http://www.nec.edu Store Athletics News Items here. daily 1 2008-01-28T19:37:39Z http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/late-surge-lifts-wpi-past-pilgrims-in-ecac-action Worcester, Mass. --- WPI rallied with three goals in less than two minutes late in the second half to defeat visiting New England 3-1 in an ECAC Division III New England field hockey quarterfinal contest on Wednesday evening. The fourth-seeded Engineers, who were making their first ECAC Tournament appearance since 1993, improve to 12-6 on the season. Fifth- seeded NEC sees its season come to an end with a 14-9 mark. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-11-12T21:06:41Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/spera-named-ecac-east-rookie-of-the-week New England College women’s ice hockey forward Stephanie Spera (Stoughton, Mass.) has been named ECAC East Rookie of the Week for her performance in Saturday’s win over St. Michael’s College. No publisher renee Women's Ice Hockey 2009-11-10T19:47:43Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/field-hockey-earns-ecac-new-england-tournament-bid Henniker, N.H. – New England College field hockey as earned a bid to the ECAC New England Tournament with an overall record of 14-8 after falling to Nichols in the TCCC Championship on Saturday. The Pilgrims enter the tournament as the #5 seed and will head to Worcester, Mass. to face off against the fourth seeded WPI Engineers on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6:00 p.m. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-11-11T14:39:17Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/mens-soccer-2009-wrap-up Henniker, N.H. – New England College men’s missed The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) playoffs for the first time since 2002 finishing the season with an overall record of 8-8-2 and a conference record of 5-6-2. The Pilgrims’ season was highlighted by huge wins over Endicott College and in-state rival Colby-Sawyer and a tie with conference powerhouse Roger Williams in their final game of the season. No publisher renee Men's Soccer 2009-11-09T16:10:44Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/womens-soccer-wraps-up-2009-campaign Henniker, N.H. – New England College women’s soccer fell just shy of making The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) playoffs finishing their season with an overall record of 7-10-2 and a conference record of 4-8-1. The Pilgrims did have a huge win over Western New England College and battled in-state rival Colby-Sawyer to a tie. No publisher renee Women's Soccer 2009-11-09T15:48:12Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/field-hockey-falls-to-nichols-in-tccc-championship DUDLEY, Mass.– Sophomore forward Chelsea Correia (Seekonk, Mass.) had a hat trick to lead the Nichols College field hockey team to its second The Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship title in a 4-1 victory over New England College Saturday at Vendetti Field. The third-seeded Bison held on to a 2-0 first-half lead to snap the Pilgrims’ streak of seven consecutive titles and improve to a program-record 18-3 on the year. Nichols will await the NCAA Championship Tournament pairings, which will be announced on Monday, November 9th at 9 a.m. on www.ncaa.com. New England College stands at 14-8 on the year and now awaits a possible ECAC Tournament bid. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-11-09T15:31:49Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/spera-lifts-pilgrims-past-st.-michaels-in-overtime Henniker, N.H. – First-year forward Stephanie Spera (Stoughton, Mass.) netted two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, lifting NEC women’s ice hockey past the St. Michael’s College Knights 3-2 Saturday. With the win the Pilgrims improve to 2-0-0 on the season, while the loss drops the Knights to 0-2-0 overall. No publisher renee Women's Ice Hockey 2009-11-07T21:04:29Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/pilgrims-earn-trip-to-tccc-championship BEVERLY, Mass. – For the seventh consecutive season, the New England College field hockey team got the better of the Endicott College Gulls in The Commonwealth Coast Conference playoffs, as the Pilgrims advanced to the TCCC finals with a 2-1 victory over Endicott College on Wednesday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. NEC improves to 14-7 this season while Endicott falls to 11-8 and will hope for a bid to the ECAC Tournament. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-11-04T23:54:45Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/mens-hockey-picked-third-in-ecac-east-poll New England College men’s ice hockey has been picked third in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Pilgrims finished a close third receiving 81 points as Castleton State grabbed the second spot with 86 points. Grabbing the top spot in the poll was Norwich University who received nine of the ten first place votes. No publisher renee Men's Ice Hockey 2009-11-04T15:43:11Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/johnson-named-tccc-defensive-player-of-the-week-1 New England College field hockey defender Jamie Johnson (Lynnfield, Mass.) was named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performance throughout the week of October 26-October 31. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-11-02T20:05:37Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/mens-cross-country-places-seventh-at-tccc-championship New England College men’s cross country finishes seventh overall in the TCCC Championship Meet held this past Saturday in Springfield, Mass. NEC’s top runner was first-year runner Abimael Medina (Lancaster, N.H.) who finished the 8K race in a time of 30:02 good enough for 27th overall. No publisher renee Cross Country 2009-11-02T19:46:29Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/pilgrims-capture-season-opener-over-pioneers New England College women’s ice hockey forward Stephanie Spera (Stoughton, Mass.) netted the lone goal of the game in the second period lifting the Pilgrims past the visiting Utica College Pioneers 1-0 Saturday evening. The Pilgrims open their season with a home win for just the second time in program history, while the loss drops the Pioneers to 0-2-0 on the season. No publisher renee Women's Ice Hockey 2009-10-31T22:58:50Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/field-hockey-advances-to-tccc-semifinals New England College field hockey would net two goals in the second half lifting them past the visiting Salve Regina Seahawks 2-0 Saturday in TCCC Quarterfinal action. With the win the Pilgrims improve to 13-7 overall and advance to the TCCC Semifinals. With the loss the Seahawks finish their season with an overall record of 8-11. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-10-31T19:22:39Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/womens-hockey-poised-for-season-opener New England College women’s ice hockey finished their 2008-09 season with an overall record of 11-13-2 an ECAC East record of 8-9-2. The Pilgrims earned their seventh consecutive trip to the ECAC East Playoffs but fell to University of Southern Maine in the quarterfinals. No publisher renee Women's Ice Hockey 2009-10-31T19:25:00Z Athletics News Item http://www.nec.edu/athletics/athletics-news/field-hockey-grabs-win-in-final-regular-season-game New England College field hockey forward Samantha Escobar (Rumney, N.H.) would net an unassisted goal with just over five minute remaining in regulation to lift he Pilgrims past the University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-3 Thursday afternoon. With the win the Pilgrims improve to 12-7 overall, while the Huskies fall to 10-8 on the season. No publisher renee Field Hockey 2009-10-29T21:06:51Z Athletics News Item