2008 NECC All-Conference Women’s Volleyball Teams Announced
Oct 31, 2008
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – All eight sponsored programs were represented on 2008 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Women's Volleyball All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, three separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.
The Elms College Blazers senior outside hitter Jeannette Nunez (Canovanas, P.R.) was named the 2008 NECC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year. Over all she has played in and started 22 matches with 76 sets tallying 250 kills (3.29 kills per set), 50 service aces, 155 digs (2.04), 5 blocks and four assists. In conference play, Nunez had 90 kills (3.75 kills per set), 32 aces and 37 digs (1.54).
Daniel Webster Eagles' freshman outside hitter Amanda Wilson (Merrimack, N.H.) nabbed the 2008 NECC Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year for her first season of collegiate play. Wilson, a sport management major, played 19 matches with 62 sets notching 125 kills (2.02 kills per set), 49 service aces, 79 digs (1.27) and four assists. In NECC action, she had 61 kills (2.77 kills per game, 16 aces and 31 digs (1.41).
Nunez was joined by her coach Sheila Gisbrecht earning top NECC honors. Gisbrecht was named the 2008 Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year. She led the Blazers to share the top spot with a 6-1 NECC record and a 9-13 overall record. She finished conference action with a .857 winning percentage garnering the #2 spot in the 2008 NECC Women's Volleyball Championships after a tie-breaker procedure with Daniel Webster.
The Lynx of Lesley University, led by head coach Liz Morris, were honored as the 2008 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. The Lynx concluded conference play tied for third place with a 5-2 finish and 9-10 on the season. They earned the #4 seed after a tie-breaker procedure with Becker College.
Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was conducted among all NECC men's soccer coaches.
Joining Nunez on first team were fellow Blazers' junior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, Mass.), freshman outside hitter Jen Rego (Falls River, Mass.) and freshman middle hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, Mass.) along with Becker senior middle blocker Rachel Pinak (Cheektowaga, N.Y.), Mitchell sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Davis (Ledyard, Conn.) and Lesley senior setter Gianna Spaziante (Hawthorne, N.Y.).
Second team honors went out to six student-athletes. Joining Wilson on second team were fellow Eagles' freshman setter Caitlyn DiPierro (Billerica, Mass.) and junior middle blocker Kristina Rieger (Concord, N.H.); along with Lynx senior Libero Hanna Sakamoto (Tokyo, Japan) and junior middle blocker Lindsey Marek (Killingworth, Conn.) and finally Newbury freshman outside hitter Tricia Corriveau (Coventry, R.I.).
Five players received honorable mention honors including Bay Path freshman right side hitter Nadine Harkless (Westfield, Mass.), a Mitchell duo junior outside hitter Heather Renae Powers (East Lyme, Conn.) and senior middle blocker Sara Senetcen (Terryville, Conn.); along with tandem freshman outsides from Southern Vermont Tasha Smith (Capital Heights, Md.) and Joa Claircius (Clermont, Fla.).
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Five members of the Mitchell College baseball team earned All-Region honors from D3baseball.com on Tuesday when the popular website released its All-Region teams spanning 10 different regions. The 2026 season marks the 14th year D3baseball.com has named All-Region teams, with more than 1,000 players nominated. The ballot was then made available to D3baseball.com staff and contributors, from which three teams in each region were selected.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College Department of Athletics hosted its annual senior awards banquet on Tuesday, May 12, recognizing student-athletes for excellence in athletics, academics, leadership, sportsmanship, and service.
MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling 11–6 to No. 19/20 Kean University in an elimination game during the NCAA Regional Round hosted by Tufts University at Sol Gittleman Park.
MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team dropped its opening game of the NCAA Regional Round, falling to host and top-seeded No. 14/15 Tufts University, 14–1, on Friday afternoon at Sol Gittleman Park.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College baseball team will open play in the Regional Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 15, in the 2026 NCAA Division III Tufts Regional against the host Jumbos, with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Sol Gittleman Park in Medford, Massachusetts.
WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Michael Ficocelli (North Providence, R.I.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Co-Player of the Year, while freshman Andrew Manzo (North Haven, Conn.) earned GNAC Rookie of the Year honors, as the league announced its end-of-season baseball awards on Monday afternoon. Additionally, the Mariners had a conference-high nine players selected to one of the three All-Conference Teams.
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