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 2018-19 NEWMAC Women’s Basketball 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, and 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.
2018-19 NEWMAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS GP BABSON 16 SMITH 16 SPRINGFIELD 16 MIT 16 EMERSON 16 CLARK 16 WELLESLEY 16 WPI 16 COAST GUARD 16 WHEATON 16 MOUNT HOLYOKE 16
NEWMAC OVERALL WINNING % RECORD WINNING % RECORD 14-2 0.875 21-4 0.840 13-3 0.813 20-5 0.800 12-4 0.750 16-9 0.640 12-4 0.750 18-7 0.720 11-5 0.680 17-8 0.680 7-9 0.438 11-14 0.440 5-11 0.313 8-14 0.364 5-11 0.213 10-14 0.417 5-11 0.313 7-18 0.280 4-12 0.250 9-16 0.360 0-16 0.000 1-24 0.040
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
NEWMAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Year Champion Coach Runner Up
2018 MIT Sonia Raman WPI 2017 Babson College Judy Blinstrub WPI 2016 WPI Cherise Galasso Babson College 2015 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Wheaton College 2014 Springfield College Naomi Graves Smith College 2013 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Wellesley College 2012 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Smith College 2011 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Smith College 2010 Babson College Judy Blinstrub WPI 2009 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Wheaton College 2008 Wheaton College Melissa Hodgdon Springfield College 2007 Mount Holyoke College Michelle Scecina WPI 2006 Springfield College Naomi Graves Mount Holyoke College 2005 Springfield College Naomi Graves Clark University 2004 Clark University Pat Glispin Springfield College 2003 Springfield College Naomi Graves Coast Guard Academy 2002 Springfield College Naomi Graves Wellesley College 2001 Springfield College Naomi Graves Wellesley College 2000 Clark University Pat Glispin Wellesley College 1999 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Clark University 1998 Clark University Pat Glispin Smith College 1997 Clark University Pat Glispin Babson College 1996 WPI Christa Champion Clark University 1995 Wheaton College Del Malloy WPI 1994 Wheaton College Del Malloy Babson College 1993 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Wellesley College 1992 Brandeis University Carol Simon Babson College 1991 Babson College Judy Blinstrub Brandeis University 1990 Wheaton College Del Malloy WPI 1989 Brandeis University Carol Simon Smith College 1988 Brandeis University Carol Simon Babson College 1987 Wheaton College Del Malloy Babson College 1986 Wellesley College Wheaton College
#1 BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS
No. Name 2 3 4 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 31 32 34
Katie Jones Alexis Doherty Elizabeth Lane Emily Bonifacic Katherine Tamulionis TĂŠa Spellacy Vanessa Onwe Shaye Galletta Nicole Hiller Bianca Tomassini Christina Bonfiglio Jacqueline Jozefick Caroline Owens Isabel Aguilar Payton Ouimette
Yr. So. Fy. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fy. Sr.
Pos. Ht. Hometown / Highschool
G G G F G G G/F G G/F G G F F F F
5-8 5-5 5-7 6-0 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-10
Head Coach: Judy Blinstrub (35th season) Associate Head Coach: Dave Canan (21st season) Assistant Coaches: Kia Minor (3rd season)
Ridgewood, N.J. / Immaculate Heart Academy Melrose, Mass. / Melrose Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles Allendale, N.J. / Northern Highlands Regional Foxboro, Mass. / Foxboro / Merrimack College Belchertown, Mass. / Belchertown Tarrytown, N.Y. / Sleepy Hollow Riverside, Conn. / Greenwich Rocky Hill, Conn. / Choate Rosemary Hall North Branford, Conn. / Hamden Hall Country Day Westwood, Mass. / Westwood Milford, Conn. / St. Joseph Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park Avon, Conn. / Avon Medfield, Mass. / Medfield / Connecticut College
#2 SMITH COLLEGE PIONEERS
No. Name 3 5 10 11 14 15 20 21 22 24 30 31 32
Emma Zener Lauren Bondi Dashelle Gleissner Katelyn Pickunka Kyra Rideout Katy McClellan Karena Garcia Stephanie Foukaris Nikkiah Snoddy Sydney Koh
Yr.
5-7 5-6 5-7 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-7 6-1 6-1 5-6 Kennedy Guest-Pritchett 6-0 Elle Jo Whalen 5-10 Emma Seymour 6-0
Pos. Ht. Hometown / Highschool G G G F F G G F F G F F F
So. Sr. Fy. Fy. Fy. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.
Fullerton, Calif. / La Habra High School Burnaby, BC, Can. / Notre Dame Secondary Los Angeles, Calif. / Serra Westhampton, Mass. / Hampshire Hinsdale, N.H. / Vermont Academy Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra Area Tucson, Ariz. / Flowing Wells Nicosia, Cyprus / Pascal English School Nicosia Stow, Mass. / Nashoba Regional Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside Fairburn, Ga. / The Lawrenceville School Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville High School Seattle, Wash. / Roosevelt
Head Coach: Lynn Hersey Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Jen MacAulay Graduate Assistant Coaches: JJ Hoffstein and Kate Kerrigan
#3 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE PRIDE
No. Name
Yr.
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool
10 12 15 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 40 44
Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr.
