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 2009 women's lacrosse award winners on Tuesday. NEWMAC tournament champion, Babson, took home a pair of individual awards as Anna Collins (Winchester, Mass.) was named NEWMAC Player of the Year while teammate Trisha Babson (Duxbury, Mass.) earned Rookie of the Year honors. Wellesley coach Julia McPhee was tabbed as the NEWMAC Coach of the Year and Smith received the league's Sportsmanship Award.

In addition to Collins and Babson, the Beavers had a league-high seven All-Conference selections, including four First Team honorees. Kaitlyn Pettengill (Hopkinton, Mass.), Jackie Godfrey (Franklin, Mass.) and Lindsay Bucci (Medford, Mass.) joined Collins on the First Team. Along with Babson, Jessica Parker (Cataumet, Mass.) and Sarah Macary (Woodbury, Conn.) were Second Team picks. Springfield also earned four First Team selections, as Heather Dobson (Longmeadow, Mass.), Jenn Zubkus (Dover, N.H.), Nicole Flores (Branford, Conn.) and goalkeeper Lauren McAulay (Yorktown, N.Y.) were honored. Casey Flynn (Silver Spring, Md.) and Stephanie Brenman (Newton, Mass.) of MIT, Loretta White (Northampton, Mass.) of Wellesley and Wheaton senior Caitlin Grant (Walpole, Mass.) rounded out the First Team.

MIT senior Samantha O'Keefe (Carlisle, Mass.), Ava Gottschall (Amherst, Mass.) and Peggy Wefald (Granger, Ind.) of Mount Holyoke, Meghan Wisell (South Burlington, Vt.) and Erin Doolan (Blauvelt, N.Y.) from Springfield, Molly Morrow (Bow, N.H.), Jenny Holland (Bethesda, Md.) and Meredith Roy (Merrimack, N.H.) of Wellesley, along with Wheaton's Bridget Thornton (Southington, Conn.) were named to the Second Team.

2009 NEWMAC Women's Lacrosse Awards

Player of the Year
Anna Collins, Babson

Rookie of the Year
Trisha Babson, Babson

Coach of the Year
Julie McPhee, Wellesley

Sportsmanship Award
Smith College

First Team All-Conference
Kaitlyn Pettengill, Babson, M
Jackie Godfrey, Babson, M/A
Lindsay Bucci, Babson, A
Anna Collins, Babson, M
Casey Flynn, MIT, A
Stephanie Brenman, MIT, D
Heather Dobson, Springfield, A
Lauren McAulay, Springfield, GK
Jenn Zubkus, Springfield, A
Nicole Flores, Springfield, D
Loretta White, Wellesley, M
Caitlin Grant, Wheaton, A

Second Team All-Conference
Jessica Parker, Babson, A
Trisha Babson, Babson, M
Sarah Macary, Babson, GK
Samantha O'Keefe, MIT, M
Ava Gottschall, Mount Holyoke, M
Peggy Wefald, Mount Holyoke, M
Meghan Wisell, Springfield, D
Erin Doolan, Springfield, A
Molly Morrow, Wellesley, A
Jenny Holland, Wellesley, A
Meredith Roy, Wellesley, M
Bridget Thornton, Wheaton, M

NEWMAC Announces 2009 Women’s Lacrosse Post-Season Award Winners