December 6, 2007

WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDED NE-10 SPORTSMANSHIP HONOR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON

SOUTH EASTON, MA - The Le Moyne College women's soccer team was named recipient of the Northeast 10 Conference Sportsmanship award for the second consecutive season.  The award program, which recognizes one team from each of the league's championship sports that best exemplified the spirit of sportsmanship and generally conducted themselves with a high degree of integrity, character and class, is in its second year.

"To be recognized by your peers as the team that best carries itself with integrity, character and class in consecutive season's is an amazing accomplishment and it's a credit to every individual involved in our program. It really speaks to the quality of student athlete we have not only on our team, but at Le Moyne. We expect our players to play hard day in and day out, but it's fantastic to also know that they represent themselves and our institution in such a positive manner," said Head Coach Jimmy Riverso '02.

In June, one of the 15 conference institutions will receive the ‘David R. Brunk Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award' as voted on by the conference Senior Women Administrator (SWA) council. Last year, Saint Anselm was selected as the award recipient. In addition, Webster Bank will make a donation annually to the institutional award winner's Boys & Girls Club in the name of the school.

Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation and sponsors the most championships of any Division II conference.

2007 Fall Recipients
Men's Cross Country - Bryant
Women's Cross Country - UMass Lowell
Field Hockey - American International and UMass Lowell
Football - Saint Anselm
Men's Golf - UMass Lowell
Men's Soccer - Stonehill College
Women's Soccer - Le Moyne
Volleyball - UMass Lowell