BOSTON – UMBC finished third in the 2021-22 America East Commissioner's Cup race, the conference announced at its annual spring meetings.
The Retrievers won five championships, second only to Vermont's eight amongst the ten conference schools. UMBC won regular season titles in both volleyball and softball and captured the men's swimming and diving title.
UMBC has finished in third place seven times in 18 America East season. The Retrievers tied UMass Lowell for third place a year ago and end the year in solo third place for the first time since 2014-15.
UAlbany captured the cup with 380 points followed by Vermont (331) and UMBC (284). UMass Lowell (269), New Hampshire (264), Binghamton (263), Stony Brook (256), Maine (198), NJIT (152) and Hartford (118) rounded out the field.
The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in America East as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success both during the regular season and championship competition across all conference-sponsored sports.
The scoring system for the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. The America East (tournament) champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points.
In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving), the first-place institution at the America East championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
