May 4, 2008

Erie, Pa - Mercyhurst's Matt Warren was recently named to the ACHA All-American team. Warren, a senior from Gatineau, Quebec, is the first player from Mercyhurst to be voted as a 1st team All-American. He joins Brent Klimow (2nd and 3rd team selection) and Micky Girardi (2nd and 3rd team selection) as former Mercyhurst players who have been named to the ACHA All-American squad.

Warren, the team's leading scorer and most valuable player amassed 40 goals and 33 assists on the year totaling 73 points, placing him 3rd overall in ACHA Division 1 scoring. Warren also led the team in every category including PPG, SHG, and Pims. Warren was also selected to participate in the 1st Annual Men's Division 1 All-Star Game where he collected a goal and the games second star award.

Before Mercyhurst, Matt played for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior A Hockey League. While playing for Pembroke, Matt finished 2nd in CJHL league scoring with 38 goals and 41 assists for 79 points in 51 games played.

Below is a list of all the ACHA All-Americans as voted on by the Division 1 Awards Committee:

1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

GOALIE #1 Mike Burda, University of Illinois

DEFENSE #20 Dave Semenyna, Liberty University #3 Keith Jordan, Penn State University

FORWARD #8 Jim Gehring, West Chester University #19 Jake Ebner, Lindenwood University #26 Matt Warren, Mercyhurst College

2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

GOALIE #1 Mike Binnie, Liberty University

DEFENSE #26 Brad Hoelzer, University of Illinois #6 Joe Baumgartner, University of Delaware

FORWARD #23 Drew Heredia, University of Illinois #16 Jason Nemeth, University of Illinois #32 Pat Johnson, West Chester University

3RD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

GOALIE #30 Paul Marshall, Ohio University

DEFENSE #4 Brent Cornelius, Iowa State University #5 Matt Chromy, University of Michigan-Dearborn

FORWARD #25 Mike Gardner, University of Delaware #18 Eric Schottke, Niagara University #11 Jim Fuhs, Ohio University