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