Kentish, Schippers Garner Daktronics Division II All-America Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Seniors Richard Kentish (Kingston, Jamaica) and Adrian Schippers (Ashby, Mass.) of the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team were named to the Daktronics Division II All-America team for the second straight year. Kentish was a First Team selection, while Schippers garnered Honorable Mention.
Kentish, a back, was the Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and is a three-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection. One of four players to start all 22 games for the Penmen, Kentish anchored a defense that has recorded 11 shutouts and posted a 0.56 goals-against average, good for seventh nationally. The Penmen recorded seven straight shutouts from September 5-September 27, the second longest string in program history, and allowed more than one goal just twice in 22 games. Kentish was a Daktronics Honorable Mention All-America selection last season.
Schippers, who also garnered NE-10
First Team honors for the second straight season in 2009
, leads the Penmen in scoring with 12 goals and three assists
despite playing in just 18 of 22 contests. A two-time
Northeast-10 Player of the Week, Schippers registered seven
game-winning goals on the season. He totaled two goals and an
assist in wins over Saint Thomas Aquinas and Bentley and also
scored twice in a victory over New Haven. Schippers also
tallied at least one goal in six of his final seven regular season
contests. Last season Schippers was a Daktronics Third Team
All-American.
The Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team finished 14-4-4 overall and advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals for the first time since the 2002 season. The Penmen captured their second straight Northeast-10 regular season title.