Becker Men and Lesley Women Awarded 2008-2009 Inaugural NECC Champions Cups, Mitchell Men Take Third Place
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) concluded its inaugural season with the Becker College Hawks and the Lesley University Lynx winning the 2008-2009 Men's and Women's Champions Cup for their top performances in conference regular-season and tournament play. The Mitchell College Men came in third place, while the Women finished fifth out of nine institutions.
The men's tennis team captured Mitchell's first-ever NECC championship, while the softball team, men's cross country team, and the men's golf team were all NECC Runners-Up. Two teams, women's basketball and baseball, reached the NECC semifinals this past year.
The Becker College men's programs received the highest ranking in the NECC with 16.5 points (.687) out of a possible 24. The Hawks won the 2008 Men's Soccer Championship title as well as the 2009 Baseball Championship title. They finished as runners-up in Men's Tennis and were third place finishers in the 2008 Men's Golf Championships.
The Elms College men's programs finished in a close second place with 15 points (.555) out of 27. The Blazers won the 2008-2009 Men's Basketball Championship title as well as the 2009 Men's Volleyball title while earning the runners-up trophy in baseball. Mitchell College (3rd), Daniel Webster College (4th), Lesley University (5th), Newbury College (6th), Southern Vermont College (7th) and Wheelock (8th) rounded out the 2008-2009 NECC Men's Champions Cup Standings.
The Lesley University women's programs notched the highest ranking in the NECC with 21 (.777) out of a possible 27 points. The Lynx won four titles this past year including the 2008 Women's Cross Country Championship, the 2008 Women's Volleyball Championship, the 2008-2009 Women's Basketball Championship and the 2009 Softball Championship. Lesley also earned the runners-up trophy in women's soccer.
The Elms College women's programs finished in second place with 18.5 (.560) out of a possible 33 points. The Blazers won the 2008 Women's Soccer Championship title, while they were runners-up in volleyball and field hockey. Becker College (3rd), Daniel Webster College (4th), Mitchell College (5th), Newbury College (6th), Bay Path College (7th), Wheelock College (8th) and Southern Vermont (9th) rounded out the 2008-2009 NECC Women's Champions Cup Standings.
2008-2009 NECC CHAMPIONS CUP STANDINGS
Men's Champions Cup Standings
Becker
College
Elms College
Mitchell College
Daniel Webster College
Lesley University
Newbury
College
Southern Vermont
College
Wheelock College
Women's Champions Cup Standings
Lesley University
Elms College
Becker
College
Daniel Webster
College
Mitchell College
Newbury
College
Bay Path
College
Wheelock College
Southern Vermont
College
2008-2009 NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE SPORT CHAMPIONS
2009 SPRING TEAM CHAMPION:
Men's Volleyball: Elms College
Men's Tennis: Mitchell College
Baseball: Becker College
Softball: Lesley University
2008 FALL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS:
Men's Tennis Doubles
Flight #1: Kyle Carmona/Daniel Dworetsky,
Mitchell College
Flight #2: Matt Clewer/Tim Howard, Becker
College
Flight #3: Adam Samuels/Chris White, Mitchell
College
Men's Tennis Singles
Flight #1: Kyle Carmona, Mitchell
College
Flight #2: Andrew Small, Mitchell
College
Flight #3: Fran Cusick, Lesley
University
Flight#4: Daniel Dworetsky, Mitchell
College
Flight#5: Jake Gilbert, Becker
College
Flight#6:Adam Samuels, Mitchell College
2008-2009 WINTER TEAM CHAMPIONS:
Men's Basketball: Elms College
Women's Basketball: Lesley University
2008 FALL TEAM CHAMPIONS:
Men's Cross Country: Daniel Webster College
Men's Golf: Springfield College
Men's Soccer: Becker College
Women's Cross Country: Lesley University
Women's Field Hockey: Becker College
Women's Soccer: Elms College
Women's Tennis: Bay Path College
Women's Volleyball: Lesley University
2008 FALL INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPIONS:
Men's Cross Country Champion: Herrel Siller, Jr. ,
Newbury College
Men's Golf Medalist: Greg Levings, Springfield
College
Women's Cross Country Champion: Charlotte Goff,
Lesley University
Women's Tennis Doubles:
Flight #1: Allison Flynn/Catherine Sivret, Becker
College
Flight #2: Shauna McNally/Danielle Stryker, Becker
College
Flight #3: Megan Nessan/Stephanie Sabolik, Becker
College
Women's Tennis Singles:
Flight #1: Allison Flynn, Becker College
Flight #2: Julia Bendzin, Bay Path College
Flight #3: Megan Nessan, Becker College
Flight#4: Sarah Costa, Bay Path College
Flight#5: Carolina Ynguanzo, Bay Path College
Flight#6: Cristina Ruiz, Bay Path College