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Saint Rose's Dagostino Named Northeast-10 Player of the Year

- Merrimack’s Duncan Captures Freshmen of the Year Honors & Jones named Defensive Player of the Year; Bentley’s Lawson Named Coach of the Year -


Thursday, March 1, 2007

For Immediate Release:

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South Easton, Mass. – The College of Saint Rose’s junior guard Steve Dagostino (Guilderland, N.Y.) has been named the 2006-07 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year as voted by the conference’s 15 coaches.

Dagostino has helped lead the Golden Knights to a 20-8 overall record and a trip to the Northeast-10 Conference semifinals. He currently leads Saint Rose in scoring with 17 points per game, which ranks him fourth in the conference, as well as being ranked in the top five in assists (5.0 apg) steals (2.19 spg), and free throw percentage (.859). Dagostino was also named Northeast-10 First-Team All-Conference.

Merrimack College’s freshman guard Darren Duncan (Briarwood, N.Y.) and senior guard Kenny Jones (Norwich, Conn.) were named Northeast-10 Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year respectively. The duo has combined for over 30 points per game (30.8) and helped lead the Warriors to a trip to the Northeast-10 Tournament. Duncan leads the Northeast-10 in assists with 6.54 and is among the conference leaders in scoring (14 ppg) and steals (2.04). Jones ranks among the conference leaders in scoring (16.8 ppg), free throw percentage (.853) and in defensive rebounds (4.25). Duncan was also named to the All-Rookie team, while Jones earned Northeast-10 Second-Team honors.

Also receiving a major award is Bentley’s head coach Jay Lawson, who becomes the first men’s basketball head coach to win Coach of the Year honors four times (2006-07, 2004-05, 2003-04, 1992-93). Lawson has guided the Falcons to the first undefeated regular season in school, Northeast-10 and New England Division II history. Bentley is currently 27-0 overall.

Joining Dagostino on the Northeast-10 First-Team is American International College’s Magen McNeil, Bryant University’s Chris Burns, Pace University’s Ryan Williams, and Saint Michael’s College’s Brendan Mullins.

Bentley teammates Nate Fritsch and Jeff Holmes were named Northeast-10 Second-Team, along with Franklin Pierce College’s Darryl Minnifield, Stonehill College’s Nick Smith, and Jones.

Third-Team selections include Bentley’s Yusuf Abdul-Ali, Bryant’s Jon Ezeokoli, Le Moyne College’s Matt Cooper, Pace’s Desmond Quincy-Jones, and Saint Rose’s Clayton Longmire.

Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team includes Bentley’s Jason Westrol, Le Moyne’s Laurence Ekperigin, Saint Anselm‘s Giovanni Carenza, Stonehill’s AJ Rudowitz, and Duncan.