Catholic University Cardinals
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The Catholic University of America
's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Cardinals (after the bird Northern Cardinal
), and they compete in the NCAA's Division III. They are primarily members of the Landmark Conference
, and associate members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(football). The team colors are red
(PMS
1805) and black
.
Catholic celebrates Homecoming
in the fall to coincide with a home football game.
(1938), the baseball team advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament
in 1977, and the football team appeared in two major bowl games (the 1936 Orange Bowl, which they won and the 1940 Sun Bowl
, which they tied).
In the academic year of 1981-82, Catholic decided to move to Division III and joined the Mason-Dixon Conference
. In 1989 Catholic became a charter member of the Capital Athletic Conference
, leaving the conference in 2007 to join, again as a charter member, the Landmark Conference
.
The NCAA discontinued boxing in 1961.
, which they tied). In the fall of 2008, already in Division III, the team went to the ECAC Southeast Bowl and defeated Johns Hopkins University 18-17 to give the Cards their first post season win since 1936.
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!bgcolor="#b41100"| Year
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Bowl
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Opponent
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Result
|- align="center"
| 1936 || Orange Bowl
|| Mississippi
|| W 20-19
|- align="center"
| 1940 || Sun Bowl
|| Arizona State
|| T 0-0
|- align="center"
| 2008 || ECAC Southeast Bowl || Johns Hopkins
|| W 18-17
|}
The team has made three consecutive trips to the Division III playoffs.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 1997
|| 1st
|| Trinity University
|| L
|| 33-44
|-
|| 1998
|| 1st
|| Lycoming College
|| L
|| 14-49
|-
|| 1999
|| 1st
|| McDaniel College
|| L
|| 16-20
|}
after winning the ECAC District II championship.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-I Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1977
|-
|| Seton Hall University
|| W
|| 4-3
|-
|| Temple University
|| L
|| 3-10
|-
|| St. John's University
|| L
|| 3-8
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2011
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| Kean University
|| W
|| 3-2
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| Misericordia University
|| L
|| 0-4
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| St. John's University
|| L
|| 2-7
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-I Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1944
|-
|| Dartmouth College
|| L
|| 38-63
|-
|| Temple University
|| L
|| 35-55
|}
The 1963-64 season, Catholic played the NCAA College Division (Division II) Tournament at Hofstra, loosing to Hofstra and Philadelphia.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-II Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1964
|-
|| Hofstra University
|| L
|| 91-92 (2OT)
|-
|| Philadelphia Textile
|| L
|| 64-94
|}
The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship
and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998-2002. They also reached the postseason in 1993 and 1996.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 1993
|| 1st
|| Stockton State College
|| L
|| 91-106
|-
|| 1996
|| 1st
|| Cabrini College
|| L
|| 65-85
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1998
|-
|| 2nd
|| Johns Hopkins University
|| W
|| 67-62
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| Hunter College
|| L
|| 82-84 (2 OT)
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1999
|-
|| 1st
|| Lebanon Valley College
|| W
|| 77-72
|-
|| 2nd
|| Goucher College
|| W
|| 73-69
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| William Paterson University
|| L
|| 71-79
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2000
|-
|| 2nd
|| Christopher Newport University
|| W
|| 65-64
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| William Paterson University
|| W
|| 57-52
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Franklin & Marshall College
|| L
|| 74-85
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2001
|-
|| 1st
|| City College of New York
|| W
|| 82-65
|-
|| 2nd
|| Widener University
|| W
|| 69-67
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| State University of New York at Brockport
|| W
|| 69-64
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Clark University
|| W
|| 82-78
|-
|| National Semifinals
|| Ohio Northern University
|| W
|| 82-76
|-
|| Championship
|| William Paterson University
|| W
|| 76-62
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2002
|-
|| 2nd
|| Hampden–Sydney College
|| W
|| 74-66
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| Clark University
|| L
|| 72-75
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2008
|-
|| 1st
|| Christopher Newport University
|| W
|| 18-16
|-
|| 2nd
|| Rowan University
|| W
|| 15-9
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Salisbury University
|| L
|| 18-7
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2009
|-
|| 1st
|| Messiah College
|| W
|| 9-8 (OT)
|-
|| 2nd
|| University of Mary Washington
|| W
|| 19-14
