Tournament Appearances
- 10 appearances: Juniata (1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- 8 appearances: Springfield (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 6 appearances: Stevens (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- 5 appearances: UC Santa Cruz (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- 4 appearances:
La Verne (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003)
Carthage (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011)
D'Youville (1999, 2000, 2001)
Clarke (1999, 2001)
Eastern Mennonite (1998, 2004)
Medaille (2004, 2005)
Nazareth (2010, 2011)
NYU (2000, 2002)
UC San Diego (1997, 2000)
Vassar (2001, 2008)
Lehman (2002)
New Jersey Tech (1997)
Ramapo (2009)
Rivier (2006)
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