PHILADELPHIA LEADS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTAINO CUP STANDINGS
New Haven, CT (4/3/09) Philadelphia University leads the standings for the 2008-09 Men’s and Women’s Alfred R. Restaino, Sr., Cups, through the winter athletic season. Philadelphia gained control of the standings by virtue of winning both the men’s and women’s Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Basketball Tournament championships in March.
Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC
New Haven, CT (4/3,/09) Philadelphia University leads the standings for the 2008-09 Men's and Women's Alfred R. Restaino, Sr., Cups, through the winter athletic season. Philadelphia gained control of the standings by virtue of winning both the men's and women's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Basketball Tournament championships in March.
The point system used for the awards takes into account each team's finish in both the CACC regular-season and conference tournament. Each school receives a combined point total, and that total is divided by the number of sports the institution sponsors.
The Philadelphia men's program leads with 9.7 points, ahead of Caldwell College (9.25) and Bloomfield College (9.20). Philadelphia won the South Division regular-season title for basketball and captured the CACC tournament championship. The Rams also finished third at the cross country championships. Caldwell won the CACC men's soccer regular-season title and fell in the quarterfinal round of the basketball tournament. Bloomfield took home the North Division regular-season championship for basketball and advanced to the tournament championship game, while also qualifying for the CACC soccer tournament.
Felician (8.6) and USP (8.375) round out the top five. Holy Family (8.33) is sixth, followed by Post (7.7), Dominican (7.125), Wilmington (6.75), Goldey-Beacom (6.5) and Nyack and Chestnut Hill (4.75).
Philadelphia leads the women's race with 12.55 points, ahead of Georgian Court (10.85) and Holy Family (10.25). Philadelphia has enjoyed excellent results thus far in 2008-09. The Lady Rams won CACC championships in basketball, tennis and cross country and advanced to the CACC tournament championship game in women's soccer and volleyball. Georgian Court clinched CACC titles in volleyball and soccer and finished second at the cross country championships. Holy Family won a South Division regular-season crown in basketball and advanced to the CACC soccer, tennis and volleyball tournaments, including a berth to the tennis championship match.\Wilmington (8.5) and Caldwell (8.45) are in the fourth and fifth spots through the winter.
Nyack (8.44) is sixth in the standings and is followed by Felician and USP (8.25), Dominican (7.4), Bloomfield (7.25), Post (5.85), Goldey-Beacom (5.7) and Chestnut Hill (3.8).
Complete Standings are below.
Men's Standings Women's Standings
1. Philadelphia (PH): 9.7 1. Philadelphia (PH): 12.55
2. Caldwell (CC): 9.25 2. Georgian Court (GCU): 10.85
3. Bloomfield (BC): 9.20 3. Holy Family (HFU): 10.25
4. Felician (FC): 8.6 4. Wilmington (WU): 8.6
5. USP: 8.375 5. Caldwell (CC): 8.45
6. Holy Family (HFU): 8.33 6. Nyack (NC): 8.44
7. Post: 7.7 T7. Felician (FC): 8.25
8. Dominican (DC): 7.125 T7. USP: 8.25
9. Wilmington (WU): 6.75 9. Dominican (DC): 7.4
10. Goldey-Beacom (GBC): 6.5 10. Bloomfield (BC): 7.25
T11. Nyack (NC): 4.75 11. Post: 5.85
T11. Chestnut Hill (CHC): 4.75 12. Goldey-Beacom (GBC): 5.7
13. Chestnut Hill: 3.8
Men's Results
Soccer - CC (11), Post (10.5), DC (10), BC (9), HFU (8.5), WU (7), PH (7), FC (4.5), NC (4.5), GBC (3), CHC (2).
Cross Country - FC (12), USP (11), PH (10), WU (9), HFU (8), BC (7), GBC (6), CHC (5), NC (4), Post (3).
Basketball - PH (12), BC (11.5), GBC (10.5), Post (9.5), FC (9.25), HFU (8.5), CC (7.5), CHC (7.25), USP (5.75), NC (5.75), DC (4.25), WU (4.25)
Women's Results
Soccer - GCU (12.5), PH (12.5), HFU (11), CC (10), FC (8.5), NC (8.5), Post (6.5), DC (6.5), WU (5), GBC (4), CHC (3), BC (2).
Volleyball - GCU (13), CC (12), PH (11.75), BC (11), HFU (10.25), Post (9.5), NC (8.25), WU (8.25), USP (6.75), FC (6.75), GBC (5.25), DC (5.25), CHC (4).
Cross Country - PH (13), GCU (12), FC (11), WU (10), NC (9), USP (8), HFU (7), DC (6), BC (5), CC (4), GBC (3), Post (2), CHC (0)
Tennis - PH (13), HFU (12), GBC (11), GCU (10), USP (9), CHC (8), CC (7), Post (6).
Basketball - PH (12.5), DC (12), HFU (11), BC (11), WU (11), CC (9.25), USP (9.25), NC (8), GCU (6.75), FC (6.75), GBC (5.25), Post (5.25), CHC (4).