Montclair, NJ (5/4/10) – Senior midfielder Taylor Bonner (Old Bridge, NJ / Old Bridge)
was named the Player of the Year while head coach John Greco was chosen
as the Coach of the Year as
regular-season and tournament champion Montclair State dominated the
selections on the 2010 Skyline All-Conference selections.
Senior defender Pat Ferry (Clifton, NJ / Clifton)
earned his fourth honor as the Red Hawks placed a total of eight
players on the team, including five on the First Team. Joining Bonner
and Ferry on the First Team were sophomore Tyler Meth (Basking Ridge, NJ / Ridge) and junior Robert Sinicola (North Caldwell, NJ / West Essex) on attack as well as defenseman Anthony Dzienkiewicz (Jackson, NJ / Jackson).
Senior defender Collin Marsh (Asbury, NJ / North Hunterdon) and goalkeeper Andrew Rosado (Elmwood Park, NJ / St. Joseph’s (Montvale)) were named to the Second Team along with midfielder Douglas Kennedy (Rumson, NJ / Rumson-Fair Haven).
The eight players were enormously instrumental in helping MSU to the
finest season in the history of the program as the Red Hawks are
currently 15-3 overall and preparing for their second straight NCAA
Tournament appearance. Montclair’s 15 wins ties the school record set
in 1989 and it also completed its third consecutive undefeated
conference regular-season (6-0).
Bonner’s
selection marks the third straight year that Montclair has captured
Player of the Year honors. A now three-time All-Skyline selection,
Bonner is currently second on the team with 54 points on 38 goals and
16 assists. In addition he also leads the team in ground balls with 64
and has also forced 12 turnovers. He currently ranks fourth in the
league in goals and fifth in points.
Ferry is a
three-time First-Team selection as the former Skyline Rookie of the
Year anchors one of the nation’s top defensive units, which is allowing
just 6.18 goals per game. The all-time leader at MSU in forced
turnovers, Ferry has 30 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers bringing
his four-year total to 107.
Meth collects his second Skyline honor as he repeats following his 2009
campaign that landed him the conference’s Rookie of the Year. This
season, Meth is currently third in the Skyline in goals per games and
leads the league in game-winning goals (6) and man-up tallies (12). He
leads Montclair in goals scored with 41 and is third with 49 points.
Sinicola was a three-time Skyline Player of the Week and the Most
Valuable Player of the Skyline Tournament as he scored five times
against Kean in the championship game. The league leader in assists, he
is third in points and ranks fourth in Division III in assists and 23rd
in points. In 18 contests this season, Sinicola has registered 77
points- the sixth-best single-season total in program history. He has
scored 29 goals and handed out 48 assists while also recording 43
ground balls.
Dzienkiewicz was also a repeat First-Team selection and his third
overall. Another former Rookie of the Year, “DZ” led the team with 23
caused turnovers this season and is currently second to Bonner on the
team with 53 ground balls. He also recorded his first point in 2010,
scoring a goal in the Red Hawks’ 13-9 win over Maritime in the Skyline
Tournament semifinals.
Marsh appeared in all 18 games this season recording 25 ground balls
and forcing 16 turnovers. Kennedy had 21 ground balls and seven caused
turnovers in addition to a goal and assist.
Rosado stepped into the starting goalkeeper position following the
departure of two-time Skyline Player of the Year Thomas Bowers, and the
Red Hawks did not miss a beat. The senior is second in the Skyline in
goals against average and leads the league in save percentage stopping
an average of eight shots per contest. He also ranks 12th in Division
III in goals against average. In 18 games this season Rosado has made
145 saves while posting a 6.51 goals against average and .580 save
percentage.
Greco earned his first Coach of the Year honor from the Skyline Conference and third overall. He won the award twice from the old Knickerbocker Conference. Now in his eighth season, Greco has posted a 96-43 mark during that time, including a 43-10 mark in conference play – 23-2 since joining the Skyline in 2007. Greco has led MSU to its only two NCAA Tournament appearances and has played in five conference championship games winning the last two years (2009 and 2010).