BRISTOL, R.I.- The New England Women’s Volleyball Association (NEWVA) named Kristina Dolan (Glenmont, N.Y.) as one of the top 32 Division III senior volleyball players invited to compete in the 2009 NEWVA Senior All-Star Classic, Sunday, Nov. 15, at UMass-Boston.
The annual event features the region’s top seniors competing in various competitions leading up to the afternoon All-Star match. Players were selected by a vote of all participating member head coaches following the nomination process.
Dolan, an All-TCCC First Team selection, led the Hawks and the conference with a regular-season hitting percentage of .324, helping the team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. She finished the season averaging 2.63 kills per set, while averaging .69 blocks per set. In her four-year career, she amassed 1,078 kills – second all-time at RWU.
The invitees represent 21 institutions from NCAA Division III volleyball programs in New England and six different conferences. The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) leads the way with 14 student-athletes followed by the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and Little East with six apiece. The Commonwealth Coast Conference lists four, the University Athletic Association lists two and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference lists one. Fourteen additional institutions are represented with Honorable Mention selections.
Listed below are the seniors selected to compete in the NEWVA Senior All-Star Classic.
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First
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Last
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School
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Position
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Eliza
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Badeau
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Plymouth State University
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MB
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Piera
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Carfagno
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Brandeis University
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MB/RS
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Rachel
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Cervone
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Western New England College
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OH
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Meg
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Christman
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Connecticut College
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MB
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Barden
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Cleeland
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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MB
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Erin
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Connolly
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Emerson College
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MB
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Alice
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Cummings
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Wellesley College
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OH
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Jenna
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Diggs
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Bowdoin College
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S
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Tess
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Dokus
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Bates College
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OH/RS
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Kristina
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Dolan
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Roger Williams University
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MB
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Natalie
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DuPre
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Middlebury College
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L
|
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Katrina
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Ellison
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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OPP
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Dena
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Feiger
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Tufts University
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S
|
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Ellika
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Healy
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Wesleyan University (CT)
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S
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Brogie
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Helgeson
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Tufts University
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OPP
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Whitney
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Hitchcock
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Williams College
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OPP
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Brianna
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Kleckner
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Plymouth State University
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S
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Lauren
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Kraus
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Wheaton College (MA)
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MB
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Chelsea
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Kubal
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Williams College
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OH
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Liz
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Leberman
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Bates College
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OH
|
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Alex
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May
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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OH
|
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Bridget
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McAllister
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Brandeis University
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OH/MB
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Kate
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McWhorter
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University of Massachusetts, Boston
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OH
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Genny
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Moore
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Colby-Sawyer College
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S
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Caitlin
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O'Neill
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Babson College
|
MB
|
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Gillian
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Page
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Bowdoin College
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OH
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Jordan
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Pokryfki
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Keene State College
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S
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Melissa
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Pun
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Williams College
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OH
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Andrea
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Scioscia
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Williams College
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L
|
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Becca
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Stein
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Western Connecticut State University
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MB
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Kate
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White
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University of Massachusetts, Boston
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OH
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Stephanie
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Wiese
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Endicott College
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OH
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Lauren
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Wise
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Connecticut College
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OH
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