F G G G G G G F G F G F F
Amanda Carr Megan Graves Chelsea McAllister Lauren Rudolph Allie Brennan Emily Jacques Grace Dzindolet Bridget Reddington Stephanie Lyons Gracie Restituyo Alex Goslin Madeline Fay Taylor Hall
6-1 5-5 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-1 5-6 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-0 5-10 5-10
West Haven, Conn / West Haven Deerfield, Mass. / Deerfield Academy Baltimore, Vt. / Springfield Franklin, Mass. / Franklin North Haven, Conn. / Sacred Heart Academy Auburn, Maine / Edward Little Holliston, Mass. / Holliston Portland, Conn. / Portland Braintree, Mass. / Thayer Academy Barrington, R.I. / Barrington South Windsor, Conn. / South Windsor Braintree, Mass. / Braintree Tolland, Conn. / Tolland
Head Coach: Naomi Graves Assistant Coaches: Allison Stoddard, Colleen O’Connell
#4 MIT ENGINEERS
No. Name 3 5 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 24 33 34 35
Margaret Sullivan G Christina Antonakakis G Maude Gull G Kristen Ngan G Jocelyn Luizzi F Dolly Yuan G Sophie Gershon F Cindy Si G Paula Pieper G Annika Sougstad G Anna Broski F Taylor V’Dovec G Kara Holinski G
Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown / Highschool So. Fy. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fy. Fy. Fy. Sr. Sr.
5-4 5-4 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-6 6-1 5-10 5-5 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-9
Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends School Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel Zurich, Switzerland / Notre Dame (Calif.) Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy San Jose, Calif. / Lynbrook New York, N.Y. / Stuyvesant San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis Greenville, S.C. / Christ Church Episcopal School Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi Stillman Valley, Ill. / Stillman Valley Blaine, Wash. / Blaine Livonia, Mich. / Marian
41
Kylie Gallagher
F
So.
6-2
Upton, Mass. / Nipmuc Regional
Head Coach: Sonia Raman (Tufts University ‘96), 11th Year Associate Head Coach: Lucia Robinson-Griggs Assistant Coaches: Meghan O’Connell, Haley Driscoll
#5 EMERSON COLLEGE LIONS
No. Name
Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown / Highschool
1 2 4 5 12 13 14 24 25 33 34
G G F G G G G F G F/C C
Julia Mallon Natalie Clydesdale Katie Beckmann Rachel Davey Natalie Busch Quinn Madden Kate Foultz Sam Boyle Ashley Toner Charlie Boyle Maria Draper
Head Coach: Bill Gould Assistant Coach: Shannon Norton
Fr. Jr. Fr. So Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So.
5-2 5-6 5-11 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-9 5-11 5-4 6-0 6-2
Katonah, N.Y. / The Harvey School Pittsburgh, Penn. / South Park Sarasota, Fla. / Cardinal Mooney HS Saratoga, Calif. / Saratoga Weybridge, England / Tasis Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Newbury Park Scotts Valley, Calif. / Scotts Valley Barnegat, N.J. / Barnegat Scotts Valley, Calif. / Scotts Valley Laconia, N.H. / Brewster Academy/Norwich University
#6 CLARK UNIVERSITY COUGARS
No. Name 3 5 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 24 25 32 34
Elyssa Jackson Kacey Legare Hannah Favaloro Sam O’Gara Emily Sifferlen Virginia Benbow Danielle Hearnlaye Ogechi Ezemma Cori Ouellette Julia Beebe Camryn Richey Maggie Tarbox Maya Kerstetter
Yr.. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Highschool Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr.
PG G F G G G F C G SF G F G
5-3 5-7 510 5-5 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-11 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-8
Warren, N.J. / Bishop Georgw Ahr Chicopee, Mass. / Comprehensive Blackstone, Mass. / Douglas Worcester, Mass. / Claremont Academy North Andover, Mass. / North Andover Durham, Conn. / Coginchaug Regional Auburn, Mass. / Auburn Hope Valley, R.I. / Moses Brown School Madison, Conn. / Daniel Hand Andover, Conn. / Sport & Medical Science Academy Upton, Mass. / Whitinsville Christian Lebanon, Conn. / Lyman Memorial Northampton, Mass. / Northampton
Acting Head Coach: Denisha Parks (Elms College, 2015), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Spencer Manning, 1st season, Sis Mazzamuro, 8th season
#7 WELLESLEY COLLEGE BLUE
No. Name 3 5 10 11 14 15 22 23 24 30 31 33
Yr.
Zojajha Ayub Sr. Jada Wiltz Fr. Kendall You Mak Jr. Caitlin Aguirre Jr. Daisy Ella Johnson Fr. Jordan Synodi Fr. Laura McGeary Sr. Valentina Morakis Fr. Lane Arkangel So. Emily Kopp Jr. Caitrin Spottiswoode Fr. Alyssa Cho So.
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool G G G G G G G G G G F F
Head Coach: Jennifer Kroll (10th Season) Assistant Coach: Kaitlin Lewis
5-6 5-5 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-5 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-6 5-11 5-9
Belle Mead, N.J. / Montgomery Lafayette, La. / TM Landry College Prep San Francisco, Calif. / The Bay School El Paso, Texas / Eastlake Westport, Mass. / Phillips Exeter Hebron, Conn. / RHAM Tucson, Ariz. / Flowing Wells Long Island, N.Y. / Long Island Lutheran Redondo Beach, Calif. / Redondo Union King Ferry, N.Y. / Southern Cayuga Storrs, Conn. / EO Smith Hillsborough, Calif. / San Mateo