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The official Twitter account for the Northeast Conference, a 25-sport NCAA Division I Athletic Conference (est. 1981) #NECPride
Bridgewater, NJ
Joined March 2009
The Northeast Conference is proud to celebrate Black History Month this February. This is a time to recognize the resilience of the Black community, celebrate its progress and honor its invaluable achievements!. #BlackHistoryMonth2025
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๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐. The newest pin on the Northeast Conference map comes with a lakeside view! ๐๐. @MercyhurstU x @HurstAthletics x #NECsports
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Join us in welcoming Stonehill College to the Northeast Conference!. @GoStonehill x @stonehill_info x #NECsports
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Join us in welcoming ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ to the ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒโผ๏ธ. @MercyhurstU x @HurstAthletics x #NECsports
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Join us in welcoming Le Moyne College to the Northeast Conferenceโผ๏ธ. @LeMoyneDolphins x @LeMoyne x #NECsports
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๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ. The Northeast Conference's geographic footprint is expanding to the ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ๐จ with the addition of @ChiStateCougars. ๐ Here's an updated look at the reach of the NEC come July 1, 2024 โผ๏ธ
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๐ฃ๏ธNEC Presidents' Announcement on Fall Season & Return To Play. ๐๐
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.@Merrimack has accepted an invitation from the Northeast Conferenceโs Council of Presidents to become our 11th core member. ๐
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๐จ๐บThe NEC and ESPN have announced a multi-year, multi-platform extension of their media rights agreement! . The extension will carry the league's longstanding relationship with ESPN through the 2025-26 season.๐ค. ๐ READ MORE ๐.
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๐Here's an updated look at the reach of the Northeast Conference come July 1, 2022! . #NECsports
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ8โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ PLAYER OF THE YEAR is. @MountAthletics' Junior Robinsonโผ๏ธ. And it was unanimous. The senior guard leads the NEC and ranks 12th nationally with 22.2 ppg. He tied the league record with 5 Player of the Week awards. #NECelite #NECMBB
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๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐. @FDUKnightsMBB is not done yet. #NECPride | #NECMBB
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ2๏ธโฃ #NECMBB Jim Phelan Coach of the Year ๐
. โก๏ธ Jared Grasso, @BryantAthletics . ๐๏ธ Grasso led the Bulldogs to their 1st-ever NEC regular season ๐ in just his 4th year at the helm. Bryant's 16 conference wins are the most in program history. #ALLINBALLOUT #NECelite๐
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Wishing all our friends a Christmas filled with peace, joy and cherished moments! ๐๐
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2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ #NECMBB Jim Phelan Coach of the Year ๐
. โก๏ธ Patrick Sellers, @CCSUBlueDevils . ๐๏ธ Sellers orchestrated an impressive turnaround at his alma mater that culminated with the program's first regular season championship & first No. 1 seed in 1๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ years. #NECelite๐ #COTY
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ3๏ธโฃ #NECMBB Jim Phelan Coach of the Year ๐
. โก๏ธ Chris Kraus, @GoStonehill . ๐๏ธ Kraus and the Skyhawks turned heads in their 1st year in both the NEC & as a fledgling DI program, finishing 2nd in the NEC standings with a 10-6 record. #AllEarnedNothingGiven #NECelite๐
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NEC โก๏ธ ATL . Junior Robinsonโs journey will continue as a member of the @ATLHawksโ Summer League roster. #NECInThePros #NECelite #NBASummer
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Quotable. "๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ก๐๐ซ๐.". "๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐-๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐.". "๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.".