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Salisbury University
|| L
|| 18-14
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2010
|-
|| 1st
|| Christopher Newport University
|| W
|| 19-9
|-
|| 2nd
|| Salisbury University
|| L
|| 18-9
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2011
|-
|| 1st
|| University of Mary Washington
|| W
|| 18-10
|-
|| 2nd
|| The College of New Jersey
|| L
|| 9-15
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 2009
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
|| L
|| 0-3
|-
|| 2010
|| 1st
|| Ohio Wesleyan University
|| L
|| 1-2
|}
in 2005 and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, repeating in 2009 as LC
champions.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 2005
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
|| L
|| 1-5
|-
|| 2009
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
|| L
|| 1-3
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2001
|-
|| 2nd
|| Gettysburg
|| W
|| 3-1 (30-22, 30-19, 22-30, 30-27)
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional Final
|| Juniata College
|| L
|| 0-3 (20-30, 19-30, 13-30)
|-
|| 2002
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional Final
|| Ohio Northern University
|| L
|| 0-3 (21-30, 24-30, and 15-30)
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
Cardinals' NCAA D-III Tournament history
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2011
|-
|| 1st
|| Eastern University
|| W
|| 5-2
|-
|| 2nd
|| Lynchburg College
|| L
|| 0-2
|}
is "C.U. Marching Song":
The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops...
's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Cardinals (after the bird Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico...
), and they compete in the NCAA's Division III. They are primarily members of the Landmark Conference
Landmark Conference
The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C....
, and associate members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Its member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Only the American Southwest Conference in Texas is larger in Division III. -History:The conference was...
(football). The team colors are red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
(PMS
Pantone
Pantone Inc. is a corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA. The company is best known for its Pantone Matching System , a proprietary color space...
1805) and black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
.
Catholic celebrates Homecoming
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...
in the fall to coincide with a home football game.
Origin of the name
Originally known as the Red and Black after the colors they wore, Catholic University's athletes came to be known as the Cardinals (often the Flying Cardinals, occasionally the Fighting Cardinals) in the mid-1920's.Varsity Teams
| Men's | Women's |
|---|---|
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Lacrosse | Lacrosse |
| Cross Country | Cross Country |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Swimming & Diving | Swimming & Diving |
| Indoor Track & Field | Indoor Track & Field |
| Outdoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| Baseball | Softball |
| Football Catholic Cardinals football The Catholic University Cardinals football team represents the Catholic University of America in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III college football competition as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference . The team played its first game in 1895 and was a major college... |
Field Hockey |
| Volleyball | |
History
CUA competed in Division I, where they won a national championship in boxingNCAA Boxing Championship
The following is a list of NCAA Team Champions in Boxing. The National Collegiate Athletic Association discontinued the boxing championship after 1960; however in 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association....
(1938), the baseball team advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
in 1977, and the football team appeared in two major bowl games (the 1936 Orange Bowl, which they won and the 1940 Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
, which they tied).
In the academic year of 1981-82, Catholic decided to move to Division III and joined the Mason-Dixon Conference
Mason-Dixon Conference
The Mason-Dixon Conference is a defunct NCAA Division III athletics conference, formed in 1936 and disbanded in 1974.When the conference was formed in 1936, it was used for track and field only. Within four years it began to include all sports, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer,...
. In 1989 Catholic became a charter member of the Capital Athletic Conference
Capital Athletic Conference
The Capital Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware....
, leaving the conference in 2007 to join, again as a charter member, the Landmark Conference
Landmark Conference
The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C....
.
Boxing
As a team, CUA won the national title in 1938. Besides, two cardinals won individual championships:- David Bernstein won the 1938 national championship in the 115-pound weight class.
- "Bingo" Stant Jr. won the 1939 national championship in the 165-pound weight class.
