May 12, 2004

Bangor, Maine - First baseman Kristen Brust, third baseman Hayley Durham and center fielder Jane Stein grabbed first-team all-conference honors at the America East annual awards banquet held Wednesday night. Sophomore hurler Angela Andrews earned a spot on the second team and freshman pitcher Sarah Hoffman was named to the all-rookie team.

University at Albany senior Andee Lingren was named America East Player of the Year. She ranks 26th in the nation in ERA (1.06) and ranks 14th nationally with a .434 average at the plate. Jenna Merchant of Maine was chosen Pitcher of the Year and Hartford catcher Nikki Thompson was selected Rookie of the Year. Albany head coach Chris Cannata was named Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

Brust, who has earned first-team all-conference honors in each of her three seasons in the America East, is second in the conference and 33rd in the nation with a .406 average and is fifth in the nation in doubles with 23 in 60 games. Durham, who was named to the conference all-rookie team last year, ranks third in the conference with a .368 average and is second with 64 hits. Stein is batting .339 with eight doubles and five home runs.

Andrews, a 2003 America East All-Rookie pick, has posted a 19-18 record with a 3.98 ERA in 43 appearances. Hoffman is 10-12 with a 4.72 ERA in her first collegiate season.

It is the second time in SB's three-year America East history that three Seawolves were named to the first team.

The second-seeded Seawolves take on No. 3 seed Boston University in the first round of the double-elimination America East tournament on Thursday at noon. All games will be played at Kessock Field on the University of Maine campus.