Mar 26, 2008

Little East Earns 7 Selections To The 2008 NEISL All-Star Game

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The Little East Conference recently earned seven selections to the 2008 Division III New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star game, which will be played on Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. on the campus of Clark University (Mass.). The game will feature 35 of the top senior players from all three Divisions in New England. A team comprised of North/West players will take on a South/East squad.

Six of the eight institutions in the conference will be represented: Keene State College received a pair of invitations, while Eastern Connecticut State University, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Plymouth State University, and the University of Southern Maine each had a lone nominee.

Bergeron, who received All-New England and All-LEC honors, anchored the Owls' defense from his sweeper position.  Patterson had a strong senior season at midfield for the Owls.  He finished with four goals and three assists on the way to earning All-LEC and All-New England recognition.

                                  2008 NEISL All-Star Game Selectees

Division III    
     
Goalkeepers    
Steve Hennessey   Western New England
Chris Necklas   Babson College
Jay Barney   Eastern Connecticut State
     
Defenders    
Gabe Bergeron   Keene State College
Jim Ferriero   Wheaton College (Mass.)
Nate Elwood   Williams College
Will Ford   Williams College
Andrew Drucker   Tufts University
Justin Mello   Wesleyan University
Martin Villa   Coast Guard Academy
Andrew Germansky   Middlebury College
Nic DeZenzo   Colby-Sawyer College
     
Midfielders    
Alex Elias   Middlebury College
Chris Hartmann   Wentworth Institute
Greg O'Connell   Tufts University
Stewart Tracy   UMass Boston
Caleb Paterson   Keene State College
Trevor Cote   Wheaton College (Mass.)
Ryan Pelletier   Williams College
Brian Whelan   Lasell College
Peter Tomdio   Massachusetts Maritime
James Polumbo   New England College
Chris Swartz   Babson College
John Kneeland   Amherst College
Ryan O'Donnell   Amherst College
Takeru Tanikawa   Plymouth State University
Taka Suzuki   Bridgewater State College
     
Forwards    
Edward Weddington   Southern Maine
Lee Soares   UMass Dartmouth
Casey Ftorek   Middlebury College
Jordan Colonese   New England College
Brent Morlin   Bates College
Taylor Downs   Amherst College
Nick Figueiredo   Bowdoin College
David Blum   Clark University (Mass.)