Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs | |
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Institution: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
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Location: | Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
School founded: | 1895 |
Enrollment: | 8,513 |
Colors: | Blue and Gold |
Home Arena: | Hetland Arena |
Men's Team | |
Conference: | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Coach: | Erik Noack |
Conf. Championships: | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 |
The Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs are a Men's Division III team in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The team is based out of the Hetland Arena in New Bedford, Massachusetts. From information on the team's website this appears to be the team's only home during its existence. The school itself is located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, which is located between Fall River and New Bedford along the area known as the South Coast in southeastern Massachusetts. where the original two campuses that were merged to create the Dartmouth-based school were located prior to the 1960's. The school was known as Southeastern Massachusetts University until 1991 when the school was renamed and merged into the University of Massachusetts system.
Program History[]
The program was established for the 1974-75 season. The team's first coach was Joe Prenda who built a 82-64-1 record in 8 seasons. The team mhd its first ECAC tournament appearance in 1981. In 1982 Alex Kogler took over as coach and lead the team to back-to-back ECAC championships before leaving after compiling a 32-12-1 record in two seasons. John Rolli took over as coach in 1984, leading the team to 3 conference championships in his first five seasons and has not looked back. He has built a 570-208-39 record with the team as of the start of the 2015-16 season
The program was part of the ECAC from at least the 1980-81 season until joining the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2009. The program has won 12 ECAC conference tournaments, one MASCAC conference tournament and made NCAA Divsion III tournament appearances in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2013.
The team will join the Little East Conference when it commences play with the 2025-26 playing season.[1]
Conferences[]
- ECAC Division III (1974-1985)
- ECAC North (1985-1992
- ECAC Central (1992-1998)
- ECAC Northeast (1998-2009)
- Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (2009-2025)
- Little East Conference (2025-)
Arenas[]
- Hetland Arena (1974-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Joe Prenda (1974-1982) 82-64-1
- Alex Kogler (1982-1984) 32-14-1
- John Rolli (1984-2016) 577-224-43
- Erik Noack (2016-present) 55-45-8 as of end of 2019-20 season
Year by Year Record[]
Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
1974-75 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 19th | Did not qualify | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
1975-76 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 10 | 9th | Did not qualify | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
1976-77 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13th | Did not qualify | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 77 | ||||||
1977-78 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14th | Did not qualify | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
1978-79 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 53 | 18 | 6th | Did not qualify | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
1979-80 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 52 | 26 | 2nd | Did not qualify | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
1980-81 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2nd | W, SF 5-3 (Wesleyan) L, F 6-2 (Bentley) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
1981-82 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7th | Did not qualify | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
1982-83 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5th | W, SF 7-4 (Wesleyan) W, F 8-2 (Iona) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
1983-84 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4th | W, QF 11-2 (Trinity) W, SF 8-4 (Assumption) W, F 4-3 (ot) (Amherst) | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
1984-85 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 60 | 30 | 3rd | W, QF 4-1 (Fitchburg St) W, SF 5-4 (Iona) W, F 3-2 (Trinity) | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
ECAC North | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
1985-86 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 42 | 40 | 1st | L, DSF 5-4 (Curry) | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1986-87 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 36 | 33 | 1st | W, DSF 6-4 (Curry) W, DF 8-3 (Fitchburg St) L, F 5-3 (Trinity) | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
1987-88 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 61 | 38 | 2nd | W, DQF 5-2 (Plymouth St) L, DSF 4-3 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
1988-89 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 64 | 36 | 3rd | W, DSF 4-3 (Fitchburg St) W, DF 10-4 (Curry) W, F 4-2 (Iona) | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1989-90 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 53 | 32 | 2nd | W, DSF 9-4 (Assumption) L, DF 3-1 (Fitchburg St) | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
1990-91 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2nd | W, DQF 6-3 (Tufts) L, DSF 6-5 (Suffolk) | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
university renamed University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | |||||||||||||||||||
1991-92 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | W, DQF 5-2 (Suffolk) L, SF 4-1 (Assumption) | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
ECAC Central | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
1992-93 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1st | W, QF 10-0 (Skidmore) W, SF 6-2 (Assumption) W, F 3-0 (Southern Maine) | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
