About the NEWLA

Commissioner: Louise McCleary, Elms College (commissioner@newla.org)
Sports Communication Coordinator: Robb Modica (info@newla.org)

NEWLA historical timeline:

Shannon Pizzingrilli of Western New England College; three-time NEWLA Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year (2002-04) and NEWLA Offensive Player-of-the-year (2004).

1998 - NEWLA is formed and accepted as an NCAA non-voting conference by the Division III Management Council in January of 1998. The original members consisted of two playing divisions. A North division consisting of Castleton State, Colby Sawyer, Keene State, New England College, University of New England and Plymouth State, and a South division consisting of Bridgewater State, Elms College, Endicott, Eastern Connecticut State and Mass.-Dartmouth.

1999 - Lasell, Salve Regina, Southern Maine, Western Connecticut State and WNEC join the NEWLA.

2002 - Five members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), Colby Sawyer, Endicott, University of New England, Salve Regina and New England College, leave to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within the CCC.

2002 - Six members of the Little East Conference leave to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within their primary conference; Plymouth State, Keene State, Southern Maine, Eastern Connecticut State, Mass.-Dartmouth and Western Connecticut State.

2002 - Salem State and Worcester State join the remaining six members.

2004 - Emerson College joins the NEWLA. Salem State leaves the NEWLA.

2005 - Bridgewater State leaves the NEWLA.

2005 - Thomas College joins the NEWLA

2007 - Norwich University joins the NEWLA.

2008 - Becker, Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State and Westfield State join the NEWLA. Four member of the Great Northeast Conference, Emerson, Lasell, Norwich and WNEC, depart the NEWLA to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within their primary conference.