Women's Volleyball Earns NEWVA Academic Team Award

BRISTOL, R.I. - February 20, 2009 - The New England Women’s Volleyball Association announced today it recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award. Fifteen teams earned the honor, attaining a team-average of at least a 3.3 GPA during the fall semester.

The NEWVA Academic Team Award was established in 2008 to recognize the hard work and dedication of the teams’ student-athletes off the court and in the classroom. Twenty-five percent of all the member programs qualified for the award.

Listed below are the NEWVA Academic Team Award winners.

Bowdoin
Brandeis
Colby
Connecticut College
Elms
Emerson
Middlebury
Mount Holyoke
Roger Williams
Springfield
Trinity
UMass Boston
Wesleyan
Williams
WPI

Established nearly 25 years ago, the New England Women’s Volleyball Association is open to all collegiate institutions in New England sponsoring Division III women’s volleyball. Membership has grown to 60 members in 2009, representing eight conferences.

Team Links

• 2009 Schedule
• 2009 Roster
• 2009 Statistics
• 2009 JV Schedule
• Photo Gallery
• 2008 Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
• Live Stats
• NEWMACsports.com
• Team Archives

Head Coach Joel Dearing

Joel Dearing will enter his 21st season as head women's volleyball coach at his alma mater in the fall of 2009. Dearing is regarded nationally as one of the sport’s best coaches and he has the resume to prove it. Dearing ranks in the top-10 in Division III history with a 670-298 (.692) overall mark in 28 seasons as a women’s volleyball coach. Read more.

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