The NCAA discontinued boxing in 1961.
Football
The football team appeared in two major bowl games (the 1936 Orange Bowl, which they won and the 1940 Sun BowlSun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
, which they tied). In the fall of 2008, already in Division III, the team went to the ECAC Southeast Bowl and defeated Johns Hopkins University 18-17 to give the Cards their first post season win since 1936.
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!bgcolor="#b41100"| Year
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Bowl
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Opponent
!bgcolor="#b41100"| Result
|- align="center"
| 1936 || Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009...
|| Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels football
The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...
|| W 20-19
|- align="center"
| 1940 || Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
|| Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference....
|| T 0-0
|- align="center"
| 2008 || ECAC Southeast Bowl || Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
The Johns Hopkins University's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Blue Jays , and they compete in the NCAA's Division III, except for the lacrosse teams that compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference. The team colors are Columbia blue and black, and...
|| W 18-17
|}
The team has made three consecutive trips to the Division III playoffs.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 1997
|| 1st
|| Trinity University
Trinity Tigers
The Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal Tiger...
|| L
|| 33-44
|-
|| 1998
|| 1st
|| Lycoming College
Lycoming College
Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. One of the 50 oldest colleges in America, Lycoming enrolls 1400 undergraduate students from over 28 states and 12 foreign countries. Eighty percent of the college's students live on campus...
|| L
|| 14-49
|-
|| 1999
|| 1st
|| McDaniel College
McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland, located 30 miles northwest of Baltimore. The college also has a satellite campus located in Budapest, Hungary. Until July 2002, it was known as Western Maryland College...
|| L
|| 16-20
|}
Baseball
In 1977, the Catholic University Cardinals played the NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
after winning the ECAC District II championship.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1977
|-
|| Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
|| W
|| 4-3
|-
|| Temple University
Temple Owls
Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
|| L
|| 3-10
|-
|| St. John's University
St. John's Red Storm
The St. John's Red Storm is the nickname used for the 16 varsity athletic programs of St. John's University. St. John's 16 NCAA Division I teams compete in the Big East Conference, with the exception of the fencing and lacrosse teams, which compete in the ECAC...
|| L
|| 3-8
|}
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2011
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| Kean University
Kean University
Kean University is a coeducational, public research university located in Union and Hillside, New Jersey, United States. Kean University serves its students in the liberal arts, the sciences, and the professions with a dedication to intellectual and cultural growth and is best known for its...
|| W
|| 3-2
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| Misericordia University
|| L
|| 0-4
|-
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional
|| St. John's University
St. John's Red Storm
The St. John's Red Storm is the nickname used for the 16 varsity athletic programs of St. John's University. St. John's 16 NCAA Division I teams compete in the Big East Conference, with the exception of the fencing and lacrosse teams, which compete in the ECAC...
|| L
|| 2-7
|}
Men's
The 1943-44 men's basketball team won the Mason-Dixon Conference title and made the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The team played in Madison Square Garden, losing to Dartmouth and Temple.{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
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|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1944
1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page....
|-
|| Dartmouth College
|| L
|| 38-63
|-
|| Temple University
Temple Owls
Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
|| L
|| 35-55
|}
The 1963-64 season, Catholic played the NCAA College Division (Division II) Tournament at Hofstra, loosing to Hofstra and Philadelphia.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1964
1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
The 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1963-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
|-
|| Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
|| L
|| 91-92 (2OT)
|-
|| Philadelphia Textile
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...
|| L
|| 64-94
|}
The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.Since 1996, the Division III men's basketball championship has been held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event has been hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of...
and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998-2002. They also reached the postseason in 1993 and 1996.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
|| 1993
|| 1st
|| Stockton State College
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, located in Galloway Township, New Jersey, an hour from Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Atlantic City, is an undergraduate and graduate college of the arts, sciences and professional studies of the New Jersey system of higher education. The College was...
