New England Women's
Volleyball Association, Division III

Established nearly 25 years ago, the New England Women's Volleyball Association is open to all collegiate coaches in New England sponsoring Division III women's volleyball. Members come from nine different conferences.

NEWVA Academic Team Awards Announced

The NEWVA Academic Teamsof the 2011 season has been released.

Final NEWVA Poll

The final NEWVA Poll of the 2011 season has been released.

2012 Scheduling

Check out the Save the Date section for tournaments and open dates for the 2012 season. Submit information to newvad3@gmail.com.

All New England Teams Announced

NEWVA has announced the NEWVA All New England First, Second, Honorable Mention, and All-Rookie Teams as well as Coach, Player, and Rookie of the Year. Read the full release to see the winners.

All New England Seniors Announced

The Senior Classic will be on Sunday, December 4 at UMass Boston. Check out the full release for invitees and honorable mention selections.

2011 Post Season

ECAC New England:
#1 Coast Guard vs #8 Framingham State
#4 Keene State vs #5 Salve Regina

#3 Endicott vs #6 Emmanuel
#2 Plymouth State vs #7 Western New England


NCAA - Springfield Regional
#1 Springfield vs #8 Westfield State
#4 Tufts vs #5 Roger Williams

#3 Bowdoin vs #6 Baruch
#2 UMass Boston vs #7 NYU Polytechnic


NCAA - Clarkson Regional
#1 SUNY Cortland vs #8 Southern Vermont
#4 Clarkson vs #5 Nazareth

#3 Skidmore vs #6 Rivier
#2 Middlebury vs #7 Colby-Sawyer

2011 Conference Champions

Champion	Record	Conference
Roger Williams	28-3	Commonwealth Coast Conference
Rivier	22-13	Great Northeast Athletic Conference
UMass Boston	26-4	Little East
Westfield State	15-20	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Colby-Sawyer	20-14	North Atlantic Conference
Southern Vermont	31-2	New England Collegiate Conference
Bowdoin	26-2	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Springfield	31-2	New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

8th NEWVA Poll Released

Poll

Awards Nominations and Voting

Coaches can now login and nominate athletes for NEWVA Awards. Senior Classic voting is now open. Nominations for All-New England will be due by 12:00 pm on Friday, Nov 5. All active NEWVA members will receive an email with instructions for the nomination and voting process. Contact newvad3@gmail.com with any questions, problems, or concerns.

7th NEWVA Poll Released

Poll

Save the Date

December 4th
UMass Boston
10-11:30 NEWVA Coaches Meeting / Seniors Skills Clinic
11:30 am Senior Classic Match
Please contact Cora Thompson (Tufts) with any questions about the Senior Classic.

6th NEWVA Poll Released

The New England Women's Volleyball Association has released its sixth Regional Poll. Umass Boston holds onto the top spot while Bowdoin moves into a tie with Springfield for 2nd. Wellesley was this week's big mover as they jumped from 12th to 8th following a 3-1 win over Springfield.

This Week in New England-Oct 19th Edition

Things are going well for New England volleyball teams. Three teams are in the national poll: #17 UMass Boston, #20 Springfield, and #25 Bowdoin with Tufts receiving votes as well. UMass Boston junior middle hitter Shannon Thompson was named the AVCA National Player of the Week. Last week, Southern Vermont's Jessica Alvarez was the AVCA National Player of the Week. The are a number of key match ups this week, especially with the Hall of Fame Tournament this weekend (co-hotsed by Smith and Mount Holyoke). Springfield and Bowdoin will face off on Friday night to definitively break that tie at the #2 spot in the NEWVA poll. Can Wellesley pull another upset when they face UMass Boston tonight? Coast Guard faces Trinity and Conn College for bragging rights as the top team in the Nutmeg State. And, Southern Vermont looks to continue its dominance in the NECC with a match against Lesley.

More 20-win teams

Last weekend, UMass Boston won the MIT Quad Tournament to improve to 21-2. They have won 21 straight matches since dropping their first two matches of the year to Division II University of Hawaii Hilo. (Update: they won their 22nd on 10/18/11 vs West Conn, 3-0). MIt also reached the 20-win mark with a 3-0 over Wheaton on Oct 18th to improve to 20-7. The following teams enter the week within reach of the 20-win mark: Bowdoin, Tufts, Coast Guard, Wellesley, and Plymouth State.

20-win Teams

Springfield (17-0), Southern Vermont (18-2), and Roger Williams (19-3) all have a shot at reaching the 20-win mark this weekend. Springfield hosts Plymouth State, SUNY New Paltz, Westfield State, and Stevens Tech in the Tom Hay Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Southern Vermont travels to SUNY Cobleskill on Thursday before hosting Newbury in an NECC match on Saturday. Roger Williams hosts the Little Rhody Championship on Sunday where they will play Rhode Island College and either Salve Regina or Johnson & Wales.
Update: Springfield improves to 21-0 with a 5-0 week but Plymouth State pushed them to the limit in a five-setter on Friday night. Southern Vermont wins both matches this week by 3-0 scores and improves to 20-2. Roger Williams goes finished off a 3-0 week with 3-1 wins over Rhode Island College and Salve Regina to improve to 21-3.

New Look

In case you didn't notice. We got a fresh new design. We still have plenty of room for improvement so send any suggestions to newvad3@gmail.com. Most of the committees have been updated to reflect new representation as well.

