Bentley’s Westrol Named Men’s Basketball Player of the Year

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South Easton, Mass. – Bentley University senior guard Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J.) was named the 2009-2010 Northeast-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Year as voted by the conference’s 16 head coaches.

Westrol is the second Bentley player to earn player of the year accolades and is the first to do so since Jim Ferrer won the award in 1989. Westrol helped lead the Falcons into the upcoming Northeast-10 championship for the 30th, time making them the only NE-10 team to advance to every single championship in the conference’s history. Westrol is second in the conference in scoring, as he is averaging 20.7 points per game and is recording 5.3 rebounds and dishing out 3.9 assists per game. He ranks eighth overall in assists in the conference. In addition, Westrol was named to the All-Northeast-10 First Team for the second straight season.

Stonehill College senior guard Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J.) was selected the 2009-2010 Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Stallworth has helped Stonehill’s top-ranked defense hold opponents to under 60-points per game (59.0). He is averaging 12.7 points per game, while shooting .467-percent from the field. Stallworth is also recording 2.2 rebounds and is among the conference leaders in assists with 4.0 per game. In addition, he was also named to the All-Northeast-10 Second Team for the first time in his career.

The College of Saint Rose’s Andre Pope (White Plains, N.Y.) was tabbed the 2009-2010 Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year. In his first year of collegiate action, Pope was an instant impact for the Golden Knights. He is averaging 13.4 points per game which is third best among freshman and ranks him in the top-25 in the Northeast-10. Pope is also averaging 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. In addition, he was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team.

Stonehill head coach David McLaughlin was voted the 2009-2010 Northeast-10 Coach of the Year by his peers. This is the second time in his career that he has been honored (2006). McLaughlin guided the Skyhawks to their first NE-10 Regular Season Title since 2006, when they were co-champions with Bentley. This is Stonehill’s first outright regular season championship since 1998 and sixth overall. The Skyhawks finished conference play with a 20-2 record and have secured the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Championship.

With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.

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NE-10 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team
Jason Westrol - Bentley
Laurence Ekperigin - Le Moyne
Darren Duncan - Merrimack
Thomas Baudinet - Saint Anselm
A.J. Rudowitz - Stonehill

Second Team
Richard Byrd - Adelphi
Brian Tracey - Bentley
Kyle Caiola - UMass Lowell
Darin Mency - Merrimack
Randall Stallworth - Stonehill

Third Team
Aikeem Vanderhorst - American International
Kinard Dozier - Franklin Pierce
Damani Corbin - Le Moyne
Greg Vetrano - Saint Anselm
Shea Bromirski - Saint Rose

All-Rookie Team
Tim Beinert - Assumption
Eric Jean-Guillaume - Franklin Pierce
Travis Warech - Saint Michael's
Andre Pope - Saint Rose
Tobin Carberry - Southern Connecticut

Player of the Year: Jason Westrol - Bentley
Defensive Player of the Year - Randall Stallworth - Stonehill
Freshman of the Year - Andre Pope - Saint Rose
Coach of the Year - David McLaughlin - Stonehill