Commissioner: Louise McCleary, Elms College (commissioner@newla.org)
Sports Communication Coordinator: Robb Modica (info@newla.org)
NEWLA historical timeline:
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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 members of the Great Northeast Conference, Emerson, Lasell, Norwich and WNEC, depart the NEWLA to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within their primary conference.
2010 - Thomas College leaves the NEWLA to play within their primary conference. Framingham State joins the NEWLA.
