Esposito Tops Six NJAC All-Stars for Kean

PITMAN, N.J. (11/3/09) - Sophomore forward Danielle Esposito (Holmdel, N.J.) and freshman forward Carly Seidel (Winslow Township, N.J.) headlined the New Jersey Athletic Conference women's soccer all-stars for Kean, as Esposito earned first-team honors and Seidel was tabbed the NJAC Rookie of the Year.

The Cougars placed four on second-team with Jenna Godwin (Kingwood, N.J.), Lara Kaminski (Rahway, N.J.) and Lauren Small (Hamilton, N.J.) joining Seidel on second-team, while Leandra Russo (Galloway, N.J.) earned honorable mention accolades.

Esposito (pictured right) led the Cougars in scoring, as she netted 10 goals, including six in conference games, for a team-high 23 points. She recorded all three of her assists in NJAC competition, as she ranked fourth in points and goals and sixth in assists in the nine NJAC games.

Seidel, who became just the second player in school history to earn top rookie honors, finished second on the team with six goals and has a team-high six assists for 18 points.

Godwin (pictured left) earns NJAC honors for the third straight season, as the midfielder finished with four of her six goals in NJAC games. During the season, Godwin added four assists and was third on the team with16 points.

In her first year in a Cougar uniform, Kaminski also earns NJAC second-team honors for the third time in her career. One of just two players to start all 19 games this season, including all nine in conference play, she scored both of her goals in NJAC games from the midfield.

Small earns NJAC honors for the first time in her career, as the defender helped the Cougars rank fourth in the conference in goals allowed. This season, Small started all 17 games she played in, including all eight conference games she competed in.

Also earning all-conference honors for the first time, Russo started all 19 games for Kean in goal, as she made 69 saves, including 33 in conference play, and finished tied for first in the conference with five shutouts in nine NJAC games.

The Cougars closed out the season 7-8-4 overall and 4-3-2 in NJAC play to earn the fifth seed in the NJAC tournament. All but one of the Cougar losses was by a single goal.