2009 All-New England Teams, Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year
Academic Team Award
2009 Senior Classic Invitees
Recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award Announced
NEWVA News Release
NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 22, 2010
BRISTOL, R.I. - The New England Women’s Volleyball Association announced today it recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award. Seven teams earned the honor, attaining a team-average of at least a 3.30 GPA during the fall semester.
The NEWVA Academic Team Award was established in 2008 to recognize the hard work and dedication of the teams’ student-athletes off the court and in the classroom.
Listed below are the NEWVA Academic Team Award winners.
Bowdoin
Connecticut College
Emerson
Husson
MIT
Middlebury
Williams
Established nearly 25 years ago, the New England Women’s Volleyball Association is open to all collegiate institutions in New England sponsoring Division III women’s volleyball. Membership has grown to nearly 60 members in 2010, representing nine different conferences. For all the latest news visit www.newvad3.com
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Contact: Bret Stothart
NEWVA Communications Liaison
bstothart@rwu.edu
NEWVA Announces All-New England Teams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2009
BRISTOL, R.I.- The New England Women’s Volleyball Association announced today the 2009 NEWVA All-New England Teams, comprised of the top Division III women’s volleyball players in the region.
Tufts University senior Dena Feiger (Long Grove, Ill.) received the top honor, earning 2009 NEWVA Player of the Year. The 5-6 setter has guided Tufts into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament averaging over 11 assists per set. She was also recently named to the AVCA All-New England Region Team and was named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Year.
Players from 13 different institutions earned a spot on the prestigious teams. Joining Feiger on the NEWVA All-New England First Team are Williams College teammates Kate Anderson (Berlin, Mass.) and Nicole Ballon-Landa (La Jolla, Calif.). In addition, Plymouth State’s Eliza Badeau (Foster, R.I.), Springfield’s Heather Lively (Royalston, Mass.), MIT’s Alex May (Des Moines, Iowa) and UMass-Boston’s Kate McWhorter (Bakersfield, Calif.) all earned a position on the first team.
The complete rosters of the first, second and honorable mention teams are listed below, as well as the 2009 NEWVA Rookie of the Year. That honor was awarded to Shannon Thompson (Moorpark, Calif.) from UMass-Boston. Thompson averaged 3.44 kills per set along with a .338 hitting percentage in her freshman year. She chipped in 2.54 digs per set and was recently named to the AVCA All-New England Region Team and was named Little East Conference (LEC) Rookie of the Year.
NEWVA also announced UMass-Boston’s Terry Condon as its Coach of the Year. Condon led the Beacons to their first ever LEC Championship this season, earning the program’s first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament. In just five years, she has become the program’s all-time winningest coach, including 30 wins this season. She was also recently named AVCA All-New England Coach of the Year.
Award winners were selected by a vote of all participating member head coaches following the nomination process.
Established nearly 25 years ago, the New England Women’s Volleyball Association is open to all collegiate institutions in New England sponsoring Division III women’s volleyball. Membership has grown to more than 60 members in 2009, representing eight conferences. For all of the latest news and information surrounding New England Division III volleyball, visit the official NEWVA website, www.newvad3.com.
Listed below are the 2009 NEWVA All-New England Teams.
2009 NEWVA ALL NE Teams
(players listed alphabetically)
1st Team
| Kate Anderson | Williams | Berlin, MA |
| Eliza Badeau | Plymouth St. | Foster, RI |
| Nicole Ballon-Landa | Williams | La Jolla, CA |
| Dena Feiger | Tufts | Long Grove, IL |
| Heather Lively | Springfield | Royalston, MA |
| Alex May | MIT | Des Moines, IA |
| Kate McWhorter | UMass – Boston | Bakersfield, CA |
2nd Team
| Emily Avis | Williams | Palo Alto, CA |
| Barden Cleeland | MIT | Irvine, CA |
| Alice Cummings | Wellesley | Tallahassee, FL |
| Jane Handel | Middlebury | Evanston, IL |
| Dawson Joyce-Mendive | Tufts | Minden, NV |
| Amy Newman | Conn. College | Los Angeles, CA |
| Caitlin Updike | Tufts | Manhattan Beach, CA |
Honorable Mention
| Catherine Bravo | Johnson & Wales | Toa Boya, Puerto Rico |
| Marissa DeMais | Conn. College | Hillsdale, NJ |
| Cassy Hanneman | UMass – Boston | Denver, CO |
| Ruby Hernandez | Wesleyan | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Becca Stein | Western Ct. State | Kingston, NY |
| Shannon Thompson | UMass – Boston | Moorpark, CA |
| Lauren Zaniboni | Emerson | San Diego, CA |
Player of the Year – Dena Feiger Tufts Long Grove, IL
Rookie of the Year – Shannon Thompson UMass - Boston Moorpark, CA
Coach of the Year - Terry Condon UMass – Boston
2009 NEWVA Senior Classic
New London, CT, November 9, 2009 -- The New England Women's Volleyball Association (NEWVA) would like to recognize and congratulate the following 33 athletes as invitees to the NEWVA Senior Classic. Activities will be held at UMass - Boston in the Clark Athletic Center on Sunday, November 15, 2009. There will be a skills event in the morning (10:30 AM) for the Senior Classic attendees followed by the game starting at approximately 1:00 PM, after the NEWVA Coaches meeting. The Senior Classic will be coached by the NEWVA Coach of the Year and Runner Up (to be announced later this week). Participants are encouraged to wear a school t-shirt or jersey to aid spectators in recognizing the participants.
