QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017 FINALS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017
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 2017 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 institution, Babson, 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 Jen Miller-McEachern and to Coordinator of Sport Administration & Communications Taylor Teixeira. 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,
John Sutyak, NEWMAC President Director of Athletics Wheaton College
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.
2017 NEWMAC WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS BABSON WPI MIT SPRINGFIELD SMITH COAST GUARD CLARK EMERSON WELLESLEY WHEATON MOUNT HOLYOKE
GP 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
NEWMAC RECORD 14-2 13-3 13-3 13-3 9-7 8-8 6-10 5-11 4-12 3-13 0-16
WINNING % 0.875 0.813 0.813 0.813 0.563 0.500 0.375 0.313 0.250 0.188 0.000
OVERALL WINNING % RECORD 25 20-5 0.800 25 21-4 0.840 25 20-5 0.800 25 18-7 0.720 25 17-8 0.680 25 11-14 0.440 25 13-12 0.520 25 12-13 0.480 22 8-14 0.364 25 5-20 0.200 24 2-22 0.083
INTERACTIVE BRACKET
NEWMAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Year
Champion
Coach
Runner Up
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
NEWMAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
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#1 BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS
No. Name 2 4 5 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 32 33 35
Hannah Metcalf Elizabeth Lane Bianca Tomassini Emily Bonifacic Katherine Tamulionis Tea Spellacy Vanessa Onwe Paula Materin Meghan Lewis Taylor Russell Brenna LeGacy Giovanna Pickering Ashley Snyder Jacqueline Jozefick Jennifer Narlee Julianna Rosenberg Raven Brathwaite
Yr.
Jr. So. So. Fy. So. So. Fy. Fy. Fy. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fy. Sr. Jr. So.
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool
G G G F G G G/F G G G F G F F F F F
5-6 5-7 5-7 6-0 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-4
Head Coach: Judy Blinstrub (33rd season) Associate Head Coach: Dave Canan (19th season) Assistant Coaches: Kia Minor (1st season) Captains: Giovanna Pickering, Taylor Russell
Middlebury, Conn. / Pomperaug Regional Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles North Branford, Conn. / Hamden Hall Country Day Allendale, N.J. / Northern Highlands Regional Foxboro, Mass. / Foxboro / Merrimack College Belchertown, Mass. / Belchertown Tarrytown, N.Y. / Sleepy Hollow Madison, Conn. / Daniel Hand Demarest, N.J. / Northern Valley Reg. Demarest / Hotchkiss Braintree, Mass. / Braintree Attleboro, Mass. / Bishop Feehan Hull, Mass. / Phillips Andover Academy Foxboro, Mass. / Foxboro/ UMass Lowell Milford, Conn. / St. Joseph Medfield, Mass. / Medfield Verona, N.J. / Verona Dorchester, Mass. / Brookline / University of New Hampshire
#2 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE PRIDE
No. Name 10 12 15 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 40 41 44
Sam Spadaro Danielle Racette Chelsea McAllister Lauren Rudolph Molly McCausland Emily Jacques Lexi Windwer Heather King Molly Altholz Gracie Restituyo Alex Goslin Rachel Menze Ava Adamopoulos Taylor Hall
Yr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool G G G G G G G F G F G F C F
5-3 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-6 6-0 5-6 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-0 6-2 6-2 5-10
Head Coach: Naomi Graves Assistant Coaches: Jaimie Rubin, Rachel Ferri
Staten Island, N.Y. / Staten Island North Adams, Mass. / Drury Baltimore, Vt. / Springfield Franklin, Mass. / Franklin Millbury, Mass. / Millbury Auburn, Maine / Edward Little Milton, Mass. / Thayer Academy Lebanon, N.H. / Lebanon Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. / Dobbs Ferry Barrington, R.I. / Barrington South Windsor, Conn. / South Windsor West Haven, Conn. / Hamden Hall Ludlow, Mass. / Ludlow Tolland, Conn. / Tolland
#3 WPI ENGINEERS
No. Name 3 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 24 25 31 32 33 42 43