|| L
|| 91-106
|-
|| 1996
|| 1st
|| Cabrini College
Cabrini College
Cabrini College is a coeducational Roman Catholic residential college in the Philadelphia metropolitan area of Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957. It was one of the first colleges in the United States to make community service a...
|| L
|| 65-85
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1998
|-
|| 2nd
|| Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
The Johns Hopkins University's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Blue Jays , and they compete in the NCAA's Division III, except for the lacrosse teams that compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference. The team colors are Columbia blue and black, and...
|| W
|| 67-62
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
|| L
|| 82-84 (2 OT)
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1999
|-
|| 1st
|| Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College is a small, liberal arts higher education institution situated in the heart of Annville in Lebanon County, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-History:...
|| W
|| 77-72
|-
|| 2nd
|| Goucher College
Goucher College
Goucher College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts college located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, on a 287 acre campus. The school has approximately 1,475 undergraduate students studying in 31 majors and six interdisciplinary...
|| W
|| 73-69
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| William Paterson University
William Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
|| L
|| 71-79
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2000
|-
|| 2nd
|| Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
|| W
|| 65-64
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| William Paterson University
William Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
|| W
|| 57-52
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational residential national liberal arts college in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States....
|| L
|| 74-85
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2001
|-
|| 1st
|| City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
|| W
|| 82-65
|-
|| 2nd
|| Widener University
Widener University
Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia...
|| W
|| 69-67
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| State University of New York at Brockport
State University of New York at Brockport
The College at Brockport: State University of New York, also known as SUNY Brockport, Brockport State, College at Brockport, or the State University of New York at Brockport, is a four-year liberal arts college located in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, United States, near Rochester...
|| W
|| 69-64
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
|| W
|| 82-78
|-
|| National Semifinals
|| Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister...
|| W
|| 82-76
|-
|| Championship
|| William Paterson University
William Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
|| W
|| 76-62
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2002
|-
|| 2nd
|| Hampden–Sydney College
|| W
|| 74-66
|-
|| Sectional Semifinals
|| Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
|| L
|| 72-75
|}
Track & field
The track & field team has produced three individual national champions:- Mark Robinson won the NCAA Division II 800 meter outdoor championship in 1974 and 1975.
- Carolyn Hughes won the national championship in the 800 meters at the 1982 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships.
- Tom Caffrey won the national championship in the 1500 meters at the 1991 Division III Track & Field Championships.
Swimming
The men's swim team has won four Capitol Athletic Conference titles and three National Catholic Division III championships, while women's swimming has won a Catholic Division III title. The swimming program has two individual national titles as well:- Keats Baugher won the national college division (Division II) championship in the 200 and 400 individual medley in 1965.
Women's
In 2008, the women's lacrosse team went undefeated in the inaugural year of the Landmark Conference and won the Conference post-season tournament, garnering a birth in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history, and making it to the regional finals where they lost to Salisbury University. The team has won every Landmark Conference Tournament since then.{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
|-
|| Year
|| Round
|| Opponent
|| Won/Lost
|| Result
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2008
|-
|| 1st
|| Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
|| W
|| 18-16
|-
|| 2nd
|| Rowan University
Rowan Profs
The Rowan Profs is the nickname used for the athletic teams of Rowan University. The school is a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference and competes in NCAA Division III. There are 16 varsity sports teams . The football, field hockey, women's lacrosse, and track & field teams play at...
|| W
|| 15-9
|-
|| Sectional Finals
|| Salisbury University
Salisbury University
Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland.According to U.S. News and World Report's 2009 America's Best Colleges index, "In guidebooks and surveys by U.S...
|| L
|| 18-7
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2009
|-
|| 1st
|| Messiah College
Messiah College
Messiah College is a private Christian college of the liberal arts and applied arts and sciences located in Grantham, Pennsylvania, near the capital city of Harrisburg...
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|| University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational liberal arts college located in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1908 by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a normal school, during much of the twentieth century it was part of the University of Virginia, until...
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|| Sectional Finals
|| Salisbury University
Salisbury University
Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland.According to U.S. News and World Report's 2009 America's Best Colleges index, "In guidebooks and surveys by U.S...
