NEWVA Announces Senior Classic Invitees
BRISTOL, R.I.- The New England Women's Volleyball Association announced today New England's top 32 Division III senior volleyball players invited to compete in the 2008 NEWVA Senior Classic, Sunday, Nov. 16, at Wellesley College.
The annual event features the area's top seniors competing in various competitions leading up to the afternoon's all-star match. Players were selected by a vote of all participating member head coaches following the nomination process.
The 32 players selected hail from 15 different states and the UK and represent 19 collegiate institutions from five separate conferences. The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) boasts 15 players in the event, while both The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) and New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) each send six players. The University Athletic Conference (UAA), Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and the Little East Conference (LEC) also are represented.
Warm-up for the event begins at 10:30 a.m. with the match scheduled to begin following the morning's competitions at approximately 12:30 p.m.
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 60 members in 2008, representing eight conferences.
Listed below are the 32 invitees to the 2008 NEWVA Senior Classic.
| School | Name | Position | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Sara Heller | Setter | La Canada, CA |
| Amherst | Hannah Wirth | Middle Blocker | Pacific Palisades, CA |
| Bates | Beth Billington | Middle Blocker | St. Paul, MN |
| Brandeis | Violette Ruggiero | Libero | Paradise Valley, AZ |
| Brandeis | Lorraine Wingenbach | Outside Hitter | Buffalo, NY |
| Colby | Meredith Lawler | Middle Blocker | Lynnfield, MA |
| Colby | Jenny Lawrence | Setter | Lafayette, CA |
| Colby-Sawyer | Taylor Forsberg | Libero | Moultonborough, NH |
| Colby-Sawyer | Kristin Romanko | Middle Blocker | Mansfield, MA |
| Conn. College | Jenna Tjossem | Middle Blocker | Vail, CO |
| Conn. College | Caitlin Tomaska | Outside Hitter | Solana Beach, CA |
| Emmanuel | Lindsay Parker | Outside Hitter | New Bedford, ma |
| Endicott | Hayley Janelle | Middle Blocker | Madbury, NH |
| Endicott | Brittany Nolan | Libero | Monroe, CT |
| Keene St. | Brittany O'Bryant | Middle Blocker | Merrimack, NH |
| Middlebury | Lindsay Patterson | Outside Hitter | Aspen, CO |
| MIT | Lindsay Hunting | Libero | West Chester, PA |
| UNE | Alex Toregas | Middle Blocker | Chevy Chase, MD |
| Rivier | Laura Ciummo | Setter | Burrillville, RI |
| Roger Williams | Kirsten Bosworth | Setter | Centerville, MA |
| Springfield | Aylene Ilkson | Outside Hitter | Baldwin, NY |
| Springfield | Heidi Yohe | Libero | Deer Park, WA |
| Trinity | Emily Borsting | Right Side | Portland, OR |
| Trinity | Nicole Cahill | Middle Blocker | Quincy, MA |
| Tufts | Kate Denniston | Middle Blocker | Tarzana, CA |
| Tufts | Stacy Filocco | Outside Hitter | Olney, MD |
| Tufts | Natalie Goldstein | Libero | Piedmont, CA |
| Tufts | Maya Ripecky | Defensive Specialist | Chicago, IL |
| USCGA | Nicole Gurr | Middle Blocker | Acton, CA |
| Wellesley | Jessica Duff | Outside Hitter | Milton, Abingdon, UK |
| Wellesley | Emily Peters | Libero | Temescal Valley, CA |
| Wesleyan | Lisa Drennan | Outside Hitter | Ann Arbor, MI |
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Contact: Bret Stothart
NEWVA Communications Liaison
Head Women's Volleyball Coach
Roger Williams University
P: 401-254-5314
bstothart@rwu.edu