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The 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ #FirstTeam ๐. ๐ฅ E.J. Anosike, SHU. ๐ฅ Isaiah Blackmon, SFU. ๐ฅ Keith Braxton, SFU. ๐ฅ Raiquan Clark, LIU. ๐ฅ Juvaris Hayes, MER. #NECelite #NECMBB
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2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ @NECFootball Offensive Player of the Year is. @CCSUBlueDevils QB Aaron Winchester. The dual-threat, who went 11-0 starting vs. FCS teams, paced #NECFB in pass comp pct. (65.3) while his 782 rush yards were third most. He threw at least 1 TD every game #NECelite๐๐
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No man in the history of college basketball has recorded more steals than @MC_Athletics' Juvaris Hayes ๐. #GrandLarceny #ALLINBALLOUT๐
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They are the ๐ CHAMPIONS. ๐ We salute @MerrimackMBB on doing the unthinkable. What a great day to be a WARRIOR. #NECMBB #ALLINBALLOUT
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ PLAYER OF THE YEAR is. @SFUathletics' Keith Braxtonโผ๏ธ. The junior guard leads the NEC with 9.7 rpg and 11 double-doubles, and ranks in the NEC top-10 in five statistical categories. He is the only 3x All-NEC honoree on this year's list. #NECelite #NECMBB
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๐ฃ NEC Presidents Postpone Fall Sports Competition & Championships, Will Reconvene by October 1 . ๐๐
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I am a NEC Student-Athlete. this is the road I travel.
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Itโs been 18 years. We have not forgotten. We will always remember. #NeverForget #September11 ๐บ๐ธ๐
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They may have come up short, but they made their point. A great game & an amazing run. Thanks, @FDUKnightsMBB for a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ March & for repping #NECMBB with ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐. See yaโ again in a couple of weeksโฆOne Shining Moment ๐ถ๐ต. #NECMBB | #NECPride
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Statement from @NECcommish regarding St. Francis College eliminating its intercollegiate athletics program.
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๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ. ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ข๐ข๐.๐. ๐Check out the updated 2024-25 Northeast Conference map!. #NECsports
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Join us in welcoming Chicago State to the Northeast Conference โผ๏ธ. @ChiStateCougars x @ChicagoState x #NECsports
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๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ. โ๏ธ @FDUKnightsMBB x #NECMBB x #MarchMadness
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Saying goodbye is never easy. As an NEC charter member, @SFBKTerriers have left an indelible legacy. A heartfelt thanks to Terriers, past & present, for the unforgettable moments & cherished memories. You embodied the true spirit of #BrooklynTough. ๐ถ๐โค๏ธ #OneLastBark #NECPride
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The 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ9๏ธโฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ PLAYER OF THE YEAR is. @SFUathleticsโ Jessica Kovatch . The senior guard, who set the all-time #NECWBB career scoring record earlier this year, has hit a league-high 112 three-point field goals while averaging 21.2 ppg this season. #NECelite
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๐ฃ Veteran strategic communicator takes on assistant commissioner role as ๐ academic year begins . ๐
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As of today, the NECโs geographic footprint has officially expandedโผ๏ธ. #WelcomeWarriors #ElevenStrong
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Congratulations to the 2021-22 #NECMBB Regular Season Champs ๐. ๐ @BryantAthletics . ๐ถBehind a school-record 16 wins, the Bulldogs make program history, taking home their first-ever NEC Regular Season Title. #ALLINBALLOUT | #NECHoops
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ JIM PHELAN COACH OF THE YEAR is. @SFUathletics' Rob Krimmelโผ๏ธ. Krimmel guided the Red Flash to the #1 seed in #NEC19 and the program's first NEC regular season championship since 1990-91. #NECelite #NECMBB
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๐ Let's grab dinner, talk about bustin' brackets for a bit.
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ1โฃ #NECFB Offensive Player of the Year . ๐
Malik Grant, @SHUBigRed . @NECFootball | #NECelite
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She's #๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃโผ๏ธ. 32 years in the making & it took someone special like Jess Kovatch to break the seemingly unbreakable #NEChoops career scoring mark. This FT gave the @RedFlashWBB senior 2,592 points, breaking Terrance Bailey's (Wagner) longtime record. #ALLINBALLOUT
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You can put it on the booooooaaaaaarrrrrrrdddd, YESโ๏ธ The @FDUKnights are #MovingOn ๐
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The 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ PLAYER OF THE YEAR is. @SFUathletics' Isaiah Blackmonโ๏ธ. Overcoming 2 season-ending knee injuries, Blackmon blossomed as a senior. He was the leading scorer during conference play and ranks second overall. His .428 3FG pct. leads the circuit. #NECelite #NECMBB
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๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. NEC Presidents' unanimously voted to eliminate access restrictions to NEC championships during the DI transition period. Le Moyne/Stonehill are immediately eligible for NEC postseason.