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|| Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
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|| 19-9
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|| 2nd
|| Salisbury University
Salisbury University
Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland.According to U.S. News and World Report's 2009 America's Best Colleges index, "In guidebooks and surveys by U.S...
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|| 18-9
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| rowspan=3 | 2011
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|| 1st
|| University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational liberal arts college located in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1908 by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a normal school, during much of the twentieth century it was part of the University of Virginia, until...
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|| 18-10
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|| The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....
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Men's
The men's soccer team went to the NCAA tournament in 2009 and 2010.{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
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|| 2009
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation...
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|| 0-3
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|| 2010
|| 1st
|| Ohio Wesleyan University
Wesleyan Battling Bishops
The Battling Bishops is the name of the sports and other competitive teams at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men's and women's Bishops teams are NCAA Division III teams that compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference...
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Women's
Women's soccer went undefeated in the CACCapital Athletic Conference
The Capital Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware....
in 2005 and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, repeating in 2009 as LC
Landmark Conference
The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C....
champions.
{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
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|| 2005
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation...
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|| 1-5
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|| 2009
|| 1st
|| Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation...
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|| 1-3
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Volleyball
The volleyball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2001 and followed it up in 2002.{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
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| rowspan=3 | 2001
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|| 2nd
|| Gettysburg
Gettysburg
-Events:* Gettysburg Campaign, a series of American Civil War military engagements in the Main Eastern Theater** Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3 military engagements during the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign...
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|| 3-1 (30-22, 30-19, 22-30, 30-27)
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|| Mid-Atlantic Regional Final
|| Juniata College
Juniata College
Juniata College is a private liberal arts college located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It is named after the Juniata River — one of the principal tributaries of the Susquehanna River. In 1876 it became the first college founded by the Church of the Brethren and has been co-educational since...
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|| 0-3 (20-30, 19-30, 13-30)
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|| 2002
|| Mid-Atlantic Regional Final
|| Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister...
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Field hockey
The field hockey team advanced to the 2001 ECAC Southern Region championship game and won the ECAC title in 2010. In 2011 CUA won its first conference championship, which propelled the Cardinals to their first-ever NCAA Tournament.{| BORDER=1 class=wikitable
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|| Year
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|| Opponent
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| rowspan=3 | 2011
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|| 1st
|| Eastern University
|| W
|| 5-2
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|| 2nd
|| Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation...
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|| 0-2
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Fight song
The cardinal's fight songFight song
A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team...
is "C.U. Marching Song":
- Sing a song of C.U.A. for all the world to hear,
- Drink a toast to Alma Mater, praise her far and near,
- Make a vow you'll e'er be true and do what she taught right,
- Whether we win or whether we lose, we'll never give up the fight,
- Down the field the men in red and black go marching on
- To victory, to victory,
- Driving all before them in the struggle toward the goal
- Of victory, of victory.
- Onward we're marching with all our might,
- Marching for C.U. never yielding, ever cheering, FIGHT!
- Forever onward we're marching to victory,
- For the Red and Black is winning
- For C.U.A. it's Fight, Fight, Fight.
- Crimson and Black are above all the rest.
- Always a shout and a cheer, FIGHT!
- Always our colors stand out with the best,
- Onward forever against any odds,
- Bringing the victory near.
Notable athletes
- Brian CashmanBrian CashmanBrian McGuire Cashman is an American Major League Baseball executive for the New York Yankees.-Early life:Cashman was born in Rockville Centre, New York and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky, where his...
, B.A. 1989, Senior Vice-President and General ManagerGeneral managerGeneral manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
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, B.A. 1989, men's basketball head coach, Loyola College in MarylandLoyola College in MarylandLoyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges... - Wally PippWally PippWalter Clement Pipp was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig at the beginning of Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games....
, A.B. 1914, first base, New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... - Rocco PirroRocco PirroRocco A. Pirro was a professional American football Guard who played from 1940 to 1941 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and from 1946 to 1949 with the Buffalo Bills.-External links:**...
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.