Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full member institutions are all located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with some affiliate members also located in Connecticut and New Hampshire. All full members are a part of the Massachusetts State Universities system (every member in the Massachusetts State Universities system except the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) is also a MASCAC member) [1] and the public associate members are part of the University of Massachusetts System (UMASS System (UMASS Dartmouth)), the University System of New Hampshire (Plymouth State University), and the Connecticut State University System (Western Connecticut State University) respectively. The rest of the associate members are private colleges.

Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
MASCAC
Established1971
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members8 full, 3 associate
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 8
RegionMassachusetts
HeadquartersWestfield, Massachusetts
CommissionerAngela Baumann (since 2006)
Websitewww.mascac.com
Locations

History

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

The MASCAC currently has eight full members:

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Endowment Colors Joined
Bridgewater State University[lower-alpha 1] Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bears 1840 Public 10,651 $54,000,000       1971
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, Massachusetts Falcons 1894 Public 4,659 $19,900,000     1971
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts Rams 1839 Public 4,876 $35,385,907     1971
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]
(MCLA)		 North Adams, Massachusetts Trailblazers 1894 Public 1,202 $14,700,000     1971
Massachusetts Maritime Academy[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 1] Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Buccaneers 1891 Public 1,637 $13,051,554     1974
Salem State University[lower-alpha 2] Salem, Massachusetts Vikings 1854 Public 7,242 $25,300,000       1971
Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts Owls 1838 Public 5,396 $20,002,999       1971
Worcester State University Worcester, Massachusetts Lancers 1874 Public 5,724 $34,500,000     1971
Notes
  1. School does not sponsor ice hockey.
  2. School does not sponsor football.
  3. School does not sponsor men's or women's basketball.

Former members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Current
conference
Boston State College Boston, Massachusetts Warriors 1872 Public 11,000[2] 1971 1982 N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Lowell State College Lowell, Massachusetts Indians 1894 Public 2,353[3] 1971 1975 N/A[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
  1. Boston State was merged into the University of Massachusetts–Boston.
  2. Lowell State was merged into the University of Massachusetts–Lowell.

Associate members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Endowment Joined MASCAC
sport		 Primary
conference
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, Massachusetts Lions 1900 Private 772 $18,000,000 2019–20 men's golf NECC
Elms College Chicopee, Massachusetts Blazers 1928 Private 1,217 $12,000,000 2019–20 men's golf GNAC
Mitchell College New London, Connecticut Mariners 1938 Private 572 $6,100,000 2019–20 men's golf NECC
Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire Panthers 1871 Public 4,491 $28,900,000 2009–10m.i.h.,
2013–14fb.		 men's ice hockey,
football		 Little East
Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts Pride 1885 Private 3,621 $79,600,000 2019–20 men's golf NEWMAC
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Corsairs 1895 Public 8,513 $59,000,000 2009–10m.i.h.,
2013–14fb.		 men's ice hockey,
football		 Little East
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut Colonials 1903 Public 5,246 $12,800,000 2013–14 football Little East

Former associate member
Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Endowment Joined Left MASCAC
sport		 Primary
conference
Dean College Franklin, Massachusetts Bulldogs 1865 Private 1,355 $42,100,000 2019–20 2019–20 men's golf GNAC

Membership timeline
Springfield CollegeMitchell CollegeElms CollegeEastern Nazarene CollegeDean CollegeWestern Connecticut State UniversityPlymouth State CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts–DartmouthMassachusetts Maritime AcademyWorcester State UniversityWestfield State UniversitySalem State UniversityMassachusetts College of Liberal ArtsLowell State CollegeFramingham State UniversityFitchburg State UniversityBridgewater State UniversityBoston State College

Sports
See also: MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament
See also: MASCAC Men's Hockey Tournament
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
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Locations of MASCAC members, 2021-2022 full, associate former full former associate Red text = college no longer exists

The MASCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, men’s golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

The MASCAC sponsored football for the first time in 2013. Conference members Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Massachusetts Maritime, Westfield State, and Worcester State departed the New England Football Conference (NEFC) (now Commonwealth Coast Football) after the 2012 season. They were joined later by fellow NEFC opponents Plymouth State, UMass–Dartmouth, and Western Connecticut State.[4] The NEFC retained the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

On August 22, 2019, the MASCAC invited 5 of the recently dropped men’s golf members from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) which includes Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College, and Springfield College; all of them are private colleges which is the first time that the MASCAC awarded membership to private colleges.[5][6][7] The 5 private colleges joined the other men’s golf sponsoring MASCAC schools from the NECC which includes MCLA, Salem State, Westfield State, and Worcester State to create a 9-team men’s golf league. However Dean College men's golf left the MASCAC after the 2019-20 men's golf season to join their primary conference the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in men's golf. The MASCAC started Automatic Qualification (AQ) to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships in the 2021-2022 season for the MASCAC men’s golf tournament winner.[5]

Men's sports
School Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Ice hockey Lacrosse Rowing Sailing Soccer Swimming & diving Tennis Track & field (indoor) Track & field (outdoor) Wrestling Total

MASCAC Sports

Bridgewater Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Fitchburg Y Y Y Y N Y N N N Y N N Y Y N 8
Framingham Y Y Y Y N Y N N N Y N N N N N 6
MCLA Y Y Y N Y N Y N N Y N Y N N N 7
Mass Maritime Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N N Y N 8
Salem Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y N Y N N N 7
Westfield Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N N Y N 8
Worcester Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y N 9
Totals 8 7 7 6 4 5 3 1 1 8 1 3 3 5 1 63

Women's sports
School Basketball Cheerleading Cross country Field hockey Equestrian Golf Ice hockey Lacrosse Rowing Sailing Soccer Softball Swimming & diving Tennis Track & field (indoor) Track & field (outdoor) Volleyball Total

MASCAC Sports

Bridgewater Y N Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 12
Fitchburg Y N Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y N N Y Y Y 9
Framingham Y N Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y N N N Y Y 8
MCLA Y N Y N N N N Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y 7
Mass Maritime N N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y 8
Salem Y N N Y N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y 8
Westfield Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y N N Y Y 11
Worcester Y N Y Y N Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y 12
Totals 7 1 7 6 1 2 2 8 1 1 8 8 2 4 3 6 8 75

References
  1. "Massachusetts State Universities – The Nine State Universities of Massachusetts". Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. "(94)Boston State College". lost-colleges. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. Auburn, Norman (December 1972). "Study on Feasibility of Merging Lowell Technological Institute and Lowell State College" (PDF). State Library of Massachusetts. Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "MASCAC Set to Add Football as Championship Sport in 2013-14". mascac.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. "MASCAC Welcomes Five New Men's Golf Affiliates to Conference". 2019-08-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Staff reports. "COLLEGES: Framingham State University, MASCAC will return to fall competition in 2021-22". Milford Daily News. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. Staff reports. "COLLEGES: Bridgewater State University, MASCAC will return to fall competition in 2021-22". Enterprise News. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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