North East Collegiate Volleyball Association

North East Collegiate Volleyball Association

The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) is a men's volleyball collegiate association founded in 1995. It is the largest known single-sport conference in the United States. It is a leading Division III men's volleyball conference and as of April 2010 it comprises 43 universities and colleges stretching from New Hampshire to Virginia.

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History

Founded in 1995 as the Metro Conference, it became known as the NECVA in 1998. Albertus Magnus College, Daniel Webster College, Emerson College and St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) joined the conference for the 2009 campaign. Elmira College and Penn State Behrend will join the conference in the 2010-2011 season as members of the newly formed United Volleyball Conference.[1]

The league is divided into five smaller divisions: CUNYAC (8), GNAC (7), Metro (10), New England (8), and Western (9) with one associate member. Each week, schools from the five divisions nominate athletes and then vote for the divisional Player and Rookie of the Week awards. The conference sports information office then selects the NECVA Player and Rookie honors from each of these five divisional winners.

The NECVA holds an annual 16-team conference tournament called NECVA Championship Tournament each April with the top two schools in each division and six at-large selections earning berths. The NECVA champion receives one of four automatic bids to the Molten Division III Final Four in April.

NECVA Executive Board and Administration

Interim Commissioner: Rachel Pinton
Executive Director: Gerald Matacotta
Assistant Commissioner for Athletic Communications: Ira P. Thor
Executive Board: Ray Bello • Paul Dill • Patrick Dorywalski • Keith Koch • Craig Kolek • Don Vanderbeck

Notes

  1. ^ Official website of Elmira College Athletics department

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