Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Western New England College competes in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in 13 sports with the goal of winning the GNAC Post-Season Tournament and advancing to NCAA Division III Championship. Western New England College was one of the founding members of the GNAC when it began as a women's athletic conference in 1994. The GNAC has 13 member schools from five states in New England: Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, Conn.), Daniel Webster College (Nashua, N.H.), Emerson College (Boston, Mass.), Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.), Johnson & Wales University (Providence, R.I.), Norwich University (Northfield, Vt.), Pine Manor College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), Rivier College (Nashua, N.H.), Simmons College (Boston, Mass.), Saint Joseph College (West Hartford, Conn.), Southern Vermont University (Bennington, Vt.), Suffolk University (Boston, Mass.), and Western New England College (Springfield, Mass.).