The university was previously a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC ) from 1989 to 2013 . The exceptions were the school 's lacrosse teams &ndash; the men in the ECAC Lacrosse League and the women in the Big East Conference . The transition to a new conference was announced on August 29 , 2012
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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