Little East Conference

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Little East Conference
LEC
Little East Conference logo
Established1986
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members9
Sports fielded
  • 19
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 11
RegionNew England
HeadquartersNorth Providence, Rhode Island
CommissionerPamela S. Samuelson, PhD (since June, 7 2019)
Websitewww.littleeast.com
Locations
Little East Conference locations

The Little East Conference (LEC) is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in all six states of New England.

Current members[]

Full members[]

Little East Conference
Locations of Little East members, 2021-2022 Blue pog.svg full and Gold pog.svg associate

The league currently has nine full members:

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Endowment Joined
Castleton University Castleton, Vermont Spartans 1787 Public 2,399 $7,860,000 2018
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Connecticut Warriors 1889 Public 4,989 $16,300,000 1986
Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire Owls 1909 Public 3,213 $13,996,219 1997
Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire Panthers 1871 Public 4,491 $28,900,000 1986
Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island Anchormen 1854 Public 7,523 $16,400,000 1986
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts Beacons 1852 Public 16,259 $92,000,000 1986
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Corsairs 1895 Public 8,513 $59,000,000 1986
University of Southern Maine Gorham, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Portland, Maine
Huskies 1878 Public 8,022 $38,500,000 1986
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut Colonials 1903 Public 5,246 $12,800,000 1993

Associate members[]

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Endowment Primary
Conference
LEC Sport
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bears 1840 Public 10,651 $54,000,000 MASCAC field hockey
men's and women's tennis
women's swimming & diving
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, Massachusetts Falcons 1894 Public 4,659 $19,900,000 MASCAC field hockey
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts Rams 1839 Public 4,876 $35,385,907 MASCAC field hockey
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Buccaneers 1891 Public 1,637 $13,051,554 MASCAC men's lacrosse
Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts Vikings 1854 Public 7,242 $25,300,000 MASCAC field hockey
men's lacrosse
men's and women's tennis
Western New England University Springfield, Massachusetts Golden Bears 1919 Private 3,702 $55,900,000 CCC women's swimming & diving[1]
Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts Owls 1838 Public 5,400 $6,200,000 MASCAC field hockey
women's swimming & diving
Worcester State University Worcester, Massachusetts Lancers 1874 Public 6,434 $34,500,000 MASCAC field hockey
women's tennis

Membership timeline[]

Castleton UniversityKeene State CollegeWestern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity of Southern MaineRhode Island CollegePlymouth State CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts–DartmouthUniversity of Massachusetts–BostonEastern Connecticut State University

Sports[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Affiliate Members". littleeast.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

External links[]

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