1993-94 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1st | W, QF 6-2 (Framingham St) L, SF 6-2 (Assumption) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
1994-95 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1st | W, QF 11-3 (Nichols) W, SF 4-3 (Framingham St) W, F 5-1 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
1995-96 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1st | W, QF 8-1 (Framingham St) W, SF 7-3 (Bentley) L, F 2-1 (ot) (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
1996-97 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 39 | 22 | 3rd | W, QF 5-3 (St. Michael's) W, SF 3-2 (Skidmore) W, F 6-3 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
1997-98 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2nd | W, QF 9-6 (Bentley) W, SF 5-4 (ot) (Fitchburg St) W, F 4-2 (St. Michael's) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
ECAC Northeast | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
1998-99 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 37 | 30 | 1st | W, QF 5-3 (Johnson & Wales) W, SF 4-0 (New Hamsphire College) L, F 3-2 (ot) (Fitchburg St) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 134 | 82 | ||||
1999-00 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 43 | 18 | 4th | W, QF 5-4 (Lebanon Valley) L, SF 9-1 (Wentworth) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 132 | 93 | ||||
2000-01 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 58 | 22 | 5th | L, QF 3-1 (Lebanon Valley) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 90 | ||||
2001-02 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 38 | 26 | 2nd | L, QF 4-3 (Salve Regina) | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 113 | 67 | ||||
2002-03 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 52 | 19 | 6th | L, QF 9-1 (Curry) | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 82 | ||||
2003-04 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 53 | 23 | 5th | L, QF 5-1 (Framingham St) | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 130 | 109 | ||||
2004-05 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 36 | 28 | 2nd | W, QF 4-1 (Salve Regina) W, SF 3-2 (Wentworth) L, F 6-1 (Curry) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 70 | ||||
2005-06 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 23 | 28 | 1st | W, QF 3-2 (Salve Regina) W, SF 6-2 (Nichols) W, F 3-1 (Curry) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 49 | ||||
2006-07 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 29 | 28 | 1st | W, QF 9-2 (Salve Regina) W, SF 7-3 (Fitchburg St) W, F 4-3 (Wentworth) | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 58 | ||||
2007-08 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 26 | 2nd | W, QF 5-2 (Salve Regina) W, SF 5-2( Fitchburg St) W, F 5-3 (Nichols) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 112 | 67 | ||||
2008-09 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 34 | 27 | T-3rd | L, QF 3-2 (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 77 | 58 | ||||
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
2009-10 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 58 | 67 | 11 | 5th | W, QF 4-3 (Westfield St) L, SF 3-2 (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 95 | 93 | ||||
2010-11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 40 | 27 | 1st | L, SF 4-3 (2ot) (Fitchburg St) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 62 | ||||
2011-12 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 46 | 22 | 3rd | W, QF 4-2 (Westfield St) L, SF 4-3 (ot) (Salem St.) | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 75 | ||||
2012-13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 44 | 24 | 2nd | W, SF 5-4 (3ot) W, F 2-1 (Plymouth St) | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 78 | ||||
2013-14 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 62 | 10 | 7th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 55 | 92 | ||||
2014-15 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 63 | 15 | T-5th | W, QF 5-4 (Fitchburg St.) L, SF 4-0 (Salem St.) | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 85 | 123 | ||||
2015-16 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 67 | 15 | 4th | L, QF 4-2 (Westfield St.) | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 72 | 105 | ||||
2016-17 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 56 | 24 | 3rd | L, QF 3-0 (Westfield St) | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 85 | ||||
2017-18 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 74 | 17 | 4th | W, QF 5-4 (ot) Westfield St) W, SF 3-1 (Plymouth St) L, F 2-0 (Fitchburg St) | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 116 | 112 | ||||
2018-19 | 18 | 110 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 41 | 22 | 3rd | L, QF 4-3 (Salem St) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 60 | ||||
2019-20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 3rd | W, QF 6-0 (Worcester St) W, SF 4-0 (Fitchburg St) L, F 6-2 (Plymouth St) | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 91 | 66 | ||||
2020-21 | Season cancelled November 13th[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
2021-22 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 61 | 17 | 4th | L, QF 2-1 (ot) (Westfield St) | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 80 | 82 | ||||
2022-23 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 60 | 20.5 | 5th | L, QF 5-3 (Westfield St) | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 71 | 85 | ||||
2023-24 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 64 | 40 | 3rd | W, QF 4-2 (Worcester St) L, SF 2-1 (ot) (Fitchburg St) | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 83 |

NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place |
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2006 | W, 8-2 (Geneseo St) | L, 3-1 (Middlebury) | -- | -- | N/A |
2007 | Bye | L, 3-2 (Middlebury) | -- | -- | N/A |
2008 | L, 7-3 (Trinity) | -- | -- | -- | N/A |
2013 | L, 5-2 (Bowdoin) | -- | -- | -- | N/A |