About the NEWMAC The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an association of eleven selective academic institutions that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III philosophy. The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women’s 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy. Emerson College became the 11th full-time member of the conference on July 1, 2013. The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women’s 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members were Babson College, Brandeis University, MIT, Smith College, Wellesley College and Wheaton College. Mount Holyoke College and WPI joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8’s membership at eight.
Welcome from the NEWMAC President On behalf of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, it is with pride that I welcome you to the 2018 NEWMAC Women’s Volleyball Championship. We extend a warm welcome to all participants and coaches, as well as the families and friends who have supported the teams throughout the season. We are delighted to have you join us for this exciting championships competition. I’d like to express my appreciation to the staff at our host institutions for their efforts in facilitating this championship event, to NEWMAC Executive Director Patrick B. Summers for his work managing the conference office throughout the year, to conference Assistant Director Taylor Teixeira and Coordinator of Sports Administration and Communications Missy Kubik. Finally, I want to thank each team and our spectators for their continued commitment to positive sportsmanship during the tournament, a value strongly endorsed by the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference throughout the year. Best wishes to all for a successful and rewarding tournament! Sincerely,
Dana Harmon, NEWMAC President Director of Athletics WPI
Vision Statement The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference will be a preeminent athletics conference, providing national leadership that shapes the direction of NCAA Division III. Our student-athletes will strive for excellence: compete with integrity; and display respect in all that we do.
Mission Statement The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference is committed to academic and athletic excellence, strenghtened by the diversity of our selective institutional membership. We support student development and the educational value of athletics competition through a commitment to the NCAA Division III philosophy and our core values.
Core Values Excellence: We compete at the highest level while affirming our distinct academic missions and providing high-caliber competitive experiences. Integrity:
We act with mutual trust, placing emphasis on ethical conduct, and fair and equitble competition and programs.
Respect:
We commit to support each other and the conference through collaborations, shaing ideas of diverse institutional perspecitves and promoting these varying perspetives.
Sportsmanship Statement The NEWMAC promotes good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, derogatory comments or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. Also, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
2018 NEWMAC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Conf. Record
SPRINGFIELD MIT BABSON WELLESLEY WPI WHEATON COAST GUARD CLARK EMERSON MOUNT HOLYOKE SMITH
9-1 9-1 8-2 7-3 6-4 5-5 5-5 5-7 2-8 1-9 0-10
Winning %
Overall Record
0.900 22-6 0.900 24-4 0.800 20-8 0.700 19-5 0.600 21-7 0.500 22-9 0.500 18-11 0.300 13-13 0.200 15-14 0.100 8-15 0.000 3-22
Winning Percentage 0.786 0.857 0.714 0.792 0.750 0.710 0.621 0.500 0.517 0.348 0.120
2018 CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
NEWMAC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Year
Champion
Coach
Runner Up
2017 MIT Paul Dill Wellesley 2016 MIT Paul Dill Clark 2015 Babson Eric Neely Clark 2014 Babson Eric Neely MIT 2013 Springfield Moira Long Wellesley 2012 MIT Paul Dill Wellesley 2011 Springfield Moira Long Wellesley 2010 Coast Guard Rob Mullowney Springfield 2009 Wellesley Dorothy Webb MIT 2008 Springfield Joel Dearing Wellesley 2007 Wellesley Dorothy Webb MIT 2006 Coast Guard Patti Giannattasio Springfield 2005 Smith Bonnie May Coast Guard 2004 Springfield Joel Dearing Coast Guard 2003 Springfield Joel Dearing MIT 2002 Wellesley Dorothy Webb MIT 2001 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Springfield 2000 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Springfield 1999 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Springfield 1998 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Springfield 1997 Wellesley Dorothy Webb MIT 1996 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Smith 1995 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Smith 1994 Wheaton Gina Loudenberg Smith 1993 Wheaton Gina Loudenberg MIT 1992 Wheaton Gina Loudenberg Wellesley 1991 Wellesley Dorothy Webb Mount Holyoke 1990 MIT Karyn Altman Wellesley 1989 MIT Karyn Altman Smith 1988 Smith Bonnie May MIT
#1 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE PRIDE
No. NAME 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 20
Hannah Lozano Gabrielle Bradley Demi Spanos Stella Madden Jen Donnelly Briana Tovar Laura Townsend Kayley Cimino Sara Labadorf Mackenzie Nunes Kelsie Dwyer Hayley Kmetz Katie vonKampen Bridget Walsh Camryn Bancroft Ashley Tanner Kait Bonsignore
Pos. Yr. Ht. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So.
