Briana Neary named to All-NEWMAC squad
WESTWOOD, Mass. (Thursday, Febraury 29, 2024) – The NEWMAC has released its women's basketball postseason awards, as announced by the conference on Thursday morning. The awards are determined by the conference's twelve coaches following the conclusion of regular season play.
Senior Jessie Ruffner (Rocklin, Calif.) of Smith College was voted NEWMAC Athlete of the Year, while teammate Hannah Martin (North Andover, Mass.) earned Rookie of the Year honors. Springfield College's Angela Czeremcha (West Springfield, Mass.) was voted Defensive Player of the Year. The Springfield College coaching staff was selected as Coaching Staff of the Year by their peers.
Ruffner and Czeremcha headline the first team selections and are joined by their respective teammates Ally Yamada (Seal Beach, Calif.) from Smith, and Rachel Vinton (Holden, Mass.) from Springfield. MIT's Christina Antonakakis (Holmdel, N.J.) and Emerson College's Bri Frongillo (Hopedale, Mass.) round out the first team selections.
MIT leads the second team selections with two, as Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) and Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) were selected. Babson College's Katelyn Mollica (Foxborough, Mass.) and U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Kira Wood (Seattle, Wash.) each earned second team honors. Briana Neary (Wayne, N.J.) represents Salve Regina University on the second team, while Smith's Sofia Rosa (Sudbury, Mass.) closes out the all-conference honorees.
2023-2024 NEWMAC Women's Basketball All-Conference
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Bri Frongillo | Emerson |
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Christina Antonakakis | MIT |
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Jessie Ruffner | Smith College |
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Ally Yamada | Smith College |
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Angela Czeremcha | Springfield College |
| 2023-24 First Team All-Conference | Rachel Vinton | Springfield College |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Katelyn Mollica | Babson College |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Angie Choi | MIT |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Kamsi Nwogu | MIT |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Briana Neary | Salve Regina University |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Sofia Rosa | Smith College |
| 2023-34 Second Team All-Conference | Kira Wood | U.S. Coast Guard Academy |
About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, United States Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and United States Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.