NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Two Little East Conference student-athletes were recently selected to the 2008 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Senior All-Star Game at Ursinus College on Nov. 23. Worcester State College defender Kim Cosenza (Fitchburg, Mass.) and Keene State College defender Alyssa Rowell (Queensbury, N.Y.) each earned a spot on the 38-person roster.

Cosenza is the first Lancer in the program's history to be selected to the national senior game. She anchored the fifth-best defense in the conference circuit, allowing just 30 goals on the season. Cosenza is second in the Little East in defensive saves with seven. She made a season-high four defensive stops against Westfield State College on Sept. 13. Cosenza also contributed to the offensive rush with two markers for four points.

Rowell is the first field hockey student-athlete to be recognized as the top defensive player in back-to-back years. She is also making her third consecutive appearance on the All-Little East, first-team. The Queensbury, N.Y. native anchored the top-ranked defensive unit, allowing just 26 goals in 23 matches. Rowell sits atop the conference standings in defensive saves (13), making a season-best four stops twice. She has also contributed to the offensive rush, ranking fifth in the Little East in assists (9), ninth in points (31), and 10th in goals (11). Rowell netted two goals and handed out a helper for a season-high five points against Fitchburg State on Oct. 25. She was honored as the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week in four times.

The quarterfinal round of the 2008 Little East Conference Field Hockey Championship Tournament will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m., when seventh-seeded Worcester State travels to second-seeded Plymouth State University. Top-seeded Keene State will host eighth-seeded Bridgewater State College later that evening at 5 p.m.