New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance

The New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) was an NCAA Division III women's lacrosse-only conference that disbanded in 2012. NEWLA had nine member schools representing three states: (Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont). The schools joined their primary sports conference, seven schools joined the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference and two the New England Collegiate Conference.

Member schools

2012 season membership:

• Becker College
• Bridgewater State College
• Elms College
• Fitchburg State College
• Framingham State University
• Massachusetts Maritime
• Salem State
• Westfield State College
• Worcester State College

History

The NEWLA was founded in 1998. The original members consisted of two playing divisions: a North division consisting of Castleton State College, Colby-Sawyer College, Keene State College, New England College, University of New England, and Plymouth State College, and a South division consisting of Bridgewater State, Elms College, Endicott College, Eastern Connecticut State University, and UMass Dartmouth.

Past Champions

• 2004 - Western New England College
• 2005 - Western New England College
• 2006 - Western New England College
• 2007 - Western New England College
• 2008 - Bridgewater State
• 2009 - Bridgewater State
• 2010 - Bridgewater State
• 2011 - Bridgewater State
• 2012 - Bridgewater State

Former members

• Colby Sawyer 1998-2002
• Eastern Connecticut State 1998-2002
• Emerson College 2004-2007
• Endicott 1998-2002
• Keene State 1998-2002
• Lasell College 1999-2007
• UMass Dartmouth 1998-2002
• New England College 1998-2002
• Norwich University 2007-2008
• University of New England 1998-2002
• Plymouth State 1998-2002
• Salem State College 2002-2004
• Salve Regina University 1999-2002
• University of Southern Maine 1999-2002
• Western New England College 1999-2007

External links

• New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance website