FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2016
MANSFIELD, Mass. - The Northeast-10 Conference announced it's institutional nominees for the league's Man and Woman of the Year awards, both of which are selected by the organization’s Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) Council.
For the complete list of nominees, please see below.
Each nominee is a senior student-athlete and the conference office will announce three finalists for each award next week. The two respective winners are set to be announced and honored at the Northeast-10 Year-End banquet in Providence, R.I.. next month.
The 2015-16 academic year marks the fourth year in which a Man of the Year will be named, while the Northeast-10 Woman of the Year honoree will be put forth as the NE-10's official NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.
Lacrosse student-athletes account for seven nominees, while basketball players totaled six of the 30 candidates. The sports of field hockey and soccer each have five nominees among this year's nominations.
2016 Northeast-10 Man of the Year Nominees
Adelphi – Anthony Libroia, Basketball
American International – Joshua Gagnon, Lacrosse
Assumption – Tim Carroll, Golf
Bentley – Keegan Hyland, Basketball
Franklin Pierce – Justin Brock, Baseball
Le Moyne – Josh Byrne, Diving
Merrimack – Julio Leon Garcia, Soccer
New Haven – John-Paul DiTommaso, Soccer
Pace – Dylan Mouzakes, Baseball
Saint Anselm – Jake Stokes, Lacrosse
Saint Michael’s – Brian Devilly, Lacrosse
Saint Rose – Philip Zdanowski, Baseball
Southern Connecticut – Dean Bhatt, Cross Country / Track & Field
Southern New Hampshire - Mike Mastroberti, Baseball
Stonehill – Anthony Masucci, Football
2016 Northeast-10 Woman of the Year Nominees
Adelphi – Molly Cuevas, Field Hockey
American International – Briana Bishop, Basketball
Assumption – Kelly Conley, Basketball
Bentley – Kelsey Howard, Field Hockey / Lacrosse
Franklin Pierce – Lauren Beville, Lacrosse
Le Moyne – Maggie Monnat, Lacrosse
Merrimack – Jenna Savi, Soccer
New Haven – Ashley Dawson, Soccer
Pace – Rebecca Italiano, Volleyball
Saint Anselm – Meagan Halligan, Field Hockey
Saint Michael’s – Makenzie Burud, Basketball
Saint Rose – Michaela Philips, Soccer
Southern Connecticut – Lauren Anderson, Field Hockey & Lacrosse
Southern New Hampshire - Erin Doherty, Basketball
Stonehill – Erika Kelly, Field Hockey
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
