CCSU Wins NEC Football Crown, Will Represent NEC In Gridiron Classic

Junior Eric Richardson scored his second touchdown of the season with under three minutes to play in the game as the Central Connecticut State University football team won the Northeast Conference (NEC) football title with a 14-13 victory on the road at St. Francis (PA) on Saturday afternoon. Central finishes the regular season 9-2 overall, matching a school-record for victories, and 7-1 in the NEC to win its first outright NEC title. It marks the third time since 2004 that the Blue Devils have been NEC Champions. "What a great tribute to this team," CCSU head coach Jeff McInerney said after the game. "I am proud of every single one of them for what they have accomplished this season. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to win an outright NEC title and now we have become the first team in school history to do so. I am very proud of these players, our seniors and of our program. This is a big day for Central." The Blue Devils will now represent the NEC in the fourth Gridiron Classic, to be played on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Pioneer Football League champion Butler. It will mark the first time in school history that Central has advanced beyond the regular season as an FCS team.

#1 Long Island and #2 Sacred Heart To Meet in NEC Tournament Title Match

Top-seeded Long Island defeated #4 Robert Morris in the first semifinal match of the 2009 NEC Volleyball Tournament 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-17), and #2 Sacred Heart also swept #3 Central Connecticut State 3-0 (25-18, 30-28, 25-17). The second set marked the highest scoring set all season. This will be the Blackbirds attempt at their sixth straight NEC Tournament championship and the Pioneers second chance to win the title, having not done so yet. The title tilt is slated for 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 to decide which team advances with an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Long Island's Svetlana Simic Named NEC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year

Long Island senior Svetlana Simic   Long Island senior outside hitter Svetlana Simic (Klerk, Serbia/Commercial School) was selected 2009 Northeast Conference (NEC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year, while a pair of Central Connecticut State and Sacred Heart representatives swept the remaining major awards. The Blue Devils' Kaitlin Petrella (Stratford, CT/Bunnell) claimed NEC Libero of the Year while freshman Emily Cochran (Adel, IA/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) garnered NEC Rookie of the Year accolades. For SHU, Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek (Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara) nabs NEC Setter of the Year as head coach Rob Machan was voted NEC Coach of the Year by his peers, marking his third honor in seven seasons. Machan led the Pioneers to the most overall wins (22) by an NEC team and the most-ever for any Pioneer squad.

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