Players were selected by a vote of all participating member head coaches following the nomination process. The invitees represent 21 institutions from NCAA Division III volleyball programs in New England and six different conferences. The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) leads the way with 14 student athletes followed by the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and Little East with six apiece, the Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) has four, the University Athletic Association (UAA) has two, and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has one. Fourteen additional institutions are represented with Honorable Mention selections (see below).
| First | Last | School | Position |
| Eliza | Badeau | Plymouth State University | MB |
| Piera | Carfagno | Brandeis University | MB/RS |
| Rachel | Cervone | Western New England College | OH |
| Meg | Christman | Connecticut College | MB |
| Barden | Cleeland | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MB |
| Erin | Connolly | Emerson College | MB |
| Alice | Cummings | Wellesley College | OH |
| Jenna | Diggs | Bowdoin College | S |
| Tess | Dokus | Bates College | OH/RS |
| Kristina | Dolan | Roger Williams University | MB |
| Natalie | DuPre | Middlebury College | L |
| Katrina | Ellison | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | OPP |
| Dena | Feiger | Tufts University | S |
| Ellika | Healy | Wesleyan University (CT) | S |
| Brogie | Helgeson | Tufts University | OPP |
| Whitney | Hitchcock | Williams College | OPP |
| Brianna | Kleckner | Plymouth State University | S |
| Lauren | Kraus | Wheaton College (MA) | MB |
| Chelsea | Kubal | Williams College | OH |
| Liz | Leberman | Bates College | OH |
| Alex | May | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | OH |
| Bridget | McAllister | Brandeis University | OH/MB |
| Kate | McWhorter | University of Massachusetts, Boston | OH |
| Genny | Moore | Colby-Sawyer College | S |
| Caitlin | O'Neill | Babson College | MB |
| Gillian | Page | Bowdoin College | OH |
| Jordan | Pokryfki | Keene State College | S |
| Melissa | Pun | Williams College | OH |
| Andrea | Scioscia | Williams College | L |
| Becca | Stein | Western Connecticut State University | MB |
| Kate | White | University of Massachusetts, Boston | OH |
| Stephanie | Wiese | Endicott College | OH |
| Lauren | Wise | Connecticut College | OH |
NEWVA recognizes the following student-athletes as Senior Classic Honorable Mention for their endless contributions to their volleyball programs throughout their careers.
| First | Last | School | Position |
| Rachel | Cervone | Western New England College | OH |
| Stephanie | Bartkus | Westfield State College | OH |
| Marta | Brown | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | S |
| Rachel | Cervone | Western New England College | OH |
| Ashley | Constantino | Johnson and Wales University (RI) | OH |
| Marion | Kish | Husson College | S |
| Brittany | Langdeau | Anna Maria College | L |
| Lisset | Magdaleno | Norwich University | MH |
| Mikal | Minarich | Smith College | OH |
| Lauren | Saylor | Worcester State College | OH |
| Claire | Varner | University of New England | OH |
| Emily | Visone | Clark University (MA) | Libero |
| Aly | Zagame | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | L |
| Courtney | Zink | Wentworth Institute of Technology | S |
Recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award Announced
February 19, 2009
BRISTOL, R.I. - The New England Women's Volleyball Association announced today it recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award. Fifteen teams earned the honor, attaining a team-average of at least a 3.3 GPA during the fall semester.
The NEWVA Academic Team Award was established in 2008 to recognize the hard work and dedication of the teams' student-athletes off the court and in the classroom. Twenty-five percent of all the member programs qualified for the award.
Listed below are the NEWVA Academic Team Award winners.
Bowdoin
Brandeis
Colby
Connecticut College
Elms
Emerson
Middlebury
Mount Holyoke
Roger Williams
Springfield
Trinity
UMASS Boston
Wesleyan
Williams
WPI