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The 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ #AllRookie Team ๐ . ๐น Caitlyn Kroll, @SFUathletics . ๐น Honoka Ikematsu, @RMUAthletics . ๐น Hannah Scanlan, @BryantAthletics . ๐น Daly Sullivan, @MountAthletics . ๐น Adrianne Hagood, @SHUBigRed . #NECelite #NECWBB
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2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ @NECFootball Offensive Player of the Year โคต๏ธ. โจ Donovan Wadley, @MC_Athletics. ๐ A lethal blend of speed, grit & explosiveness๐ฅ made Wadley one of the most versatile & valuable performers in #NECFB. He is the first Warrior to win a major award. #NECelite๐ x #OPOTY
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The 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ #ThirdTeam ๐. ๐ฅ Kendall Bresee, MSM. ๐ฅ Ally Lassen, SFBK. ๐ฅ Kate Mager, MER. ๐ฅ Isabella Posset, RMU . ๐ฅ Karson Swogger, SFU . #NECelite #NECWBB
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The 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ Jim Phelan COACH OF THE YEAR is. @MC_Athletics' Joe Gallo โ๏ธ. The Warriors set an NCAA wins record for a first-year reclassifying program and became the first school to win a conference regular season title in their initial DI campaign. #NECelite #NECMBB
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ1โฃ #NECWBB Player of the Year ๐. โก๏ธ Kendall Bresee, @MountAthletics. ๐๏ธ The versatile Bresee ranks amongst the top-four NEC leaders in scoring average (fourth), rebounding (second), assists (fourth), steals (second), and double-doubles (t-first). #ALLINBALLOUT #NECelite๐
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๐ With the addition of @LeMoyneDolphins, here's an updated look at the Northeast Conference footprint come July 1, 2023! . #NECsports
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ ROOKIE OF THE YEAR is. @MountAthletics' Vado Morseโผ๏ธ. The 6-time Rookie of the Week leads all NEC freshman with 14.7 ppg and ranks first on the Mount with 58 3P. He also contributes 2.9 apg. #NECelite #NECMBB
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โ๐ผโ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฅ-๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐โ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ (presented by @ProvidentBank) . ๐
Cheickna Doucoure, @CCSUBlueDevils . #NECSAOTY | #VirtualAwardsWeek
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๐๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ช! . โผ๏ธJoin us for a press conference at 11:30 am as Mercyhurst University is introduced as the newest member of the NECโผ๏ธ. ๐ Erie, Pennsylvania.โฐ 11:30 am.๐ป @NECFrontRow .๐บ @HurstAthletics ๐ค #NECsports
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ8โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ #FirstTeam ๐. ๐ฅ Keith Braxton, @SFUathletics. ๐ฅ JoJo Cooper, @WagnerAthletics. ๐ฅ Joel Hernandez, @LIUAthletics. ๐ฅ Jamaal King, @SFUAthletics. ๐ฅ Junior Robinson, @MountAthletics. #NECelite #NECMBB
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Get to know our new friends, Mercyhurst University! ๐๐ข๐ต. @MercyhurstU x @HurstAthletics x #NECsports
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The 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ MOST IMPROVED PLAYER is. @MountAthletics' Damian Chong Quiโ๏ธ. The second-year Mountaineer improved across-the-board from his freshman season, lifting his scoring average from 6.8 to 12.0, rebounding from 2.8 to 3.9 & assists from 3.7 to 3.8. #NECelite #NECMBB
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ3๏ธโฃ #NECWBB Coach of the Year ๐
. โก๏ธ Angelika Szumilo, @FDUKnights . ๐๏ธ Going 14-2 in NEC play en route to claiming the league's regular season ๐ for the 2nd-straight season, Szumilo & her โ๏ธ won a program-record 22 regular-season games. #AllEarnedNothingGiven #NECelite๐
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2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ-2๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ #NECMBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year โคต๏ธ. โก๏ธ Jordan Minor, @MC_Athletics. ๐ The 2x #NECSAOTY closed out a #NECelite season by earning Co-POTY honors. Leading the ๐ก to their first #NECMBB title, he compiled a 3.85 GPA as a Communications/Media major. #STUDENTathlete
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๐จ๐A ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ย is set to return toย the ๐๐๐พ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐. @RMUAthletics has accepted an invitation from the Council of Presidents to rejoin the NEC as a football associate member in 2024โผ๏ธ. #NECFB ๐ค @RMU_Football. ๐:
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Down goes Rutgersโ๏ธ. The #NECchamps are moving on ๐.
