2009 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament


 

December 12, 2003
LHU's Carey and Burkley Tabbed All-Northeast Region

   
  (Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania football defensive back Rob Carey ( N. Braddock/Woodland Hills) and wide receiver Marcus Burkley (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) have earned recognition on the D2Football.com All-Northeast Region Teams. 
            Senior defensive back Rob Carey receives his second-straight All-Northeast Region nod from D2Football.com, this year being named a Second Team defensive back.  A four-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division pick at defensive back and a three-time return specialist selection, Carey posted 59 tackles this season, splitting time between strong safety and cornerback.  He recorded a season-high of 10 stops against Shippensburg, and also added an interception, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and two blocked field goals.   

 
LHU's Marcus Burkley (left) and 
Rob Carey (right) were selected to the
D2Football.com All-Northeast Region teams.
 

          Marcus Burkley, a senior wide receiver, made the Honorable Mention All-Northeast Region list, his first such selection.  Burkley, a four-time All-PSAC West receiver, set the Lock Haven career touchdowns reception mark by catching five this season to bring his four-year total to the new record of 19 touchdowns. He led LHU in scoring with seven touchdowns and was fifth in the PSAC with 42 catches (4.67/gm) for an average of 58.4 yards a game. His biggest statistical game of the season came versus California ( Pa. ) University, scoring three touchdowns with a reception, a fumble recovery/return and a kickoff return.             
            The Bald Eagle football team, under fourth-year head coach Mark Luther, closed out its 2003 campaign with a 3-8 overall and 1-5 PSAC Western Division record. 
            The D2Football.com All-Northeast Region Teams recognize student-athletes from the programs competing in the Northeast Region consisting of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Northeast 10 Conference (NE-10), PSAC, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) and independents Gannon, New Haven, St. Joseph’s and Tiffin.  The full all-region listing can be located at www.d2football.com .

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