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Women's Soccer falls in conference opener

Salve Regina’s Liz Galla (Beacon, Falls, Conn.) and Kaitlyn Birrell (Hope, R.I.) each netted a goal and dished out an assist leading the visiting Seahawks past the New England College Pilgrims 3-0 in women’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon. With the win the Seahawks improve to 3-2-0 overall and capture their first conference victory of the season improving to 1-0-0. The loss drops the Pilgrims to 1-3-1 overall and 0-1-0 in the TCCC.

Men's Soccer beats Rivier in home opener

New England College men’s soccer senior Kagan Sinclair scored a goal and dished out an assist leading the Pilgrims past the visiting Rivier College Raiders 3-1 Thursday evening in Henniker. With the win the Pilgrims improve to 2-1-0 overall, while the loss drops the Raiders to 0-3-0 on the season.

Women's Soccer scores win over Mt. St. Mary's

New England College women’s soccer captured their first win of 2009 as the Pilgrims shutout Mount Saint Mary’s College 1-0 Wednesday evening in Newburgh, N.Y. With the win the Pilgrims improve to 1-2-1 on the season, while the loss drops the Knights to 0-4-0 overall.

Field Hockey falls to Wellesley in home opener

Wellesley College’s Callie Lekas (Brewster, Mass.) netted three goals, including the game-winner, lifting the Blue Pride past the New England College Pilgrims 5-3 Wednesday afternoon in Henniker. With the win the Blue Pride remain undefeated on the season improving to 2-0 overall, while the Pilgrims fall to 1-2 on the season.

Women's Soccer shutout by visiting Emmanuel

Emmanuel College women’s soccer opened their 2009 campaign blanking New England College 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Henniker. The win improves the Saints to 1-0-0 on the season. The loss drops the Pilgrims to 0-2-1 overall.

Women's Soccer battles Plymouth to 1-1 tie

New England College women’s soccer used impressive defense to help muster a 1-1 overtime tie with in-state rival Plymouth State Saturday afternoon in Plymouth. With the tie the Pilgrims move to 0-1-1 on the season and will look for their first win on Sunday when they host Emmanuel College at 1:00 p.m.

Men's Soccer blanks Elms to grab first win

New England College senior Kagan Sinclair connected with a goal and an assist helping to lead the Pilgrims past the Elms College Blazers 4-0 Saturday afternoon in Chicopee. With the shutout win the Pilgrims even their overall record to 1-1.

Pilgrims use two first half goals to lift them to victory

New England College field hockey grabbed their first win of 2009 as the Pilgrims would net two first half goals lifting them past Clark University 2-1 Saturday afternoon. With the win the Pilgrims even their overall record to 1-1.

Pilgrims shutout by Keene State in opener

New England College women’s soccer struggled on offense as the Pilgrims fell to in-state opponent Keene State 0-5 Wednesday evening in Keene.

Keene State blanks Pilgrims in opener

NEC men’s soccer allowed two first half goals as Keene State shutout the Pilgrims 2-0 Tuesday evening in both teams’ season opener.

Pilgrims drop season opener to Engineers

NEC field hockey opened their 2009 campaign Tuesday evening falling to MIT 2-7 in a non-conference match-up in Cambridge. The Engineers snapped a three-game losing streak to the Pilgrims as NEC dropped their first opener since 2001.

Vullo Named Head Softball Coach

New England College Director of Athletics Lori Runksmeier is pleased to announce the hiring of Chris Vullo as the new softball coach.

Women's Soccer poised for playoff return

New England College women’s soccer finished their 2008 campaign with a record of 7-10-1 overall and a record of 5-7-1 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) just shy of the TCCC Playoffs. The Pilgrims did finish the season with an impressive home record of 6-2-1 beating conference rival Colby-Sawyer in overtime and edging Wentworth 4-3 late in the season.

Field Hockey in search of eighth straight

New England College field hockey finished their 2008 season with a 17-5 overall record and an impressive 7-1 conference record. The Pilgrims sailed through the playoffs winning their seventh straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Championship and earning the program’s tenth trip to the NCAA Tournament. NEC field hockey has huge expectations in 2009 as the Pilgrims have been selected second in the TCCC Preseason Poll voted on by the conference’s head coaches. The Pilgrims received three of the conference’s nine first place votes.

Men's Soccer looking to returners to lead the way

New England College men’s soccer looks to continue their success in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) after finishing their 2008 season with an impressive 8-3-2 conference record. Overall the Pilgrims finished their 2008 campaign with a record of 10-6-3 and earned home field advantage in the TCCC Playoffs for the second time in three years.

Two NEC Hockey Alumni join the world of coaching

Two New England College hockey alumni are making their coaching splash in the world of Division I hockey. Scott Gray who graduated back in 2005 has joined the Canisius College coaching staff as an assistant coach, while 2003 graduate John Rose will become a member of the 2009-10 Dartmouth College coaching staff.

Sis Paulsen named Women's Ice Hockey Coach

New England College Director of Athletics Lori Runksmeier is pleased to announce the hiring of Sis Paulsen as the new women’s ice hockey coach. Paulsen becomes the fifth women’s hockey coach in program history and will take over for Jackie MacMillan who served two seasons.

NEC names Miller Head Baseball Coach

New England College Director of Athletics Lori Runksmeier is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeff Miller as the college’s baseball coach.

Junior Alexandra DiRico among national leaders

New England College women’s lacrosse goalie Alexandra DiRico (Limerick, Pa.) finished her 2009 campaign among the national leaders in several goalie statistics. DiRico, a junior, ranked first among NCAA Division III goalies with 249 saves on the season and finished tenth in the nation in save percentage (.537).

NEC Summer Hoop Camps still have openings

New England College still has openings for both the boys and girls summer hoop camps. The boys’ basketball camp will be held throughout the week of July 6-10 and the girls’ basketball camp will be held throughout the week of July 20-24.