Schonhoff & Robinette Lead Selections to 2008 Division II Eastern All-Tournament Team

2008 Division II Eastern Champion Mercyhurst College

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- Andrew Schonhoff (Sr., St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet) of Mercyhurst College earned his second Division II Eastern Most Valuable Player award as he leads the selections to the 2008 Division II Eastern All-Tournament Team. One of six Lakers selected to the team, including three first-time honorees, Schonhoff led Mercyhurst to a 10-5 win over Gannon University to claim the tournament championship on October 25.

He is joined on the first team by fellow Lakers Andy Sekulski (So., Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and Alex Moggridge (So., Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean), while Gannon University's John Krakowski (So., Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and Michael Piper (So., Houston, Texas/Clear Lake) and Queens College's Camilo Bedoya (Jr., Borgota, Colombia) and Matthew Degorio (So., Santa Cruz, Calif./Aptos) also received first team honors.

On the second team, Gannon placed three athletes as Darren Stone (So., Johannesburg, South Africa/Glenwood Boys), Richie DiLoreto (Sr., Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Dmitriy Simonoff (So., Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson) were recognized with Mercyhurst's Jake Coin (Sr., Nuevo, Calif./West Valley), Oscar Calderon (Sr., Chicago, Ill./) and Jorge Montero (Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Northeast).  Queens' Joshua Tatro (Jr., El Granda, Calif./Half Moon Bay) rounds out the 14 All-Tournament selections as he also earned second team honors.

Mercyhurst head coach Curtis Robinette was selected as the Coach of the Tournament as he earned his second straight award after earning the honor in 2007.