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October 3, 2011
2011 Softball Team Named to NFCA All-Academic List
The 2011 Suffolk University Softball team was named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top-10 All-Academic team list for the past academic year. During the 2010-11 academic calendar, Suffolk ranked fifth among all NCAA Division-III softball programs in the nation posting a 3.558 team grade-point average.
August 10, 2011
Thompson Named ECAC New England Player of the Year
CENTERVILLE, Mass.—The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) on Wednesday announced its Division III Softball New England All-Star Team. The Great Northeast Athletic Conference was well-represented including Annie Thompson of Simmons College receiving the honor of the ECAC Player of the Year.
July 5, 2011
Alyssa Dunn Earns GNAC Woman of the Year Honors
BOSTON, MA – Alyssa Dunn, a standout two-sport student-athlete studying pre-medicine at St. Joseph’s College Maine, has been named the 2011 GNAC Woman of the Year.
May 30, 2011
Alyssa Dunn and Annie Thompson Honored as Capitol One Academic All-Americans
St. Joe's Alyssa Dunn and Simmons' Annie Thompson has been named to this year's Capitol One Academic All-American team. Dunn received Second team honors, where Thompson earned Third team.
May 14, 2011
Saint Joseph's Holds Off Coast Guard, Remains in Winners' Bracket
PROVIDENCE, RI – Sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's (37-8, 21-3 GNAC) upset #2 Coast Guard (37-3, 15-1 NEWMAC), 4-3, in game eight at the Providence Regional of the NCAA DIII Softball Tournament played at Rhode Island College on Friday afternoon. Freshman hurler Rae-Marie Copan (Newton, MA) allowed three runs off five hits in five innings to collect her eighth win of the season.
May 9, 2011
Monks' Softball Awarded #6 Seed in NCAA Regional
STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's College (35-8, 21-3 GNAC) will face off against Endicott College (35-6, 23-1 TCCC) in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA DIII Softball Championship Tournament on Thursday, May 12th.
May 9, 2011
2011 GNAC Softball All-Conference Teams Announced
The 2011 GNAC Softball All-Conference Teams have been released.
May 4, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: May 2, 2011
Emily Hummel (St. Joseph CT) Maddie Kluna (St. Joseph’s ME) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
May 2, 2011
Tripp’s Home Run Lifts Monks to First GNAC Title
WENHAM, MA – Sophomore third baseman Heather Tripp (Lovell, ME) slammed a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put #2 Saint Joseph’s (34-8, 21-3 GNAC) ahead to stay in a 5-4 win over #5 Rivier College (26-14, 14-10 GNAC) in the 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship game on Sunday afternoon at Gordon College.
April 26, 2011
2011 GNAC Softball Playoff Schedule
The 2011 GNAC Softball Playoff pairings are now available. The Emerson College Lions will clinch the top seed in the playoffs with an astonishing conference record of 22-2, and overall record of 26-10. The Lions played an incredible regular season, earning two critical one run games over conference rival St. Joseph’s ME in the first double-header of the season.
April 25, 2011
GATORS SWEEP NORWICH, AWAIT PLAYOFF FATE
Chestnut Hill, MA – Pine Manor College swept a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader from visiting Norwich University on Monday afternoon at a soggy Pine Manor Field in Chestnut Hill, MA. The Gators used a four-run third inning to help guide them to a win in game one before winning game two in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the eighth inning.
April 25, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: April 25, 2011
Marley Balasco (Norwich), Briana Day (Norwich) and Maddie Kluna (St. Joseph’s) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
April 18, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: April 18, 2011
Emily Cunningham (Simmons), Lynn Herman (Emerson) and Kelsey Tuthill (Emerson) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
April 13, 2011
Jim McKinnon Gets Win No. 100 as Jays Win Two
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Saint Joseph College softball coach Jim McKinnon earned career wins No. 99 and No. 100 Saturday as the Blue Jays swept Norwich University, 6-0 and 12-3 Saturday in a GNAC doubleheader at Saint Joseph.
April 12, 2011
Simmons' Courteney Collier Earns ECAC D.III Pitcher of the Week
Simmons' Courteney Collier was honored as Pitcher of the week by the Eastern College Athletic Conference for her spectacular performance last week.
April 12, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: April 12, 2011
Ashley Carusone (Pine Manor), Courteney Collier (Simmons) and Annie Thompson (Simmons) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
April 11, 2011
St. Joseph's Coach Smyth Notches Career Win #300
STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's softball Head Coach Jamie Smyth '92 recorded his 300th career victory with a 5-4 extra-inning win over reigning GNAC Champion Rivier College at Richard W. Bailey Field on Saturday afternoon.
