Rollins wins 2014-15 SSC Mayors’ Cup Women’s Division Trophy
MELBOURNE, Fla. - For the fourth time in the past seven years, Rollins College claimed the women’s division of the Sunshine State Conference Mayors’ Cup all-sports trophy. This year marks the sixth time the Tars have taken home the all-sports trophy.
First presented following the 1986-87 academic year, the award was traditionally sponsored by the Mayors of the nine communities in which SSC member institutions are located.
“Congratulations to Acting President Dr. Craig McAllaster, athletic director Pennie Parker and the entire Rollins Athletic Department and student-athletes on winning the women’s all-sports trophy for the sixth time overall,” commented SSC Commissioner Ed Pasque.
In the women’s division, points are awarded based on final regular-season conference standings in basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball*. Points are awarded based on a team's finish at their respective conference championship event for cross country, golf, rowing, and swimming.
Only two and a half points separated the top five schools in this year’s standings.
After finishing in second each of the last two years, Rollins posted a league leading point total of 48.5 for 2014-15. The Tars gained the majority of their points by finishing runner-up in basketball, soccer, golf, and lacrosse. Rollins also finished fourth in volleyball and softball.
Saint Leo University finished right behind Rollins with a total of 48 points. The Lions were champions in cross country and finished third in volleyball, soccer, tennis, and softball.
Barry University and Nova Southeastern University tied for third place with 47 points each. Barry generated a large portion of their points with four conference championships (soccer, golf, tennis, rowing) and a second place finish (softball). Nova Southeastern had two first place finishes (basketball, swimming) and two second place finishes (tennis, rowing) in the SSC.
The breakdown of the Mayors’ Cup points can be viewed here.
Rollins College Tars
This spring, Rollins’ women’s golf team was named the No. 1 seed for the south regional tournament where they finished first place and earned a spot in the national tournament.
Rollins Softball was selected as the No. 2 seed in the NCAA South Regional, where they ended their season against No. 3 North Alabama.
After finishing the regular season in second place, Rollins’ women’s lacrosse beat Florida Southern for the SSC tournament championship. They went into the NCAA tournament as the overall No. 7 seed and lost in the first round to No. 1 Lock Haven.
The Tars women’s soccer team advanced to the national title game last fall where they fell to Grand Valley State.
During the winter season, Rollins’ women’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA South Regional semifinal round before concluding their season.
2014-15 Mayors’ Cup Women’s Division
1) Rollins, 48.5 points
2) Saint Leo, 48 points
3) Nova Southeastern, 47 points
4) Barry, 47 points
5) Tampa, 46 points
6) Florida Southern, 37 points
7) Florida Tech, 33 points
8) Lynn, 30.5 points
9) Eckerd, 19 points
*Ties in the SSC regular season standings for volleyball, soccer, basketball, tennis, softball, and lacrosse are broken by head-to-head competition. Those ties that cannot be broken with head-to-head competition result in a split of Mayors’ Cup points.