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History

Northeast Women's Volleyball Club League (NWVCL) was founded by Jung Park of UConn during 1999-2000 season with eight schools from Northeast region. NWVCL provides an opportunity for club players to play competitive collegiate club volleyball in fun, safe and organized environment. The league puts emphasis on sportsmaship and having fun while playing competitive volleyball. The league also focuses on officials training in northeast region and running professionally organized tournaments.

In 2007, Boston University defeated University of Pennsylvania in a great match to capture their first championship - Gold Division. Northeastern University defeated The College of New Jersey to capture the Silver Division. The championship weekend was very competitive.

In the past six years, the league has grown to 21 teams and sending as many as 11 teams to NIRSA Club Nationals. NWVCL had two teams (Penn State and Rutgers) finishing in the top 10 at NIRSA Club Nationals during 2002-2003. In 2004, University of Pennsylvania won the Silver Division at NIRSA Club Nationals (becoming the first league team to win a division title at nationals). In 2005, Cornell (9th) and Penn (17th) finished in the top 20 at Nationals.

We're looking forward to another great year of fun and exciting volleyball. Come join us and have a blast!