonathan David "Doc" Schneider is a goaltender formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.-Early life:Schneider, who is Jewish, acquired the nickname `Doc' from his family...	Massachusetts
2008	Drew Adams Drew Adams Drew Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Adams played collegiately at Penn State University, where he was named an All American three times. Adams ranks first in PSU history with 694 career saves.-References:...	Penn State
2007	Drew Adams Drew Adams Drew Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Adams played collegiately at Penn State University, where he was named an All American three times. Adams ranks first in PSU history with 694 career saves.-References:...	Penn State
2006	Drew Adams Drew Adams Drew Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Adams played collegiately at Penn State University, where he was named an All American three times. Adams ranks first in PSU history with 694 career saves.-References:...	Penn State
2005	Mike Fretwell	Loyola

| valign="top" |

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Name	Team
2011	Matt Kawamoto	Ohio State
2010	Dillon Roy	Denver
2009	P.T. Ricci P.T. Ricci Peter Thomas Ricci , also found as "P.T." Ricci, is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. Ricci played four years for Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania in 2005,...	Loyola
2008	Jerry Lambe	Georgetown
2007	Jerry Lambe	Georgetown
2006	Jack Reid	Massachusetts
2005	Brodie Merrill Brodie Merrill Brodie Merrill is a Canadian lacrosse player. He currently plays in the National Lacrosse League for the Philadelphia Wings and Major League Lacrosse for the Hamilton Nationals.-High school career:...	Georgetown
2004	Greg Havalchak	Rutgers
2003	Greg Havalchak	Rutgers
2002	Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse.Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S...	Georgetown
2001	Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse.Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S...	Georgetown
2000	Mickey Jarboe	Navy

Coach of the Year

Year	Name	Team
2011	Bill Tierney Bill Tierney William "Bill" Tierney is a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach at the University of Denver.Tierney played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State, where in 1973, he played on the USILA national championship team...	Denver
2010	Bill Tierney Bill Tierney William "Bill" Tierney is a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach at the University of Denver.Tierney played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State, where in 1973, he played on the USILA national championship team...	Denver
2009	Greg Cannella	Massachusetts
2008	Matt Kerwick Charley Toomey Charley Toomey Charley Toomey is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team at Loyola University Maryland. He played for Loyola as a goalkeeper and helped bring them to the school's one and only NCAA final in 1990...	Hobart Loyola
2007	Dave Urick	Georgetown
2006	Charlie 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

|}

All-Time ECAC season statistic leaders

• Points: Sean Morris
  Sean Morris
  Sean Morris is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse, and the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League. He recently attended 42A class at Camp Parks in California and graduated with honors.- Amateur career :Morris played collegiate lacrosse at...
  
  , Massachusetts (31, 2005)
• Points per game: Steve Dusseau
  Steve Dusseau
  Steve Dusseau was an All-American lacrosse player for Georgetown University, where he was a two time All-American and won the 2002 USILA National Player of the Year award. He led the Hoyas to NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances in 2001 and 2002...
  
  , Georgetown (5.40, 2002)
• Goals: Scott Urick
  Scott Urick
  Scott Urick is a professional lacrosse player. Scott was a high school all-American and won two Virginia state championships while playing for Robinson High School...
  
  , Georgetown (21, 2000)
• Goals per game: Steve Dusseau
  Steve Dusseau
  Steve Dusseau was an All-American lacrosse player for Georgetown University, where he was a two time All-American and won the 2002 USILA National Player of the Year award. He led the Hoyas to NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances in 2001 and 2002...
  
  , Georgetown (3.6, 2002)
• Assists: Brendan Cannon, Georgetown (18, 2006)
• Assists per game: Brendan Cannon, Georgetown (2.57, 2002)
• Saves: Drew Adams
  Drew Adams
  Drew Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Adams played collegiately at Penn State University, where he was named an All American three times. Adams ranks first in PSU history with 694 career saves.-References:...
  
  , Penn State (87, 2006)
• Goals against average: Mickey Jarboe, Navy (5.96, 2000)