Dec. 1, 2010

BOSTON, Mass. -

A trio of UMass football players were named to the New England Football Writers All-Star Team on Wednesday. Senior receiver Anthony Nelson, senior lineman Greg Niland and junior linebacker Tyler Holmes were named to the team for outstanding play in 2010. All three were also honored as UMass' First-Team All-CAA selections.

 

2010 All-New England Football Team
OFFENSE
OL       Mike Allison              Central Conn.        Sr.
OL       Patrick Conroy           Brown                  Sr.
OL         Greg Niland                 Massachusetts       Sr.
OL       Mike McCabe             Holy Cross            Sr.
OL       Ryan O'Neill              Dartmouth            Jr.
RB       Jordan Brown            Bryant                  So.
RB       Gino Gordon             Harvard                Sr.
RB       Nick Schwieger          Dartmouth            Jr.
QB       Dale Fink                 Sacred Heart         Sr.
WR      Terrance Fox             New Hampshire      Sr.
WR        Anthony Nelson         Massachusetts      Sr.
WR      Alexander Tounkara     Brown                 Sr.
TE        Derek Buttles            Maine                  Jr.

DEFENSE
DL       Victor Adesanya          Rhode Island        Sr.
DL       Charles Bay               Dartmouth           Sr.
DL       Tom McCarthy            Yale                   Sr.
DL       Brian McNally             New Hampshire     Jr.
DL       Josue Ortiz                Harvard               Jr.
LB       Matt Hansen               Rhode Island        Sr.
LB       Jordan Haynes            Yale                    Jr.
LB         Tyler Holmes                Massachusetts      Jr.
LB       Sean Lamkin              Holy Cross            Sr. 
LB       Jason Riffe                Bryant                  Sr.
DB       Adam Money             Yale                     Sr.
DB       Hugo Souza              New Hampshire      Sr.
DB       Dino Vasso               New Hampshire      Sr.
DB       Collin Zych               Harvard                Sr.

SPECIAL TEAMS
RS        Shawn Abuhoff         Dartmouth             Jr.
PK       Joe Izzo                   Central Conn.         Sr.
P          Nate Lovett             Brown                   Jr.