NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 2, 2025) – Thomas Jefferson University leads the women’s standings following the winter athletics season in the race for the 2024-25 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Alfred R. Restaino Sr. Cup, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. Jefferson maintained the edge it held following the fall.
The Restaino Cup is handed out based on institutions’ performances across all CACC championship sports, with one Cup awarded for each gender. The point system used considers each program’s finish in both the 2024-25 regular-season standings and conference championship tournaments. Each school’s point total is compared to the number of points it was possible for it to earn, and the standings are based on that percentage.
The award is named after the late Bloomfield College coach and director of athletics Alfred R. Restaino Sr., who served a vital role not only in the development of Bloomfield’s athletics department, but in the enhancement of the CACC. Restaino was inducted into the CACC Hall of Fame in 2015.
Jefferson, the 2023-24 champion, has earned 84.06 percent of possible women’s points. After claiming fall conference championships in soccer (regular-season and tournament) and cross-country, the Rams won the South Division regular-season title and reached the CACC Championship final in basketball.
Lifted by regular-season and tournament volleyball championships, Georgian Court University has claimed 60.17 percent of available points and is in second place in the standings. Soccer finalist and basketball semifinalist Caldwell University sits third at 58.70 percent.
Jefferson has won the women’s Restaino Cup on 11 occasions, including each of the last three.
2024-25 CACC ALFRED R. RESTAINO SR. CUP STANDINGS FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS (After Winter Season)
(Ranked by percentage of possible points earned)
1. Jefferson (.8406)
2. Georgian Court (.6017)
3. Caldwell (.5870)
4. Dominican (.5506)
5. Wilmington (.4873)
6. Felician (.4855)
7. Holy Family (.4783)
8. Chestnut Hill (.4620)
9. Goldey-Beacom (.4058)
10. Bridgeport (.3898)
11. Post (.3551)
12. Bloomfield (.0893)
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.