NEWVA All-New England

NEW LONDON, N.H. - November 21, 2013 - Roger Williams University senior middle hitter Krystie Luczynski (Kensington, Conn.) has been named the 2013 New England Women's Volleyball Association Player of the Year, Williams College freshman outside hitter Tori Jasuta (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) has been named NEWVA Rookie of the Year and Williams College head coach Christi Kelsey has been named NEWVA Coach of the Year in a vote by the member coaches.

NEWVA Major Awards and All-New England Teams

Luczynski, who was named 2013 AVCA Third Team All-American, AVCA All-Region Team, NEWVA First Team All-New England and the 2013 Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Year, led the nominees in hitting percentage (.433) and blocks per set (.81). She ranked second amongst the nominees in aces (44), block assists (79), total blocks (96) and points (490.5). In addition to her on court accolades, Lucyznski was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District NCAA D-III Women's Volleyball First Team.

Williams College Tori Jasuta was tabbed as the NEWVA Rookie of the Year after an extraordinary first year. Jasuta was named NEWVA All-New England First Team, NEWVA Rookie of the Year, NEWVA All-New England Rookie Team, AVCA First Team All-American, AVCA All-Region Team, AVCA New England Rookie of the Year, NESCAC Rookie of the Year and NESCAC Player of the Year. She led the nominees in kills (443), kills per set (3.96), attempts (1072) and points (512).

Williams College Christi Kelsey earned NEWVA Coach of the Year after leading the Ephs to a 27-5 record in 2013 including a perfect 10-0 in NESCAC play. In addition to her nod from NEWVA, Kelsey was named AVCA All-Region Coach of the Year and NESCAC Coach of the Year.

 

NEWVA Player of the Year

Krystie Luczynski (Kensington, Conn.), Senior, Middle Hitter, Roger Williams University

NEWVA Rookie of the Year

Tori Jasuta (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Freshman, Outside Hitter, Williams College

NEWVA Coach of the Year

Christi Kelsey, Williams College

 

NEWVA All-New England First Team

Krystie Luczynski - Roger Williams University

Tessa Smolinski - Springfield College

Tori Jasuta - Williams College

Sydney Carfagno - Wellesley College

Emily Doll - Williams College

Ryan Farley - Williams College

Megan Jarchow - Middlebury College

 

NEWVA All-New England Second Team

Kelsey McGayhey - Springfield College

Amy Hart - Middlebury College

Isable Kuhel - Tufts University

Lauren Holt - Springfield College

Kristine Bunker - MIT

Elizabeth Flaherty - Roger Williams University

Brittany McMullen - Roger Williams University

 

NEWVA All-New England Honorable Mention

Traci Hamanaka - Wellesley College

Hannah Brickley - Trinity College

Julia Murphy - University of Massachusetts Boston

Kelsey DePorto - United States Coast Guard Academy

Whitney Miller - Springfield College

Callie Dolan - Endicott College

Elizabeth Glavan - University of Massachusetts Boston

 

NEWVA All-Rookie Team

Tori Jasuta - Williams College

Brittany McMullan - Roger Williams University

Lauren Holt - Springfield College

Elizabeth Glavan - University of Massachusetts Boston

Julia Murphy - University of Massachusetts Boston

Elizabeth Ahrens - Tufts University

Kristen Boyer - Roger Williams University