Two Mariners honored by North Atlantic Conference

Two Maine Maritime players were recently honored by coaches in the North Atlantic Conference for their performances this season.

Freshman striker Nate Tipton (West Chester, PA) was named to the NAC All-Conference Second Team. Freshman defender Nick El-Hajj (Hampden, ME) was also named to the All-Conference Second Team.

2008 NAC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Lyndon State junior forward Darren Roberge was named the North Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year in a vote by the league's coaches. Roberge led the Lyndon State attack as the finished 3-4 in conference play in their first year in the conference.

Freshman James Tollefson of the University of Maine-Farmington earned NAC Rookie of the Year honors. Tollefson scored a league leading nine goals during conference play helping the Beavers to the third seed in the conference tournament.

Husson head coach Seth Brown was honored as the NAC Coach of the Year in a vote by his peers. Brown, in his fifth season at the helm of the Eagles program, orchestrated a five win improvement in conference play improving from 2-3-1 a season ago to the top of the conference with an undefeated 7-0-0 mark earning the top seed in the NAC tournament.

Johnson State College was honored with the Team Sportsmanship Award. NAC all-conference selections are determined by a vote of the conference coaches. Additional players honored are due to ties in the voting.

2008 NAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams

First Team
Ryan Hahn Sr. F Castleton
Tim Costa Jr. F Thomas
James Tollefson Fr. F Me.-Farmington
Natapong Kongsuriya Sr. M Husson
Greg Klopfer Jr. M Castleton
Darren Roberge Jr. F Lyndon State
Tyler Metevier Fr. F Husson
Billy Shannon Jr. D Husson
Zack Lees Sr. M Johnson State
Josh Bartlett Sr. M Husson
Mike Anthony Sr. GK Castleton


Player of the Year
Darren Roberge Jr. F Lyndon State

Rookie of the Year
James Tollefson Fr. F Me.-Farmington

Coaches of the Year
Seth Brown Husson

Team Sportsmanship Award
Johnson State College

Second Team
Ryan Pelletier Jr. M Me.-Farmington
Nelson Ongiti So. M Green Mountain
T.J. Mazza Sr. M Castleton
Andrew Harner Sr. M Me.-Farmington
Nate Tipton Fr. F Maine Maritime
Nick Bellizzi Jr. D Castleton
Jeff Truchon Sr. F Husson
Cory Underwood So. M Thomas
Jeff Girouz Sr. GK Lyndon State
Tom Desjardins Jr. D Thomas
Nick El-Hajj Fr. D Maine Maritime
Jim Grant Jr. D Thomas

Honorable Mention
Colin Miner Fr. F Green Mountain
Sean Raph So. M Me.-Farmington
Andrew Merriken Sr. D Me.-Farmington
Chris Cowan Sr. M Lyndon State
Kyle Hessler Sr. M Lyndon State
Jonathon Wagner-Herbert Sr. D Green Mountain