๐จ ๐ผ๐ท๐บ๐ฌ๐ป ๐จ. Central Connecticut State defeats No. 4-seeded Rutgers in the First Round, 1-0!. #NCAASoccer | @CCSUSoccer
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For the FIRST TIME ever. @SFUathletics is the WINNER of the Brenda Weare @NECcommish's Cupโผ๏ธ . (SFU broke the 200-point barrier, topping the overall standings w/ a score of 202.70. Sacred Heart was runner-up w/ 193.14). ๐ดโก๏ธ๐
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They say it's not about how you start, it's about how you finish. The 2019 Colonials, your back-to-back #NECchamps๐ฅ๐. #NECmlax
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โ๐ชโ๐โ๐โ๐โ๐ขโ๐ โ๐โ โ๐โ๐โ๐ฆโ๐ขโ๐กโ!โ. @HUBisonSports has accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference as an associate member in six sports [๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐ฅ]. #HelloHoward | #NECPride
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The 2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ โน๏ธโโ๏ธ #FirstTeam ๐. ๐ฅ Keith Braxton, @SFUathletics. ๐ฅ Raiquan Clark, @LIUAthletics. ๐ฅ Darnell Edge, @FDUKnights . ๐ฅ Sean Hoehn, @SHUBigRed . ๐ฅ Jamaal King, @SFUAthletics. #NECelite #NECMBB
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Big mistake.
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๐ฃ๏ธ #NECMBB All-Decade Team Selection. ๐ฒ Junior Robinson, @MountAthletics . โช๏ธ 2018 Player of the Year . โช๏ธ 3x All-NEC Honoree. โช๏ธ 1,872 points, 457 assists. #NECAllDecade๐๐
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New ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ. New ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ฅ. New ๐ ๐๐ฃ. ๐ . Check out the updated ๐ฃ of #NECsports!๐
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ0โฃโ2โฃ1โฃ All-@NECFootball First Team #Offense. QB: Mischler (DUQ). RB: Chestnut (SHU), Adeboboye (BRY). TE: OโMalley (DUQ). WR: Holder (DUQ), Brantley (SHU). OL: DiRenzo (SHU), Dixon (DUQ), Lumia (DUQ), Smith (LIU), Sokol (SHU). #NECFB #NECelite
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One of the greatest performances in #NECWBB history. @SFUAthletics Jessica Kovatch drops 45 in big win over CCSU. Here's all 9 of her 3PFGs.
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2โฃ0โฃ1โฃ9โฃ @NECFootball Defensive Rookie of the Year is. @SFUathletics DB Terrell Smith. The freshman totaled 21 tackles (3.5 TFL) and three PBU for a unit that ranked ninth amongst @NCAA_FCS pass defense efficiency leaders. #NECelite๐๐
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2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ2๏ธโฃ All-@NECFootball First Team Offense ๐. QB: Doyle, SFU.RB: Corbett, STO.RB: Smith, CCSU.WR: Jackson, SFU.WR: Menders, DUQ.WR: Sarratt, SFU.TE/HB: Glascoe, LIU. OL: Derry, MC.OL: Dorsey, SFU.OL: Kushi, LIU.OL: Osborne, SFU.OL: Satkowski, STO. #NECFB #NECelite๐ฅ
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๐จ๐
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ! . The 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ #NECFB slate has arrived. ๐. ๐:
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