L OH OH OH OH L MB S S S OH RS MB MB MB OH MB
5-4 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11
Stockton, Calif. / St. Mary’s Fairfax, Va. / Robinson West Harrison, N.Y. / Walter Panas Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Exeter, R.I. / Exeter-West Greenwich Tucson, Ariz. / Canyon Del Oro Willington, Conn. / E.O. Smith Cumberland, Maine / Greely Huntersville, N.C. / Community School of Davidson The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands College Park Quincy, Mass. / Notre Dame Academy Ardsley, N.Y. / Ardsley South Setauket, N.Y. / Connetquot Garrison, N.Y. / Walter Panas Downstate Eastport, N.Y. / Westhampton Beach Manorville, N.Y. / Eastport South Manor St. Louis, Mo. / Oakville Senior
Head Coach: Moira Long Assistant Coaches: Jaidyn Blanchfield, Thomas Doherty
#2 MIT ENGINEERS
No. NAME 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21
Madison Lee
Yr.
DS Francesca Macchiavello DS Alexis Groark OH Nikasha Patel RS Shea Landeene MH Margaret Wang DS Carly Silvernale L Hannah Collins OH Christina Liao S Julia Caravias OH Carly Staub MH Abby Bertics OH Annie Bryan MH Hannah Grupe RS Andie Maloney S Emily Condon MH
Pos. Ht. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So.
5-5 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-5 5-5 5-10 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2
Hillsborough, Calif. / Aragon Lexington, Ky. / Paul Laurence Dunbar Elwood, N.Y. / Elwood John H. Glenn Paradise Valley, Ariz. / Phoenix Country Day School Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Vista Rockville, Md. / Montgomery Blair Bellevue, Wash. / The Overlake School Sunnyvale, Calif. / Homestead Warren, N.J. / Watchung Hills Regional Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. / Palos Verdes La Jolla, Calif. / The Bishop’s School Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood Oakwood, Ohio / Oakwood Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Marlborough School Orange, Calif. / Villa Park
Head Coach: Paul Dill (Bates College ‘89), 23rd Year Assistant Coaches: Mike Coniglione, Charles Morton, Jarred Velazquez Captains: Abby Bertics, Carly Silvernale, Carly Staub
#3 BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS
No. NAME Yr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20
Erica Schwegman Juliette Pouille Lauren Gold Abby Beecher Emily Woodward Shannon Roseen Cassidy Witten Allie Puccio Gaby Miller Catherine Hunter Samantha Hardan Avery Tronson Maddie Malee Elizabeth Cameron Sabrina Lechner Rachel Williams Lauren Hennigan Kristin Carosotto
Jr. Fy. Fy. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. Fy. So. Fy. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr.
Pos.
DS MB RS DS S OH DS OH OH
5-9 6-1 6-1 5-6 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-8 OH/MB 6-0 DS 5-3 OH 6-0 DS 5-11 S 5-11 MB 5-11 OH 5-8 DS 5-6 MB 6-1
Ht.
HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Birmingham, Mich. / Notre Dame Preparatory Riviera Beach, Fla. / Suncoast Community Miami Beach, Fla. / Gulliver Prep Pittsford, N.Y. / Penfield / University at Buffalo Deerfield, Mass. / Frontier Regional Malden, Mass. / Mystic Valley Honolulu, Hawaii / Punahou School New Hartford, N.Y. / New Hartford Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian School Duxbury, Mass. / Duxbury / Emmanuel College Woodway, Wash. / Edmonds Woodway Woodland Hills, Calif. / Louisville HS Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep El Dorado Hills, Calif. / Oak Ridge Novato, Calif. / Novato Chicago, Ill. / Jones College Prep West Chester, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy East Greenwich, R.I. / East Greenwich
Head Coach: Eric Neely (8th season) Assistant Coaches: Patrick Helmas (5th season), Sarah Coscia (6th season), Renee Graham (4th season), Fabian Ardila (3rd season) Captains: Shannon Roseen, Elizabeth Cameron, Kristin Carosotto
#4 WELLESLEY COLLEGE BLUE
No. NAME 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 21 22 23
Cayla Brown Lizzy Jessen Samantha Hoang Becca Aristotelidis Michelle Li Samantha Ostenso Molly Likes Nikki Jensen Tiffany Shou Izzy Seebold Lauren Gedney Jessica Washington Nicole Doerges Molly Weik Ashley Peng Meghan Shoop Yasmine Reece Darina Postupaka
2022 2022 2019 2021 2019 2019 2021 2021 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022 2021 2019 2020 2019 2021
Yr.
Pos. Ht.
