The Series (1-3-3): 2011-12: Saint Rose 7.5 - 6.5 | 2012-13 Le Moyne 8.0 - 6.0 | 2013-14 Tied 7.0 - 7.0 | 2014-15 Tied 8.0 - 8.0 | 2015-16 Tied 8.0 - 8.0 | 2016-17 Le Moyne 14.0. - 3.0 | 2017-18 Le Moyne 14.5 - 2.5 | 2018-19 Le Moyne 11.0 - 5.0
2019-20Â Scoreboard
Le Moyne College and The College of Saint Rose announced the formation of a new annual rivalry series, the Upstate Challenge, in the fall of 2011. The two schools square off in 16 sports in which they compete head-to-head in the regular season or during the Northeast-10 Conference Championship. The winner of the series is awarded the Upstate Challenge trophy. The competition originally included 14 sports, but grew to 16 at the outset of the 2014-15 season after the Dolphins added track and field programs
The Upstate Challenge utilizes a system that awards one point to the program that wins the season series. If a team competes only once during the regular season, the winner of the single game is awarded one point. In the case where teams compete multiple times during the regular season, a point will be awarded to the team winning the overall series. When a series is split, one half-point is awarded. When teams only meet during the NE-10 Championship, the team with the highest finish is awarded one point. For track and field, one-half point is awarded for each gender's championship, both indoor and outdoor, and thus two total points are at stake.
Last year, Le Moyne won the series for the third straight time to make the eight-year overall score 4-1-3 in favor of the Dolphins. Saint Rose gained points in women's soccer, women's cross country, outdoor track & field, and women's volleyball, and half a point in women's basketball and indoor track & field.
Three years ago, Saint Rose generated a point in baseball and earned half a point in men's soccer and in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field. In 2016-17, Le Moyne took the series 14-3. The Golden Knights earned a point in women's soccer and indoor track & field, and gained half a point in men's basketball and outdoor track & field. Four years ago, the series wound up in an 8-8 deadlock. Saint Rose earned points in men’s cross country, women's soccer, men's soccer, men’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field; and baseball. The teams each split a point in men’s and women's basketball.
In 2014-15, it ended in an 8-8 tie as well. The Golden Knights earned points in men’s cross country, women's soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field; and women's volleyball. The teams each split a point in men’s basketball and softball. Meanwhile, Le Moyne generated points in baseball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, and women’s tennis.
In 2013-14, the Upstate Challenge ended in a 7-7 tie to bring the overall series to 1-1-1 throughout its initial three years. The Golden Knights earned points in women's soccer, women's volleyball, women's swimming & diving, baseball and both men's and women's cross country, The teams each split a point in men's and women's basketball. For Le Moyne, the Dolphins grabbed bragging rights in men's golf, men's soccer, men's swimming & diving, women's tennis, softball, and men's lacrosse. Â
Seven years ago, Le Moyne won the second annual competition 8.0 points to 6.0 points. The Golden Knights earned points in men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, and women’s swimming and diving. Meanwhile, the Dolphins accumulated their eight points through the sports of men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball. The two schools each split a point in both men’s and women’s basketball.
In 2011-12, the Golden Knights won the overall series with 7.5 points, as opposed to 6.5 points for the Dolphins. Saint Rose earned Upstate Challenge points in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, and women’s volleyball. Meanwhile, Le Moyne earned Upstate Challenge points in baseball, men’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, softball and women’s tennis.
Following each year, a team trophy is publicly awarded to the winning athletic department for display. Le Moyne will thus again retain the trophy for the 2019-20 year. Updates on the challenge are available online at
www.lemoynedolphins.com or
www.gogoldenknights.com.
