MANCHESTER, N.H. - Seniors Mike and Sean Ball (Salem, NH) of the Southern New Hampshire University men's lacrosse team were named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division II All-America team Monday, with Mike Ball earning Second Team honors, while Sean Ball was an Honorable Mention selection.

In addition, Mike Ball was selected to play in the 68^th Annual USILA Division I/II North/South All-Star Game which will be held on Friday, May 22 at 4:00 pm at Harvard Stadium on the campus of Harvard University.  He will play for the North team, which will be coached by current Bryant University head coach Mike Pressler.  Mike Ball becomes the third SNHU player to play in the prestigious event, as Lee Gunst competed in 1982 and John DeLanoy was selected in 2008.  He is one of 12 Division II players competing in the game.

Mike Ball is a two-time Northeast-10 First Team and NEILA All-New England selection, and was an Inside Lacrosse preseason All-American in 2009.  This season, he led the Penmen for the second straight year offensively, racking up 41 goals and 21 assists for 62 points.  Ball has totaled 10 points in two occasions, in wins over American International and Franklin Pierce, and is ranked second in the Northeast-10 Conference in goals and points per game, while ranking eighth in Division II in goals and ninth in assists per game.

Sean Ball, who was a Northeast-10 First Team and NEILA All-New England First Team selection in 2009, finished second on the Penmen in goal scoring as he scored 23 times this season, while his 32 points placed him third on the squad.  He totaled a season-high four goals and an assist in a win over Franklin Pierce and also had two goals and three assists in a win at Saint Michael's. 

SNHU qualified for the Northeast-10 Tournament for the first time since 2006 this season.