MB/OH DS 5’3” L/DS 5’6” L/DS 5’7” S 5’7” MH/RS 5’11” DS/RS 5’10” OH 5’10” OH/DS 5’7” S 5’10” OH 6’1” MB/OH OH 5’8” MB 6’1” OH/RS 5’8” RS/DS 5’10” MH 6’0” RS/OH 6’2”
Head Coach: Dorothy Webb (26th Season) Assistant Coach: Tom Wilson Captains: Michelle Li, Yasmine Reece
HOMETOWN
HIGHSCHOOL
5’7” Port Chester, N.Y. / Rye Burbank, Calif. / John Burroughs Elk Grove, Calif. / Cosumnes Oaks San Antonio, Texas / Incarnate Word Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins Oklahoma City, Okla. / Westmoore Castro Valley, Calif. / Castro Valley San Jose, Calif. / The Harker School Concord, N.C. / Northwest Cabarrus Huntersville, N.C. / Lake Norman Charter 6’1” Seattle, Wash. / University Preparatory Academy San Marino, Calif. / San Marino Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside San Diego, Calif. / The Bishop’s School Cypress, Calif. / Cornelia Connelly School New Rochelle, N.Y. / Choate Rosemary Hall Tinley Park, Ill. / Victor J. Andrew
#5 WPI ENGINEERS
No. NAME 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 22
Victoria Nassar Colleen Mullins Abbie Gilbert Jenna Galli Azita Bakhtyari Casey Hunt Lilly Taylor Amanda Wetmore Kayleigh Campbell Suela Miloshi Kaleigh Hess Sarah Kwatinetz Kassidy Utheim Kate Amrein
Yr.
Sr Jr Jr Fr Sr Sr Fr So So Fr Fr So Jr So
Pos. Ht.
Libero 5-6 OH 5-9 OH 5-10 OH/RS 5-8 S 5-8 OH 5-9 S 5-7 MH 5-11 DS/Li 5-4 OH 5-10 MH 6-0 MH/RS 6-0 MH 6-1 OH 5-10
HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Atkinson, NH / Central Catholic (MA) Andover, MA / Andover Hopkinton, MA / Hopkinton Cold Spring Harbor, NY / Cold Spring Harbor Andover, MA / Andover Granby, CT / Granby Weymouth, MA / Notre Dame Academy Hudson, NH / Alvirne Wilbraham, MA / Minnechaug Regional Needham, MA / Needham Richmond, KY / Madison Southern Seattle, WA / Garfield Monroe Township, NJ / Monroe Township Nashua, NH / Nashua North
Head Coach: Greg Poole (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Joe Hanrahan and Caroline Meyer ’17 Team Captains: Azita Bakhtyari and Casey Hunt, Victoria Nassar Team Manager: Sandra Duarte ‘20
#6 U.S. COAST GUARD BEARS
No. NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 23
Angelou Dunton Heather Miller Amanda Dake Veronica Hine Cassie Thompson Kassidy Whitney Mackenzie Everett Makenna Martin Alex Kempf Lauren Hatfield Maddie James Ashley Sandquist Nikki Sefcik Destiny Johnson Mary Sweet Bridget Boyle Ariel Hall
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr.
Pos. OH L/DS OH L/DS OH L/DS L/DS S MB OH MB OPP S OPP MB OH MB
Head Coach: Mike Bynon (4th season) Assistant Coach: Allie Henry & Mary Bender Captain: Mackenzie Everett
Ht. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL 5-6 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-8 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2
Seattle, Wash. / Holy Names Academy Merritt Island, Fla. / Merritt Island Victor, N.Y. / Victor Virginia Beach, Va. / Bishop Sullivan Catholic Browns Summit, N.C. / UNC-Wilmington Ogden, Utah / Ben Lomond Palmer, Alaska / Colony Granbury, Texas / Granbury Pocatello, Idaho / Marion Military Institute Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall Buford, Ga. / Mill Creek Arvado, Col. / Ralston Valley Tampa, Fla. / Plant (NAPS) Chardon, Ohio / Chardon (NAPS) Dunwoody, Ga. / Dunwoody Hobe Sound, Fla. / Marion Military Institute
#7 WHEATON COLLEGE LYONS
No. NAME 1 6 7 9 16 18 19 20 21 22 27
McKenna Milholland Maggie Shafer Julia Palomba Cat MacGregor Adara Hamilton Nikita Selivan Casey Dinga Claire Cansler Haley McCreight Sabrina Buxeda Becca Houghton
Yr. Jr So So Sr Fr Jr So Sr Fr So Jr
Pos. Ht. DS LB RS OH OH OH MH MH MH DS S
5-8 5-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-9
HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Federal Way, Wash. / Todd Beamer Pewaukee, Wisc. / University Lake School San Carlos, Calif. / St. Francis North Andover, Mass. / Academy of Notre Dame Tyngsboro
Mercer Island, Wash. / Mercer Island Lexington, Mass. / Lexington Windham, N.H. / Windham Newhall, Calif. / William S. Hart Greenville, R.I. / Mount Saint Charles Carolina, Puerto Rico / Robinson School Emmaus, Penn. / Emmaus
Head Coach: Craig Letourneau (8th Year) Assistant Coaches: Lok-Tin Yao (8th Year), Taylor Stevens (2nd Year) Captains: #20 Claire Cansler, #9 Cathryn MacGregor