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The Northeast Conference has launched its promotional plan for the 2012 NEC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournaments and it’s all about the fans! The NEC will engage fans in a number of hoops-related interactive activities with its Overtime! Blog serving as the official Tournament Fan Zone, a place where one can find fan photos, Tweets, and even fan-written game recaps! ]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:41:14 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/22/MLAX_RMU_PollsRel.aspx

After taking down UMBC, 10-8, on the road this past Saturday to move to 2-0 on the season, the Robert Morris University men's lacrosse team earned votes in two national polls earlier this week. RMU was listed in the also receiving votes section in both the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches' Poll and the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll in the first regular-season release of each poll. ]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:38:40 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/21/GEN_StaffPromotions_Webb_Ventre.aspx

Northeast Conference (NEC) Commissioner Noreen Morris today announced the promotions of two staff members. Kelly Webb has been promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Compliance, while Ralph Ventre has been elevated to Director of Communications and Social Media. ]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:19:41 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/21/wbb-releasewk15-1112.aspx

LIU Brooklyn’s Ashley Palmer moved closer to making NEC history thanks to a pair of remarkable performances last week. The Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week averaged 27.0 points per contest in games against the top-two teams in the NEC standings – Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac. Palmer’s 54 points over the two-game clip give her 1,988 for her career. She is 12 points away from becoming the fourth 2,000-point scorer in league history. Meanwhile, Saint Francis (PA) freshman Alexa Hayward picked up her third Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award of the season following two double-digit scoring efforts in a pair of Red Flash wins. ]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:07:32 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/21/SWIM_0221123834.aspx

The Northeast Conference (NEC) Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will take place this weekend, Feb. 22-25, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. Each team boasts competitors who are found on the league's list of top-16 times for each event. Wagner enters this season's tournament with four individual number one times and three relay top-times, while Saint Francis (PA), the two time champions, will travel to the MIT pool with four individual top-times and a top relay time. Central Connecticut holds three league-best times and the seasons best diving marks in both the one and three meter boards. Bryant sports three top times while Mount St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart hold conference best marks in the 200 butterfly and 200 freestyle relay, respectively. Click here for NEC Championship Headquarters. ]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:35:38 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/20/MLAX_0220121817.aspx

Spring time is just around the corner with four of the six NEC men’s lacrosse teams already in action. Robert Morris kicked off the 2012 campaign in grand fashion by defeating Bellarmine 9-8 and UMBC 10-8 on the road. Thanks to the back-to-back wins, RMU was rewarded by having a hand in all three weekly honors. Junior attackman Jake Hayes captured the title of NEC Offensive Player of the Week by totaling seven points. He scored three goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist in the 9-8 win over the Knights, before scoring once and helping out on two others in the two-goal victory over the Retrievers. Teammate and first-year netminder Matt Bukovac was stellar in his first start against UMBC, earning both defensive player and co-rookie honors after stonewalling the Retrievers 16 times and allowing just six even-strength goals. He also helped hold them to a 2-for-8 clip on the man-up. Joining him in sharing the rookie award, Bryant’s Kevin Massa dominated the faceoff X as the Bulldogs went 1-1. The Huntington, NY native won a combined 27 of his 41 attempts in games against #19 Colgate (L, 10-8) and Saint Joseph’s (W, 11-7), finishing the two-game slate with a staggering .659 FO win percentage. He also scooped up 16 ground balls, 10 of which came in the win over Saint Joe’s while going 16-for-20 against the Hawks. ]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:09:56 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/20/MBB_0220125618.aspx

NEC play is hotter than ever with just one weekend remaining in the regular season. LIU Brooklyn continued its winning ways behind the helping hand of this week’s Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week, Jason Brickman, who dished out 12.5 assists per game, including a career-high 16 in a 99-89 victory over Quinnipiac at home last weekend. It marked the fourth-most assists in a game in Northeast Conference history and it tied the most assists in a game in NCAA Division I basketball this season. He finished the game with 10 points to complete his third double-double of the season. Looking at the young guns, CCSU guard Kyle Vinales earned a share of his seventh rookie of the week honor after averaging 21.5 points during a 1-1 week. The Detroit, MI product highlighted his two-game slate with a 32-point outing at Robert Morris, where he scored 29 of his points in the second half, including 16 in the final four minutes. Sharing the honor with Vinales, Monmouth’s Dion Nesmith, a junior rookie, scored 16.5 PPG in a pair of games, with 20 coming in a playoff-clinching win at Mount St. Mary’s, 68-66. Click on one of the following links to catch up on all of the action in NEC basketball this past week. ]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:51:56 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/20/WLAX_0220121628.aspx

In the opening week of women’s lacrosse action for the teams of the Northeast Conference, a story of youth and experience unfolded as Wagner senior Carolyn Clark, freshman Katie Donohoe of Monmouth and Robert Morris freshman Emma Baukhages all earned weekly accolades. Clark picked up her first career NEC Player of the Week nod after she led the way against Villanova scoring five goals, pushing her career total into the triple digits and into fifth-place all time at Wagner. Donohoe, the NEC Defender of the Week, made her presence known between the pipes for the Hawks, making nine saves while picking up three ground balls and one caused turnover against Fairfield. Baukhages earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors after she tallied five goals to help the Colonials to an 18-9 victory over Howard. ]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:14:06 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/17/MBB_Gibson_LouHensonAward.aspx

Sacred Heart junior Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT) was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Lou Henson Award presented by College Insider. Gibson is one of 25 finalist for the honor that will be given out on March 30th in New Orleans, site of the NCAA men's basketball championship. ]]>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:48:05 GMThttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2012/2/17/MBB_MSM_1962TeamHonored.aspx

Mount St. Mary's University will honor the 1962 Men's Basketball National Championship team at halftime of tomorrow's game against Monmouth. The ceremony caps the Mount's season-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1962 National Championship team. The first 1,000 fans to the game will receive a 50th Anniversary Rally Towel and commemorative pins. ]]>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:39:20 GMT