NEC7C champs Babson College
The New England Collegiate 7s Circuit (NEC7C) was able to contest six of 19 tournaments before COVID-19 cancelled rugby action and shut down campuses. Despite the abbreviated season, NEC7C commissioner Chip Auscavitch was able to name 1st and 2nd all-circuit teams.
NEC7C founder Auscavitch is an active referee so he’s literally in the middle of the action during the 7s series. Thus his familiarity with the field and athletes is reliable and provided the basis for the honorary teams. He then reached out to member coaches for further insight, and 24 players from 15 DI, DII and NSCRO schools were recognized. The two teams include 11 seniors, 8 juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen.
Babson College was named champion of the 2020 NEC7C, having won three of the four tournaments in which it competed and with a 17-2 record.
All-NEC7C 1st Team
1) Tiff Arce, jr., Boston Univ
2) Maggie Aydlett, sr., Maine
3) Chiara de Brabant, jr., Babson
4) Zoe Cockinos, sr., Salve Regina
5) Patricia Jurkowski, fr., Salve Regina
6) Matilda Kocaj, jr., Babson
7) Nicole McCardle, sr., Endicott
8) Abby McGee, sr., MIT
9) Sam Perez Menendez, sr., Boston Univ
10) Maya Raghavan, so., Northeastern
11) Kierra Rolston, jr., UNH
12) Courtney Wheeler, sr., Bryant
All-NEC7C 2nd Team
1) Claire Albright, sr., Wheaton
2) Caroline Bache, sr., Bentley
3) Hannah Butler, fr., UMass Lowell
4) Amber Chisholm, jr., Northeastern
5) Kayla Enriquez, sr., Wesleyan
6) Lauren Field, so., UMass Lowell
7) Nyatasha Jackowicz, sr., Bryant
8) Sydney Padgett, fr., Brandeis
9) Jen Rosinski, jr., Bryant
10) Morgan Whiton, sr., Stonehill
11) Lucy Williams, jr., Wheaton
12) Amanda Wisbeck, jr., Endicott