Nov. 2, 2006

NEC Women's Soccer All-Conference Release

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 2, 2006) - Sacred Heart senior Lisa Burbige (Babylon, NY) was named to the women's soccer All-Northeast Conference first teams Thursday afternoon while teammates junior Alyssa Long (Smithfield, RI) and sophomore Britney Dupee (Portland, ME) earned second teams honors.

The awards were presented at a banquet on the eve of the 2006 NEC Women's Soccer Tournament, set to commence on Friday, November 3 at Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. In the semifinals, top-seeded Long Island hosts #4 seed Sacred Heart at 11:00 am, followed by #2 seed Monmouth facing four-time defending NEC champion and #3 seed Central Connecticut State. The championship match is slated for Sunday, November 5 at 1:00 pm.

A senior midfielder, Burbige leads the Pioneers with five goals and 11 points. Down the stretch, she scored three goals as the Pioneers went unbeaten over the last four matches of the regular season to snare the fourth and final NEC Tournament berth.

Sacred Heart can place the spotlight on second team all-stars Dupee and Long. Dupee, a sophomore midfielder, was an immediate contributor for the Pioneers and ranks second on the club with four goals and nine points. Long made it difficult for conference opponents to find the back of the net this season as the Pioneers gave up just nine goals in NEC play.