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 Soccer post-season award winners on Tuesday. Lauren Hernley (Elizabethtown, Pa.) was named the conference's Athlete of the Year after helping MIT capture the NEWMAC Tournament Championship on Sunday. Wheaton's Cassey Muse (Candia, N.H.) was selected as the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, as the league's top newcomer. Tony Mohammed of Wellesley was tabbed Coach of the Year while Coast Guard received the NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.

Hernley was joined by Emily Kuo (Chicago, Ill.) on the First Team All-Conference. Muse was one of Wheaton's four First Team honorees, tops in the conference. Emily Hough (Norwich, Vt.), Lyndsey McManus (Marshfield, Mass.) and Alessia Vicomi (Newton, Mass.) also received First Team accolades. Amy Festa (Medfield, Mass) of Babson, Joanna Clark (Windham, Maine) of Clark, Springfield junior Courtney Price (Enfield, Conn.), Wellesley's Chelsea-Ann Patry (Warrenton, Va.) and Kristen Garza (Kingston, Mass.) from WPI rounded out the First Team selections.

2009 Women's Soccer All-Conference Team and Award Winners

NEWMAC Athlete of the Year:
Lauren Hernley, MIT

NEWMAC Rookie of the Year:
Cassey Muse, Wheaton

NEWMAC Coach of the Year:
Tony Mohammed, Wellesley

NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award:
Coast Guard Academy

First Team All-Conference
Amy Festa, Babson, M
Joanna Clark, Clark, GK
Lauren Hernley, MIT, M
Emily Kuo, MIT, F
Courtney Price, Springfield, D
Chelsea-Ann Patry, Wellesley, M
Emily Hough, Wheaton, D/F
Lyndsey McManus, Wheaton, D/F
Cassey Muse, Wheaton, F
Alessia Viscomi, Wheaton, D
Kristen Garza, WPI, F

Second Team All-Conference
Megan O'Rourke, Clark, M/D
Katie Kurek, Coast Guard, F
Alisha Lussiez, MIT, F
Katie Pesce, MIT, M
Ingibjorg Magnusdottir, Mount Holyoke, GK
Lauren Orr, Mount Holyoke, F
Terry Orr, Mount Holyoke, D
Etta Grover-Silva, Smith, M
Jackie Moscardelli, Springfield, M
Caitlin Sawczuk, Springfield, F
Megan Turchi, Wellesley, M

NEWMAC Announces 2009 Women's Soccer Post-Season Award Winners