Maurice Horton Named First-Team All-MASCAC

Worcester, MA --- Junior forward Maurice Horton has been selected to the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Basketball First-Team as announced this afternoon by conference publicist Jim Seavey. The vote was taken by each of the conferences seven head coaches earlier this week.

February 25, 2009

Worcester, MA --- Junior forward Maurice Horton has been selected to the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Basketball First-Team as announced this afternoon by conference publicist Jim Seavey. The vote was taken by each of the conferences seven head coaches earlier this week.

Horton, who hails from Detroit, MI, was a standout performer for the Lancers as he finished the regular season totaling 581 points for an NCAA sixth best total and ninth best average (23.2) and while he also ranked 28th in rebounds per game (10.1).

Horton also is among the conference leaders in several categories which includes fourth in average assists (3.60), fifth in free throw percentage (.775), seventh in total blocks (17), eighth in field goal percentage (.494) and 11th in average steals (1.52).

Horton was joined on the First Team by fourth-year Roland Millien (Stoughton, MA) of Bridgewater State, third-year Josue Almodovar (Holyoke, MA) of Framingham State along with senior’s Dylan Holmes (Groton, MA) and Stevie Celestin (Somerville, MA) of Salem State and junior Dave Jaenig (Quincy, MA) of Westfield State. Holmes was tabbed the conference player of the year while teammate Brian Clark (Deerfield, MA) was honored as the MASCAC Rookie of the Year.

Chris Harvey of Salem and Joe Farroba of Bridgewater State also each received the nod as MASCAC Co-Coaches of the year.

The Lancers bowed out to Framingham State yesterday, 90-77, in the quarterfinal round of the MASCAC Men’s basketball tournament to end their season with a 12-14 record.