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STURNS AND INGRAM EARN DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION ACCOLADES

March 12, 2008

NEW HAVEN, CT-Senior guard Michael Sturns of Holy Family University and sophomore forward Malcolm Ingram of Philadelphia University have been named to the 2007-08 Daktronics Division II All-Northeast Region men's basketball team, it was announced today. Sturns was a first team pick and Ingram was a second team selection. A total of 11 players from the region were named to the first or second team.

Sturns, a 6-5 senior who hails from Fort Worth, TX, is the leading scorer in all of Division II with an average of 26.5 points per-game. He was named the Player of the Year in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and was a member of the All-Tournament team. He has led the Tigers to a 21-9 record this season and a berth into the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament. Holy Family, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, will face No. 2 Assumption College on Saturday, March 15, at 2:30 pm.

In addition to leading the CACC in scoring, Sturns ranks among league leaders in numerous categories, including 13th in rebounds, (6.5), 10th in field-goal percentage (47.6), ninth in assists (2.97) and third in steals (2.27).

Ingram, a 6-4 sophomore from Philadelphia, PA, was a first team All-CACC selection in his first year as a starter. He checks in with averages of 16.7 ppg (sixth in CACC), 8.4 rebounds per-game (fourth in CACC) and shoots 49.5-percent from the field (sixth in CACC). Ingram also paces the conference with an average of 3.39 offensive rebounds per-game. Ingram and the Rams won the CACC Tournament Championship on Saturday, March 8, and gained an automatic berth into the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament. Philadelphia is the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 Saint Rose on Saturday at noon.

Saint Rose senior point guard Steve Dagostino was named the Northeast Region Player of the Year. The complete Daktronics All-Northeast Region team is below.

First Team

Steve Dagostino, Sr., G, Saint Rose

Nate Fritsch, Sr., F, Bentley

Jonathan Schmidt, Jr., G, C.W. Post

Michael Sturns, Sr., G, Holy Family

Ryan Williams, Sr., G, Pace

Second Team

Darren Duncan, So., G, Merrimack

Laurence Ekperigin, So., F, Le Moyne

Vincent Falzone, Sr., F, Molloy

Malcolm Ingram, So., F, Philadelphia

Brian Monahan, Sr., F, Saint Michael's

Jason Westrol, So., G, Bentley