Ama Biney Brittney Lambert Alana Keating Spencer Vinson Maura Buckley Carly Whittle Sofia Giansiracusa Tess Nogueira Madison Beck Stasha Greenalch Katie Nugent Sarah Rogers Brianna Dozier Priscilla Dunphy Kendra O’Malley Alyssa Paul Alexa Itsines Jackie Panneton
Yr. Jr Jr Fr Fr Jr Fr So Sr Jr Jr So Sr Jr Sr So So Fr So
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool
G G G C F G/F G F F G G F G G G G F F
5-7 5-10 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-6 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-10
Worcester, MA / Holy Name Hudson, NH / Alvirne Leominster, MA / St. Bernard’s Los Angeles, CA / Sierra Canyon Melrose, MA / Arlington Catholic Sandwich, MA / Sandwich Wethersfield, CT / Mercy Merrimac, MA / Pentucket Regional Syracuse, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius Newington, CT / Newington Huntington, NY / Huntington Colchester, CT / Bacon Academy Dedham, MA / Dedham Barrington, RI / LaSalle Academy Charlton, MA / Shepherd Hill Regional Schaghticoke, NY / Hoosic Valley Nazareth, PA / Nazareth Salem, MA / Salem
Head Coach: Cherise Galasso (17th Season) Assistant Coaches: Brittney Kenney (1st Season), Maegan Cook (6th Season), Kyla Wesley ‘14 (4th Season) and Rachel Pineda ‘15 (2nd Season) Team Captains: Sarah Rogers, Priscilla Dunphy and Tess Nogueira Team Managers: Kelsey Saucier ‘18, Daly Place ‘19 and Synella Gonzales ‘19
#4 MIT ENGINEERS
No. Name 5 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 33 34 35
Alexis Groark Maude Gull Kristen Ngan Dolly Yuan Sophie Gershon Liana Ilutzi Cindy Si Cathryn Hart Lindsay Westlake Taylor V’Dovec Kara Holinski
Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Highschool F G G G F G G F F G G
Fr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So.
5-10 5-9 5-9 5-6 6-1 5-3 5-10 5-11 5-6 5-11 5-9
Huntington, N.Y. / Elwood John H. Glenn Zurich, Switzerland / Notre Dame (Calif.) Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury San Jose, Calif. / Lynbrook New York, N.Y. / Stuyvesant East Hanover, N.J. / Hanover Park San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis Charlestown, Mass. / Boston University Academy Brookline, Mass. / Brookline Blaine, Wash. / Blaine Livonia, Mich. / Marian
Head Coach: Sonia Raman (Tufts University ‘96), 9th Year Assistant Coaches: Lucia Robinson-Griggs, Jamie Insel Volunteer Assistant Coaches: ML Dixon, Maya Ramachandran, Esther Wallace Captains: Liana Ilutzi, Kara Holinski
#5 SMITH COLLEGE PIONEERS
No. Name 3 5 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 22 24 25 30 31 32 40
Jade Chihara Lauren Bondi Meghan Holland Mandy Castro Paige Marquez Amanda Barriscale Katy McClellan Tavorsia Talley Stephanie Foukaris Nikkiah Snoddy Sydney Koh Samantha Alakai Kennedy Guest-Pritchett Erin Hanley Emma Seymour Audrey Gibson
Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Highschool 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-6 6-1 6-1 5-6 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10
G G G G G F G G F F G G/F F G F F
‘17 ‘19 ‘18 ‘17 ‘18 ‘18 ‘19 ‘18 ‘19 ‘19 ‘19 ‘18 ‘19 ‘19 ‘19 ‘18
Lahaina, Hawaii / Lahainaluna Burnaby, BC, Can. / Notre Dame Secondary Atherton, Calif. / Sacred Heart Prepatory San Diego, Calif. / Poway San Francisco, Calif. / St. Ignatius College Prepatory Mill Valley, Calif. / Tamalpais Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra Area New Hope, Pa. / Solebury School Nicosia, Cyprus / Pascal English School Nicosia Stow, Mass. / Nashoba Regional Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside Pukalani, Hawaii / Punahou School Fairburn, Ga. / The Lawrenceville School San Francisco, Calif. / St. Ignatius College Prepatory Seattle, Wash. / Roosevelt Pea Ridge, Ark. / Haas Hall Academy
NEWMAC SAAC INITIATIVE
The Superfan of the Month Award is an initiative by NEWMAC SAAC and the campus SAAC groups at our 11 member institutions. The goal of the honor is to promote good sportsmanship through the conference and recognize those who support their favorite teams and represent their institutions respectfully.
