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

Babson Park, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2007-08 Women's Basketball Post-season awards on Tuesday. Coast Guard senior Natalie Moyer (Oklahoma City, Ok.) was named NEWMAC Player of the year. Rachelle Walker (Lee, Mass.) of Springfield was named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year. Melissa Hodgdon, coach of the NEWMAC tournament champions, Wheaton, was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year. MIT won the league's sportsmanship award.

Joining Moyer on the All-Conference first team was teammate Melissa Martinelli (Vero Beach, Fla.). Clark junior Sarah Roderigue (Oakland, Maine), Wheaton junior Krystin Hickey (Manchester, N.H.) and WPI sophomore Kaileen Selen (Worcester, Mass.) rounded out the first team.

The All-Conference second team consisted of Babson senior Linsey Poulson (Leominster, Mass.), MIT senior Kimberly Soo Hoo (Benicia, Calif.), Springfield senior Tara McCarthy (Bristol, R.I.), Wellesley junior Jessica Duff (Milton, Abingdon, UK) and Wheaton senior Becky Aitchison (Norwalk, Conn.).

2007 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team and Award Winners

NEWMAC Athlete of the Year:

Natalie Moyer, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

NEWMAC Rookie of the Year:

Rachelle Walker, Springfield College

NEWMAC Coach of the Year:

Melissa Hodgdon, Wheaton College

NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award:

MIT

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

Sarah Roderigue, Clark

Natalie Moyer, Coast Guard

Melissa Martinelli, Coast Guard

Krystin Hickey, Wheaton

Kaileen Selen, WPI

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

Linsey Poulson, Babson

Kimberly Soo Hoo, MIT

Tara McCarthy, Springfield

Jessica Duff, Wellesley

Becky Aitchison, Wheaton

NEWMAC Announces 2007-08 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team