Stevens ranks 10th in USSA Division III Directors’ Cup Standings
HOBOKEN, N.J. — After finishing the 2004-05 academic year with its highest-ever finish at 46th in the United States Sports Academy Division III Directors’ Cup, Stevens Institute of Technology jumped all the way to No. 10 in the most recent standings through December 8. Stevens, which was No. 77 in the 2003-04 final rankings, earned a total of 178 team points during the fall of 2005 as three teams captured Skyline Conference championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament.
In the fall, the men’s soccer team picked up 64 team points after reaching the third round of the NCAA tourney for the third year in a row. The Ducks finished with an overall record of 16-4-2 en route to making their fourth NCAA appearance in the last five years. In women’s soccer, Stevens earned 64 team points as the Ducks posted a 20-3 record and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The women’s volleyball team landed 50 points as the Ducks won their second straight Skyline title and made their second trip to the NCAA tournament. The team wrapped up the year with a 31-6 mark and knocked off Vassar College in five games in the opening round of the NCAA tourney to advance to the Round of 32 for the first time in program history.
Stevens, which currently has the second most team points among schools in the state of New Jersey , trails the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse by two points for ninth place. The College of New Jersey sits atop the standings with 339 team points. Messiah College is second with 290 points. Calvin College rounds out the Top-3 with 283 points.
The USSA Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program and achieving success in many sports, both men’s and women’s. Directors’ Cups are awarded annually in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA with points being awarded based upon an institution’s participation in post-season play.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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