The Dowling Golden Lions were the athletic teams that represented

Dowling College Dowling College was a private college on Long Island, New York. It was established in 1968 and had its main campus located in Oakdale, New York on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's mansion Idle Hour. Dowling also included a campus in Shirley, ...

, located in Oakdale,

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, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

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(ECC; formerly known as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until after the 2005–06 school year) from 1989–90 to 2015–16 for all sports (with the exception of men's golf and field hockey, which competed as independents).

Varsity teams

Dowling competed in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer and tennis; while women's sports included basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The school also offered cheerleading as a club sport.

National championships

In 2010, Dowling College's Men's

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, Men's

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, and Women's

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teams all claimed

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regional championships.

Individual teams

Baseball

Dowling College Men's Baseball earned a Division II regional championship in 2009, advancing to the Division II World Series.

Lacrosse

Dowling's Men's Lacrosse Team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2012.

Soccer

Dowling's Men's Soccer Team won the Division II National Championship in 2006, and again made it to the National Championship game in 2008.

References

External links

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