2016-17 Honorees October: Claire Newsome, Mount Holyoke November: Professor Betsey Dyer, Wheaton College January: Allie Goddard, Springfield
#6 COAST GUARD BEARS
No. Name 05 10 14 15 22 23 24 31 34 35 44
Micaela Martinelli Breanna Wood Amanda Klawinski Laura Irish Jayla Joyner Amanda Roy Zoe Riis-Fallica Jill Bray Johanna Moolenaar Gill Gerton Audrey Bartz
Yr. So Fr Jr Fr So Sr Fr Jr So Jr Fr
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool
G F G F G G G G F F F
5-11 5-9 5-6 6-0 5-8 5-6 5-4 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-10
Vero Beach / Vero Beach, Fla. Somerset Berkley Regional / Somerset, Mass. St Joseph / New Kensington, Pa. Boise / Boise, Idaho Hickory Grove Christian / Charlotte, N.C. Stonington / Stonington, Conn. Patchogue / Patchogue, N.Y. East Catholic / Glastonbury, Conn. East Lincoln / Denver, N.C. Bishop Dennis J. O’Connell / Lorton, Va. Washington Lee / Arlington, Va.
Head Coach: Alex Ivansheck (5th season) Assistant Coaches: Jessica Farley, Scott Hawk, Catherine Lewis, Bill Reagan
#7 CLARK UNIV. COUGARS
No. Name 4 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 34 40 44
Arielle Pierre Kacey Legare Aretha Sullivan Sam O’Gara Rachael Chen Sami Dokus Ogechi Ezemma Cori Ouellette Dominique St. Pierre Erika Monsalve Haley Wilder Torieana St. Pierre Maya Kerstetter Danielle Hearnlaye Gwyneth Ivory
Yr. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Gr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr.
Pos. Ht. Hometown/Highschool
G/F G G G F F C G G PG F G/F SF F F/C
5-6 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-3 5-7 5-4 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-7 6-0
Valley Stream, N.Y. / Elmont Memorial Chicopee, Mass. / Comprehensive Worcester, Mass. / University Park Worcester, Mass. / Claremont Academy Needham, Mass. / Needham Littleton, Mass. / Francis Parker Charter Hope Valley, R.I. / Moses Brown School Madison, Conn. / Daniel Hand Portsmouth, N.H. / Berwick Academy Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central Rindge, N.H. / Vermont Academy Portsmouth, N.H. / Berwick Academy Northampton, Mass. / Northampton Auburn, Mass. / Auburn Ashland, Mass. / Ashland
Head Coach: Pat Glispin (University of Massachusetts, 1975), 33rd season Assistant Coaches: Sis Mazzamuro (Clark University, 1984), 6th season, Marissa Garrity (Clark University, 2000), 5th season, Corey Gomes (Clark University, 2016), 1st season Director of Basketball Operations: John Rydzefski (Temple University, 2016), 1st season Student Assistant: Maggie Tarbox (Clark University, 2019), 2nd season 2016-17 Captains: Sami Dokus (15), Sam O’Gara (11), Aretha Sullivan (10), Haley Wilder (24)