The Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers (also called the Mass Maritime Buccaneers) are composed of 15 varsity teams (7 men's 7 women's 1 co-ed) representing the
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Mass Maritime) is a public university in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, focused on maritime-related fields. It was established in 1891 and is the second oldest state maritime academy in the United States. Originall ...
in intercollegiate athletics. All teams compete at the
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
level and all teams compete in the
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full member institutions are all located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with some affiliate m ...
(MASCAC), except for men's lacrosse, which plays in the
Little East Conference
The Little East Conference (LEC) is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in all six states of New England.
History Chronological timeline
* 1986 - On April 28, 1986, the Little East Conf ...
(LEC),
and sailing, which competes in the
New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association
The New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) is one of the seven conferences affiliated with the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) that schedule and administer regattas within their established geographic regions.
NEISA ...
(NEISA).
Background
The varsity sports that the Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers currently offers include baseball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's lacrosse, co-ed sailing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's track & field, and volleyball.
Championships
* 1977 Men's Lacrosse: Won the
Colonial League
The Colonial League is an athletic conference consisting of 14 high schools mostly from the Lehigh Valley portion of eastern Pennsylvania. It is part of PIAA District 11, District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The C ...
Championship.
* 1977 Football: Won the
New England Football Conference
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(NEFC (now Commonwealth Coast Football)) championship, a school first, finishing the season 8–1.
* 1978 Men's Lacrosse: Won the
Colonial League
The Colonial League is an athletic conference consisting of 14 high schools mostly from the Lehigh Valley portion of eastern Pennsylvania. It is part of PIAA District 11, District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The C ...
title for the second season in a row.
* 1983 Football: Won the
NEFC, second time in seven years, finishing the season 8–2.
* 2001 Sailing: Team won the
Intercollegiate Sailing National Championship, the Kennedy Cup, hosted annually in the fall by the
United States Naval Academy
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.
* 2005 Men's Cross Country: The Buccaneers earned the school's first
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) conference championship in over 20 years.
* 2015 Baseball: Won
MASCAC regular season co-championship
* 2018 Baseball: Won
MASCAC regular season co-championship
Sports sponsored
NCAA Division III sports
Sports sponsorship timeline
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References
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