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Franklin Pierce’s David Clifton Named 2007 Player of the Year

- Franklin Pierce’s Thorpe Earned Goalkeeper of the Year, Ettienne Received Defensive Player of the Year, Assumption’s Blaisdell and Le Moyne’s Reina Share Freshman of the Year; Franklin Pierce’s Koolman and UMass Lowell’s Priestly Named Co-Coaches of the Year -


Saturday, November 3, 2007

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South Easton. Mass. – Franklin Pierce University graduate student David Clifton (London, England) has been named the 2007 Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer Player of the Year as voted by the conference’s 14 head coaches.

Clifton leads the Northeast-10 in points per game (2.50), points (35), goals (16) and fourth in game-winning goals (4) as well as being ranked nationally in points (3rd) and goals (4th). In addition, Clifton was named to the Northeast-10 All Conference First-Team.

Clifton’s fellow teammates were also honored with post-season accolades. Senior goalkeeper James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and senior defender Bisharra Ettienne (East Elmhurst, N.Y.) were named the 2007 Northeast-10 Goalkeeper and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.

For the fourth straight year Thorpe was selected as the NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year. The four-time All Northeast-10 First-Team selection is ranked 13th nationally in goal against average and is ranked third in the conference along with being ranked among the conference leaders in saves percentage (.764) and tied for first in shutouts with nine.

Ettienne repeats as the Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He helped a Franklin Pierce defense hold opponents to 13 goals scored the whole season along with shutting out nine opponents and holding 15 opponents to one goal or less. Ettienne was also named to the All Northeast-10 First-Team.

Assumption College’s Stephen Blaisdell (Peabody, Mass.) and Le Moyne College’s Angelo Reina (Frankfurt, N.Y.) were named the 2007 Northeast-10 Co-Freshman of the Year. Blaisdell ranks among the conference leaders in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20). Reina helped lead Le Moyne to the Northeast-10 Quarterfinals and is ranked seventh in the conference in goals with eight. In addition, both Blaisdell and Reina were named to the All Northeast-10 Second-Team.

Franklin Pierce’s Marco Koolman and UMass Lowell’s Ted Priestly were named the 2007 Northeast-10 Co-Coaches of the Year. Koolman, a two-time NE-10 Coach of the Year, led the Ravens to the team’s third straight regular season title. Priestly, led the River Hawks to the Northeast-10 tournament with a 12-3-3 overall record.

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