WNE Women in 5th Place in CCC All-Sport Trophy Standings Through Fall Season; Men in 6th
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 28, 2018) – Western New England University's women's and men's teams are in fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) All-Sport Trophy standings through the conclusion of the fall season, the league office announced on Wednesday morning.
The Golden Bear women compiled 27 points over five fall sports (5.40 average). The women's soccer earned eight points with its CCC championship game appearance, while the field hockey team collected seven points for reaching the CCC semifinal round. Women's tennis, cross country and volleyball finished with four points each.
On the men's side, Western New England accumulated 16 points in three sports. Football led the way with nine points as the program captured its fourth straight conference title, while men's soccer garnered five points and cross country received two.
ABOUT THE ALL-SPORTS TROPHY
The All-Sports Trophies have been awarded annually since 2013-14 to the schools that perform the best across the board in league competition.
In each sport, points are awarded based on CCC championship and CCC runner-up finishes in the conference tournament followed by the regular-season finish of the remaining teams. The CCC Tournament Champion receives nine points and the CCC Tournament runner-up receives eight points.
The regular-season finish of the remaining teams is used to determine the number of points awarded to each of those programs. The team with the highest regular-season finish, excluding the Tournament Champion and runner-up, receives seven points with the next team down receiving six points. The process continues until all teams have been awarded points. In the event of a tie, each tied team receives the average of the sum of the spots for which they are competing.
After the total points are calculated, points are then divided by the number of CCC sports that each school sponsors to arrive at an average score.
For sports that do not conduct a conference tournament, each teams' place in the final regular-season standings or finish at the championship event are used to determine the allocation of points. Associate members are not eligible to earn points in the All-Sports trophy standings, but their finish is considered when determining the allocation of points for full members.
Starting in the 2017-18 academic year, the awarding procedure was amended so that any sport in which at least five core CCC members compete against each other in the same conference (even if that conference is not the CCC) would receive points in the All-Sports Trophy standings.
The All-Sports Trophy standings will be updated following the conclusion of the CCC winter season.
