BEVERLY, Mass. - December 3, 2021 - The New England Women's Volleyball Coaches Association (NEWVA) has released the 2021 NEWVA Annual Awards honoring the All-New England Team, All-Rookie Team, and the All-Senior Team.
The NEWVA Annual Award recipients are nominated by and voted on by the organization's member head coaches. The coaches represent the seven competing conferences in NCAA Division III including the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), Little East Conference (LEC), Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), North Atlantic Conference (NAC), New England Collegiate Conference (NECC), New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), and New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).
NEWVA All-New England
NEWVA Team Awards
1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention (14 student-athletes per team)
1st Team - 14 total student-athletes (4 OH, 4 MB, 2 S, 2 RS, 2 DS/L) by vote.
2nd Team - 14 total student-athletes (next 4 OH, 4 MB, 2 S, 2 RS, 2 DS/L) by vote.
3rd Team - 14 total student-athletes (next 4 OH, 4 MB, 2 S, 2 RS, 2 DS/L) by vote.
FIRST TEAM
S - Emily Cheng, MIT
S - Sara Labadorf, S, Springfield
OPP- Jennelle Yarwood, OPP, Tufts
OPP - Laura Zuloaga, OPP, Babson
OH - Cate Desler, OH, Tufts
OH - Jamie Dailey, OH, Amherst
OH - Amanda Dake, OH, Coast Guard
OH - Maggie Wise, Middlebury
MB - Camryn Bancroft, Springfield
MB - Cori Gray, Bowdoin
MB - Colleen McAvoy, Endicott
MB - Brina Kuslak, Wesleyan
L - Ottavia Personeni, MIT
L - Jenna Otaola, Wesleyan
SECOND TEAM
S - Noelle Tursky, Coast Guard
S - Ella Haugen, Bowdoin
OPP - Caroline Tilton, Amherst
OPP - Allison Brattley, MIT
OH - Amanda Gilbert, Endicott
OH - Nicole Doerges, Wellesley
OH - Riley Donahue, Endicott
OH - Natalie Billet, Springfield
MB - Marit Hoyem, Williams
MB - Annie Bryan, MIT
MB - Lauren MacDonald, Babson
MB - Corley Doyle, Middlebury
L - Maddie Malee, Babson
L - Caroline Davis, Emerson
THIRD TEAM
S - Carly Cooper, Amherst
S - Gabbie O'Toole, Middlebury
OPP - Abby Sweeney, Smith
OPP - Celia Adams, Williams
OH - Sophia Pahl, Bowdoin
OH - Allie Puccio, Babson
OH - Katherine Pickard, Roger Williams
OH - Lydia Kurtz, Williams
MB - Anna Barry, Eastern Conn. St.
MB - Sophie Launsbach, Amherst
MB - Jennifer Ryan, Tufts
MB - Marcelle Tiscareno, UMass Boston
L - Stephanie Lee, Tufts
L - Gabby Beckman, Smith
HONORABLE MENTION*
S - Ruth Aguilar, Eastern Nazarene
S - Kate Porter, Roger Williams
OPP - Allie Welch, Roger Williams
OPP - Bailey Madrzyk, Wheaton
OPP - Annie Murphy, Gordon
OH - McKenna Keowen, Suffolk
OH - Eliana Baran, Eastern Nazarene
OH - Amelia Combs, Emerson
OH - Sophia Galdamez, Coast Guard
OH - Abby Stern, Eastern Conn. St.
OH - Nicole Karabaich, Salve Regina
OH - Kristen Dansereau, Roger Williams
MB - Valerie Nilan, Gordon
MB - Mariko Tanaka, Wesleyan (Conn.)
MB - Grace Legris, Tufts
MB - Tori Melanson, Roger Williams
MB - Ava Zollinger, Smith
MB - Jasmine Babbitt, Roger Williams
MB - Kinsey Cronin, Smith
MB - Emma Graves, Eastern Nazarene
L - Marissa Plaza, Plymouth St.
L - Jaime Gaffga, Roger Williams
L - Kenzley Bell, Suffolk
L - Kate Murphy, Salve Regina
L - Sophie Wilhelm, Wheaton (Mass.)
L - Paula Perez, Eastern Conn. St.
* To receive honorable mention honors, student-athletes must appear on more than one voting ballot.
NEWVA All-Rookie Team
All-Rookie Team*
(*Top 12 Student-Athletes in their first year of intercollegiate competition receive All-Rookie Team honors. Due to a tie, two additional names were added)
Ottavia Personeni, MIT
Riley Donahue, Endicott
Maddie Yu, Tufts
Maya Lopansri, Wesleyan
Ella Gragg, MIT
Natalie Billet, Springfield
Marit Hoyem, Williams
Peyton Oliver, Johnson & Wales
Maya White, Bowdoin
Gabbie O'Toole, Middlebury
Claire Conners, Simmons
Eliana Baran, Eastern Nazarene
Lilli Stogner, Plymouth St.
Amelia Combs, Emerson
All-Rookie Honorable Mention
Kinsey Cronin, Smith
Celia Adams, Williams
Rileigh Farragher, Tufts
Caroline Davis, Emerson
Abby Sweeney, Smith
McKenna Keowen, Suffolk
Kylie Wixted, Springfield
Annie Murphy, Gordon
Sydney Smith, Wesleyan
Tatum Stelter, Babson
Carly Cooper, Amherst
Emma Graves, Eastern Nazarene
Jasmine Babbitt, Roger Williams
Lizzie Papalia, Amherst
Olivia Smith, Smith
Fiona Hegarty, Smith
Kaela France, Coast Guard
Kyra Hissner, Johnson & Wales
Kate Montigny, Regis
Audra Fontes, Colby-Sawyer
Ally Dean, Mass.-Boston
NEWVA Senior Classic
Senior Classic
All Senior Team - top 32 senior or graduate student-athletes by vote
All Senior Honorable Mention - next ten senior or graduate student-athletes in voting results
Annie Bryan, MIT
Camryn Bancroft, Springfield
Cate Desler, Tufts
Cori Gray, Bowdoin
Jamie Dailey, Amherst
Amanda Dake, Coast Guard
Maddie Malee, Babson
Amanda Gilbert, Endicott
Nicole Doerges, Wellesley
Colleen McAvoy, Endicott
Allie Puccio, Babson
Jenna Otaola, Wesleyan
Sophie Launsbach, Amherst
Maddie Kurke, Wesleyan
Jennifer Ryan, Tufts
Izzy Seebold, Wellesley
Sara Labadorf, Springfield
Amanda Fortune, Simmons
Lydia Kurtz, Williams
Margaret Wang, MIT
Maggie Wise, Middlebury
Carley Doyle, Middlebury
Jane Nelson, Middlebury
Katherine Pickard, Roger Williams
Allyson Hawkins, Bowdoin
Ruth Aguilar, Eastern Nazarene
Abby Stern, Eastern Conn. St.
Ariel Zedric, Tufts
Marimo Oka, Clark University
Julia Caravias, MIT
Emilia Czapiewska, UMass Boston
Marcelle Tiscareno, UMass Boston
Honorable Mention
Alexa Price, Plymouth St.
Carolyn Vaimoso, Emerson
Adara Hamilton, Wheaton
Carley Gagnon, Endicott
Nicole Karabaich, Salve Regina
Tori Melanson, Roger Williams
Emily Condon, MIT
Lauren Quan, Emerson
Alaetra Long, Eastern Conn. St.
Ashley Tanner, Springfield
Margarita Perez Maza, Clark University