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Bridgewater, NJ -- After a stellar fall campaign, LIU has climbed to the top spot in the 2024-25 Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup standings.

The Sharks captured the NEC men’s soccer championship and secured top-four finishes in the conference regular season standings in field hockey, football, men’s soccer and women’s volleyball. LIU accumulated 65.60 points through the fall to narrowly edge out Saint Francis U (63.29) for the top spot. CCSU (56.69), Wagner (56.53), and Stonehill (55.00) followed closely in a tightly contested race.

Saint Francis U led the pack in the Joan Martin Women’s Cup standings with 39.85 points. The Red Flash were the runner-up at the NEC Cross Country Championship, placed third in the women’s volleyball regular season standings and took fourth in field hockey. Wagner wrapped the fall right on SFU's heels with 38.15 points.

CCSU concluded the fall as the Men's Cup leader with 30.09 points, just ahead of LIU (29.88). The Blue Devils won the football regular season crown and won gold at the NEC Cross Country Championship meet.

CCSU was the lone NEC school to capture multiple tournament championships in the fall, claiming both the men’s and women’s cross country titles. The Blue Devils also finished atop the NEC football standings.
 

Overall Standings 1. LIU                   65.60 2. Saint Francis U       63.29 3. CCSU                  56.69 4. Wagner                56.53 5. Stonehill             55.00 6. FDU                   47.13 7. Mercyhurst            42.52 8. Le Moyne              34.69 9. Chicago St.           32.17

Men's Cup Standings 1. CCSU                  30.09 2. LIU                   29.88 3. Saint Francis U       23.44 4. Stonehill             21.38 5  FDU                   19.07 6. Le Moyne              18.38    Mercyhurst            18.38    Wagner                18.38 9. Chicago St.           8.07

Joan Martin Women's Cup Standings 1. Saint Francis U       39.85 2. Wagner                38.15 3. LIU                   35.72 4. Stonehill             33.62 5. FDU                   28.06 6. CCSU                  26.60 7. Mercyhurst            24.14 8. Chicago St.           24.10 9. Le Moyne              16.31

About the Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup
The NEC Commissioner’s Cup was instituted during the 1986-87 season with LIU winning the inaugural award. Sacred Heart leads all current NEC schools with eight Cups to its credit. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, football, women’s bowling, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012-13 season, the Conference began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at NEC Championship events.

About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 44th season, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of nine institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to a number of the largest markets in the United States including New York (#1), Chicago (#3), Boston (#8). Hartford/New Haven (#32) and Syracuse (#87). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 25 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 16 different NCAA Championships. NEC full member institutions include Central Connecticut, Chicago State, FDU, Le Moyne, LIU, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis U, Stonehill and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league’s official website official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, all @NECsports.