The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Wellesley College earned three of the four New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) major awards, it was announced on Wednesday. Junior pitcher Jenna Harvey (London, Ont.) was named the NEWMAC Player and Pitcher of the Year, while head coach Keri O'Meara received Coach of the Year recognition. Springfield College first-year catcher Michelle Wlosek (Nutley, N.J.) was selected Rookie of the Year to highlight the conference's list of annual award winners.

Harvey (16-4), who also received First-Team All-Conference honors, led the league with 253 strikeouts in 136.2 innings pitched for a league-best .97 ERA. She was named NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week four times this season. O'Meara led the Blue (22-12), in just its third year of existence, to its first-ever NEWMAC title and NCAA berth. It marks the first time the third-year coach has received Coach of the Year accolades.

Wlosek compiled a .407 batting average with nine homeruns and 44 RBI to lead Springfield. She finished second in the conference in RBI per game with 1.11.

Joining Harvey and Wlosek on the 2007 NEWMAC first team all-conference squad are Babson's Andrea Cartullo, Clark's Heather Warren, Smith's Debbie Sasges, Springfield's Denise Fumicello, Wellesley's Kara Wong and Wheaton's Jessica DePolito and Nicole Lachance.

Earning second team all-league honors were Babson's Alex Lazar and Courtney Thurston, Clark's Lauren Blake, Coast Guard's Leanna Minton, Springfield's Danielle Spiro, Wheaton's Stacey Kelleher and WPI's Meghan Kelly and Nicole Maglione.

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