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2010 NECC Women's Volleyball Championship Pairings Anounced
The Newbury College women's volleyball team enters the 2010 New England Collegiate College (NECC) Tournament as the number four seed with a 4-3 NECC record after sweeping Saturday afternoon's tri-match against Becker College and Mitchell College. The Nighthawks will host the fifth seeded Blazers of Elms College (7-19; 3-4 NECC) tomorrow, Tuesday, evening at 7:00pm at Hellenic College in Brookline, Mass.
In their regular season meeting, the Nighthawks held off a late match comeback on Saturday October 16th to defeat the Blazers, 3-1. Freshman Jessy Touron (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) sealed the victory registering a match-high 10 kills while sophomore Stephanie Williams (Medford, Mass./Medford) followed up tallying eight kills – four coming in the fourth set.
Southern Vermont finished the regular season with an identical 4-3 record but claimed the third seed after defeating the Nighthawks in five sets, 3-2, at the beginning of October (10/2). The Mountaineers will host #6 Bay Path College (2-5) at 7:00pm in Bennington, Vt.
The winners of the two quarterfinals matches will advance to the semifinals hosted by 2009 NECC Champion Daniel Webster on Friday November 5. The Eagles claimed the #1 seed and quarterfinal round bye with a 7-0 conference record while Lynx of Lesley University also earned a bye as the two seed with a 6-1 record.
2010 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals • Tuesday, November 2
#6 Bay Path (7-13, 2-5) at #3 Southern Vermont (13-8, 4-3), 7:00 p.m.
#5 Elms (7-19, 3-4) at #4 Newbury (10-16, 4-3), 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals • Friday, November 5
#1 Daniel Webster (17-6, 7-0) vs. winner of #4/#5 match, 6:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
#2 Lesley (17-9, 6-1) vs. winner of #3/#6 match, 8:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
Championship Match • Saturday, November 6
Semifinal Winners, 2:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
- Information provided by: Christa Parulis-Kaye, Assistant Commissioner - New England Collegiate Conference