Second NEWVA Poll Released

UMass Boston remains the top team in the New England Women's Volleyball Association Regional Poll. Springfield, Coast Guard, and MIT represent the NEWMAC in spots two through four. The NESCAC places seven teams in the next nine spots. Poll

It has begun

The season officially began on September 1, 2011 with many more teams getting started this weekend. The Committees tab has been updated with the new members of the NEWVA Coaches Poll. The Key Match-Up section below has links to all of the conference preseason polls. If you have an upcoming match that you would like listed on this website, please send an email to newvad3@gmail.com or send a tweet to @newvad3 on twitter.

Welcome Back

It has been a busy off-season with a lot of coaches finding new schools and teams. Good luck to everyone as you start preseason practices in the next few weeks. See the Members section register for NEWVA membership for the 2011-2012 academic year. Don't forget to mail your payment to Josh Edmed after filling out the online registration form.

Nov 13:

Springfield def UMass Boston 3-1 (25-17, 28-26, 21-25, 25-22)

Nov 12:

Springfield def Tufts 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-23)
UMass Boston def Bowdoin 3-2 (23-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-18, 15-7)

Coast Guard def Plymouth State 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-18)
Coast Guard def Keene State 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-23)
Plymouth State def Endicott 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 16-25, 27-25, 15-8)

Nov 11:

UMass Boston def NYU Polyechnic 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-23)
Bowdoin def NYU Polytechnic 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 25-27, 25-16)
Tufts def Roger Williams 3-2 (18-25, 25-20, 12-25, 25-18, 15-12)
Springfield def Westfield State 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-16)

Skidmore def Rivier 3-2 (20-25, 20-25, 25-10, 25-22, 15-9)
Middlebury def Colby-Sawyer 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-11)
SUNY Cortand def Southern Vermont 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-23)

Nov 9:

Coast Guard def Framingham State 3-0
Plymouth State def Western New England 3-1
Endicott def Emmanuel 3-2
Keene State def Salve Regina 3-2

Nov 1:

#3 Keene St def #6 Rhode Island College 3-1 (Little East Quarters)
#5 Eastern Conn def #4 West Conn 3-2 (Little East Quarters)
#3 Wellesley def #6 Babson 3-0 (NEWMAC Quarters)
#4 MIT def #5 WPI 3-1 (NEWMAC Quarters)
#1 Emerson def #8 Johnson & Wales 3-0 (GNAC Quarters)
#4 Simmons def #5 Norwich 3-2 (GNAC Quarters)
#3 Emmanuel def #6 Saint Joseph's (Me.) 3-1 (GNAC Quarters)
#2 Rivier def #7 Lasell 3-0 (GNAC Quarters)
#4 Daniel Webster def #5 Lesley 3-0 (NECC Quarters)

Nov 2:

#4 Western New England def #5 Univ. of New England 3-2 (CCC Quarters)
#3 Salve Regina def #6 Wentworth 3-0 (CCC Quarters)
#3 Bay Path def #6 Regis 3-2 (NECC Quarters)

Nov 3:

#1 Roger Williams def #4 Western New England 3-0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-14) (CCC Semis)
#2 Endicott def #3 Salve Regina 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16) (CCC Semis)
#1 Emerson def #4 Simmons 3-1 (25-16, 25-16, 24-26, 25-15) (GNAC Semis)
#2 Rivier def #3 Emmanuel 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19) (GNAC Semis)

Nov 4:

#1 Southern Vermont def #4 Daniel Webster 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-16) (NECC Semis)
#2 Newbury def #3 Bay Path 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-20) (NECC Semis)
#1 Colby-Sawyer vs #4 Husson 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-9) (NAC Semis)
#2 Maine Maritime def #3 Maine-Farmington 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-14) (NAC Semis)
#1 Bowdoin def #8 Colby 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20) (NESCAC Quarters)
#4 Trinity def #5 Amherst 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-19) (NESCAC Quarters)
#3 Middlebury def #6 Conn College 3-0 (NESCAC Quarters)
#2 Tufts def #7 Williams 3-2 (25-10, 25-14, 23-25, 16-25, 15-10) (NESCAC Quarters)

Nov 5:

#1 Roger Williams def #2 Endicott 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23) (CCC Championship)
#1 Southern Vermont def #2 Newbury 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-9) (NECC Championship)
#2 Rivier def #1 Emerson 3-2 (25-20, 25-27, 11-25, 25-21, 15-12) (GNAC Championship)
#1 Colby-Sawyer def #2 Maine Maritime 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, and 25-15) (NAC Championship)
#1 Plymouth State def #5 Eastern Conn 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18) (Little East Semis)
#2 UMass Boston def #3 Keene State 3-1 () (Little East Semis)
#1 Springfield def #4 MIT 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-15) (NEWMAC Semis)
#3 Wellesley def #2 Coast Guard 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19) (NEWMAC Semis)
#1 Bowdoin def #4 Trinity 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 26-24) (NESCAC Semis)
#3 Middlebury def #2 Tufts 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-21, 28-26) (NESCAC Semis)

Nov 6:

#1 Bowdoin def #3 Middlebury 3-0 () (NESCAC Championship)
#2 UMass Boston def #1 Plymouth State 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-17) (Little East Championship)
#1 Springfield def #3 Wellesley 3-2 (25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 17-25, 15-9) (NEWMAC Championship, 1pm at Springfield)