KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Led by senior defender Matt Delaney's (Wallasey, England) selection to the First Team, the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team had a total of four players named to the Daktronics 2008 Division II All-America team released on Tuesday.  Senior goalkeeper Sean Lambert (Rehoboth, MA) was selected a Second Team All-American, while junior forward Adrian Schippers (Ashby, MA) was selected to the Third Team.  Junior defender Richard Kentish (Kingston, Jamaica) was an Honorable Mention selection.

The Daktronics Division II All-America and All-Region teams are voted on by sports information directors at NCAA Division II institutions.

Delaney, who was a First Team Daktronics All-Region selection this season as well as a Northeast-10 First Team selection for the third time in his career in 2008, anchored a defense that tied a school record by posting 15 shutouts this season.  The Penmen allowed just nine goals all season and are currently ranked first in Division II in team goals-against average (0.39).  Delaney, who also registered three goals and an assist on the season, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Northeast-10 Tournament after the Penmen posted three shutouts en route to the tournament title.  He also scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Le Moyne in the championship game.

Lambert, a First Team Daktronics All-Region selection and the 2008 Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, posted 11 shutouts this year while finishing the season with a 0.42 goals-against average and .827 save percentage.  This week, Lambert ranks first nationally in GAA and 13th in save percentage.  He was a five-time Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week and was also a NE-10 First Team selection.

Schippers, who was named the Daktronics East Region Player of the Year as well as the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, had an immediate impact on the Penmen after transferring from Springfield College.  He led Southern New Hampshire in scoring with eight goals and six assists for 22 points and recorded three game-winning goals.  He was a two-time Northeast-10 Player of the Week and garnered NE-10 and Daktronics All-Region First Team accolades.

Kentish was also an intergral part of the Penmen defense this season, starting all but one game on the backline.  A Northeast-10 First Team and Daktronics All-Region First Team selection, Kentish was named to the All-Tournament Team of the NE-10 Tournament.  He is a two-time NE-10 All-Conference performer.

Southern New Hampshire finished the 2008 season with a 15-3-4 record and are currently ranked No. 8 in the adidas/NSCAA Division II poll.  The Penmen captured a share of the Northeast-10 regular season title for the first time in program history, won its third NE-10 tournament title and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 14^th time in program history.