Jan. 9, 2008

CAPE COD, Mass. - Four Minutemen football players were named ECAC I-AA All-Stars. Offensive lineman Matt Austin and wide receiver JJ Moore were named to the first team offense, while line backer Jason Hatchell and defensive lineman David Burris were named to the first team defense. Massachusetts led all teams with four players selected to the all-star team.

The Eastern College Athletic Conference will honor the players at the annual Easter College Football Awards Banquet, presented by FieldTurf Tarkett. This event will be held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

This is the second consecutive year that senior captain Matt Austin has earned a spot on the ECAC first team. Burris finished sixth all-time at UMass with 23.0 career sacks. Hatchell also finished sixth all-time at UMass with 360 career tackles. Moore finished his career with over 2,000 receiving yards, the fourth player in UMass history ever to do so.

Here is a complete list of the ECAC All-Stars:

2007 ECAC Division I-AA All-Stars
Player of the Year
Joe Flacco Sr. QB Delaware
Rookie of the Year
Kevin Grayson Fr. WR Richmond
Offense
Ricky Santos Sr. QB New Hampshire
Tim Hightower Sr. RB Richmond
Omar Cuff Sr. RB Delaware
Charles Sullivan Sr. WR Hofstra
JJ Moore Sr. WR Massachusetts
Matt Sherry Sr. TE Villanova
Matt Austin Sr. OL Massachusetts
Ryne Nutt Sr. OL Central Connecticut
Jeff Monaco Sr. OL Yale
Mike Byrne Sr. OL Delaware
Nick Couturier Sr. OL New Hampshire
Defense
Jovan Belcher Jr. DL Maine
John Baranowsky Sr. DL James Madison
David Burris Sr. DL Massachusetts
Andy Romans Jr. LB Lafayette
Jason Hatchell Sr. LB Massachusetts
Mike Gallihugh Sr. LB Colgate
Brian Bradford Sr. LB Towson
Tony LeZotte Sr. DB James Madison
Jeff Pammer Sr. DB New Hampshire
Al Phillips Sr. DB Wagner
Steven Williams Sr. DB Harvard
Special Teams
Steve Morgan Sr. K Brown
Ben Dato Sr. P Fordham
Al Phillips Sr. RS Wagner