CURTIS & HEFFERNAN NAMED TO NEILA EAST-WEST SENIOR ALL STAR GAME

NEWTON, Mass. – The New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) is excited to announce the 52 student-athletes who will compete in this year's East-West Senior All Star Game on Friday, June 3^rd. Emmanuel College seniors Chris Curtis (Ashland, Mass.) and Pat Heffernan (Pembroke, Mass.) were among those selected to compete on the East All-Star team.

The game will take place on the campus of Western New England University at 7:00 pm and will feature the top graduating students from Divisions 1, 2, and 3 at Golden Bear Stadium.

Curtis and Heffernan both enjoyed strong senior campaigns for the Saints, earning Great Northeast Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year accolades, respectively. They become just the second and third players in program history to earn NEILA East-West Senior All Star honors, joining their current assistant coach, Brian O'Regan, to earn the regional recognition.

All players and coaches were nominated by the head coaches within the NEILA.  Players were then ranked and selected by a committee awarding seniors from all three NCAA Divisions who played their college career in the New England region.  The NEILA and regional coaches would like to recognize these 52 young men on their time and commitment to their schools over their four year careers.

The NEILA East-West game also gives assistant coaches from some of the top programs each year the opportunity to take the reins as the coaching staffs of each team. This year the West will be coached by Mike Murray and Connor Mooney of Western New England and Scott Singer of Roger Williams University, while the East will be head manned by Merrimack's Bryan Brazill and Kyle Smith and Matt Colombini of Colby College.

Click here to view the full roster for the 2016 NEILA East-West Senior All Star Game.

*Release courtesy of the NEILA Publications Office