April 11, 2011
GATORS SWEEP SUFFOLK; NIELSEN’S WALK-OFF GS WINS GAME 1
Chestnut Hill, MA – Led by two home runs, including a walk-off grand slam in game one, from junior captain Kayla Nielsen (Saco, ME/Thornton Academy), Pine Manor swept Suffolk University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader on Saturday, April 9, at Pine Manor Field in Chestnut Hill, MA. Nielsen was one of three Gators to hit a home run on the day, as the Gators powered their way past Suffolk 5-1 in game one and 7-3 in game two.
April 7, 2011
Emerson's Alex Magistro Named ECAC D.III Softball Co-Pitcher of the Week
Emerson's Alex Magistro was honored as Co-Pitcher of the week by the Eastern College Athletic Conference for her spectacular performance last week after tossing a no-hitter against the Mount Ida College Mustangs.
April 7, 2011
Emerson's Phil McElroy Gets 300th Win
April 6, 2011 - Emerson College softball coach Phil McElroy recently coached his 300th win in collegiate competition when the Lions defeated Emmanuel College 5-1 in the first game of a double header sweep.
April 5, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: April 4, 2011
Alex Magistro (Emerson), Brittany Rochford (Emerson) and Annie Thompson (Simmons) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
March 30, 2011
Lasell SAAC Donates Athletic Equipment to Underprivileged Children in Nicaragua
On Thursday March 10, 2011, members of the Lasell College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) donated used softball equipment and uniforms to under privileged children in Nicaragua.
March 29, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: March 28, 2011
Lauren Beatty (Rivier), Courteney Collier (Simmons), Catherine Roy (Rivier) and Annie Thompson (Simmons) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
March 22, 2011
Mount Ida Softball Joins Swab-A-Cheek Save-A-Life Team
The Mount Ida softball team joined the Swab-A-Cheek Save-A-Life team at the Metro West Boys and Girls Club basketball league, for a different kind of challenge than they were used to. With the goal of saving lives of patients looking for a bone marrow or stem cell transplants, the Mount Ida girls came enforce to recruit parents and fans in attendance to join the bone marrow registry.
March 21, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: March 21, 2011
Ashley Gall (St. Joseph CT), Maddie Kluna (St. Joseph’s ME) and Stephanie Valerio (St. Joseph CT) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
March 16, 2011
GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: March 14, 2011
Lauren Beatty (Rivier) and Catherine Roy (Rivier) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
March 10, 2011
Emerson Tops Softball Pre-Season Poll
Emerson College, the 2010 GNAC Championship runner-up, has been selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Softball preseason favorite in a vote conducted by GNAC coaches. St. Joseph’s Maine came in second place, while Rivier, the 2010 GNAC Champions, just edged Simmons College for a third place finish. Lasell College earned a fifth place pick, followed by St. Joseph CT in sixth, and Mount Ida and Suffolk tied for the remaining two slots in the 2011 preseason poll.
January 4, 2011
Morissette Named Rivier Women's Softball Head Coach
Nashua, NH – Rivier College has announced Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Morissette will also assume the responsibilities of the Women's Softball program. Morissette, who had previously coached the softball team for three seasons (2000 – 2002) once again takes the reins after former coach Kelly O'Connell stepped down following a GNAC Championship and a NCAA appearance in the 2010 season.
October 29, 2010
Emerson's Phil McElroy Named to DIII Softball National Committee
BOSTON, Mass. -- Emerson College softball coach Phil McElroy, the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, has recently been named to the NCAA Division III Softball Committee. McElroy has been a member of the Division III Northeast Regional Committee since 2008.
October 28, 2010
Simmons' Anne Hennigan Appointed to NCAA Softball Committee
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference is proud to announce Anne Hennigan, currently the Head Softball Coach and Assistant to the Directors for Simmons College, as a newly appointed Member of the NCAA Softball Regional Advisory Committee.
October 1, 2010
NFCA Announces 2010 All-Academic Softball Teams and Scholar Athletes
National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Tuesday the All-Academic Teams and Scholar Athletes for the 2010 season. Emerson, Simmons and St. Joseph's Maine were nationally ranked in Division III for their cumulative GPA.
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GNAC Softball Weekly Honors: May 2, 2011
Emily Hummel (St. Joseph CT) Maddie Kluna (St. Joseph’s ME) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Softball Weekly Honors.
