Feb 27, 2009

Duncan, Mency, Mack Named to Northeast-10 All-Conference Team

SOUTH EASTON, MA – Darren Duncan (Briarwood, NY), Dee Mency (Hagerstown, MD) and Wayne Mack (Paterson, NJ) each earned Northeast-10 All-Conference honors Friday.

For the second straight year, Duncan, who leads the conference in scoring, assists, and free throws, was a first-team selection. The junior captain, who reached the 1,000 point milestone earlier this season and set the school record for free throws in a season and career, is just one of two point guards in Division II to be a finalist for the prestigious Bob Cousy award. Duncan was the NE-10 Freshman of the Year in 2006-07.

Mency, a second-team selection, is eighth in scoring in the conference, averaging 16.5 points-per-game and ranks fifth in three-pointers. Just 41 points shy of 1,000 career, despite being a sophomore, he was the NE-10 Freshman of the Year in 2007-08.

Mack, who was named to the All-Rookie team, is averaging 10.6 points per game in 26 games this season. He has reached double-figures in 14 games this season, including a career-high 21 points against Stonehill on January 24.

Le Moyne’s Laurence Ekperigin, who ranks second in scoring (to Duncan) and first in rebounds in the conference, was named the NE-10 Player of the Year. Lowell’s Max Kernan earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, while his teammate, Kyle Caiola, earned Freshman of the Year honors. The River Hawks coach, and former Warriors assistant coach and player, Greg Herenda, earned Coach of the Year honors in his first season at Lowell.

The Warriors (20-7, 16-6 NE-10) earned a first-round bye in the Northeast-10 Tournament as they finished fourth in the regular season standings. They will host the winner of #5 Assumption/#12 Pace on Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Volpe Gym in the quarterfinals. Merrimack is ranked fifth in the east regional rankings and has its second-straight NCAA appearance in its sights.


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