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NEC Women's Basketball Hits Season High Score against Eastern Nazarene College

The New England College Pilgrims would score a season-high 86 points beating the visiting Eastern Nazarene College Crusaders 86-56 Tuesday night. The win snaps a three game losing streak for the Pilgrims improving them to 7-15 overall and 2-7 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC.) The loss drops the Crusaders to 5-17 overall and 1-9 in the TCCC.

Pilgrims Travel to Myrtle Beach for Spring Training

New England College women’s lacrosse will travel to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for spring training throughout the week of March 9-15 before opening their season on the road. The Pilgrims will travel from Myrtle Beach to Frostburg, Md. where they will open their season against Frostburg State College on Saturday, Mar 15. NEC will then make their way over to Hackettstown, N.J. where they will face off with Centenary College on Sunday, Mar 16 before returning home.

Men's Lacrosse Traveling South for Spring Break

New England College men’s lacrosse will travel to Orlando, Fl. to open their 2008 season. The Pilgrims will play Sewanee University of the South on Wednesday, Mar. 12 in Clearwater, Fl and then take on Swarthmore College on Saturday, Mar 15 in Orlando, Fl.

Pilgrims Looking to Build Off 2007

New England College baseball finished 2007 with an overall record of 8-24 and a Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) record of 5-15, just shy of the playoffs. NEC’s season was highlighted by a 4-3 win over defending regular season TCCC Champions Salve Regina back in March.

NEC Wins Against Plymouth State Panthers

New England College women’s ice hockey would hold Plymouth State College scoreless beating the Panthers 10-0 Saturday afternoon. The win is the second straight for the Pilgrims who improve to 12-7-1 overall and 9-5-1 in the ECAC East. The loss drops the Panthers to 0-16-1 overall and 0-14-1 in ECAC East action.

Men's Ice Hockey Victory Over Babson College

New England College men’s ice hockey would hold the visiting Babson College scoreless picking up a huge 4-0 victory over the Beavers Saturday afternoon.

Pilgrims Men's Basketball Lose to Western New England College

The Western New England College men’s basketball team would shoot an impressive 54% from the floor leading them to a 101-79 victory over the New England College Pilgrims Saturday afternoon. With the win the Golden Bears improve to 13-8 overall and 7-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC.) With the loss the Pilgrims drop to 5-16 overall and 0-9 in the TCCC.

NEC Men's Ice Hockey Explodes Against UMass-Boston

New England College men’s ice hockey exploded for three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the visiting UMass-Boston Beacons 5-2 Friday night.

NEC Breaks Purple Knight's Winning Streak

New England College men’s ice hockey snapped St. Michael’s College’s seven game home unbeaten streak defeating the Purple Knights 3-2 Friday evening in Burlington.

Mark Ehl Named ECAC Player of the Week

New England College men’s ice hockey player Mark Ehl (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been named ECAC East Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Panthers Beat Pilgrims 6-3

The Middlebury College Panthers stretched their winning streak to 10 games beating the New England College Pilgrims 6-3 Saturday afternoon.

NEC Ties Williams in Men's Ice Hockey

Williams College scored two goals in the final ten minutes of the third period as the Ephs would skate to a 3-3 tie with the New England College Pilgrims Friday evening.

Men's Ice Hockey Sails to Victory

New England College men’s ice hockey scored ten unanswered goals beating the Worcester State College Lancers 10-1 Tuesday evening. The win improves the Pilgrims to 10-2-2 overall, while the loss drops the Lancers to 1-14-0 on the season.

Men's Soccer Players Pick Up End of Year Honors

Four New England College men’s soccer student-athletes have received Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) honors for their performances throughout the 2007 season.

Lyons Named to Honorable Mention Team

New England College women’s soccer player Debbie Lyons (Wilmington, Mass.) has been named to The Commonwealth Coast Conference Honorable Mention Team for her performance throughout the 2007 season.

Rines Picks Up TCCC Honors

New England College women’s cross country finished seventh at The Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship (TCCC) Meet Saturday in Biddeford. The Pilgrims were led by first-year runner Lindsay Rines (Lee, N.H.) who finished sixth out of 92 runners. Rines ran the 5K race in time of 25:27, good enough to earn All-TCCC honors and the opportunity to run in the NCAA Regional.

NEC Field Hockey Captures TCCC Championship

The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Player of the Year Amanda Lester (Columbia, Conn.) netted three goals lifting the New England College Pilgrims over the visiting Nichols College Bison 4-2 in TCCC Championship action on Saturday in Henniker. In addition to the Pilgrims capturing their sixth straight TCCC Championship, head coach Susan Murray picked up her 200th career win as a head coach.