(10-27-09) WEST HAVEN, Conn. - With 71 total points the University of New Haven men's soccer team has taken the lead in the most recent Charger Cup points standings for the 2009-10 academic year.
The women's lacrosse team is currently in second 52 points, while women's soccer comes in third with 39 points. Women's volleyball with 22 points and softball with 19 points rounds out the top five.
Click here for the current Charger Cup points standings
The Charger Cup is a competition that is played by all the UNH athletic teams as part of the greater NCAA Champs/Life Skills program, in order to provide a means by which student-athletes can compete for points in various life skills categories. These categories focus on servicing the community, developing leadership, teamwork, supporting fellow student-athletes, and recognizing both academic and athletic achievement.
The competition offers an outwardly visible account of our Charger's living by the six NCAA Division II attributes which are: Balance, Service, Passion, Resourcefulness, Learning, and Sportsmanship. It also holds student-athletes, coaches, and teams as a whole accountable for their point total in various categories, and for the competitive side our student-athletes to be used towards something other than just athletic participation.
At the UNH Department of Athletics annual Awards Banquet at the end of the academic year, the winning team will be placed on the Charger Cup, which is kept in the UNH Department of Athletics trophy case in Charger Gymnasium.
The Charger Cup standings are released on a bi-weekly basis, check back in two weeks for updated standings. For more information on the Charger Cup, including standings, click here.
