Minneapolis, MN --- Senior defensive back Andrew Sides (Acton, MA) was named today to the D3football.com All-East Region Team as voted on by East Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff. Sides was one of 13 players named to the team from Liberty League schools and was the only member of the Engineers selected. The safety placed 10th in the Liberty League with 76 tackles, while his 11 passes defended were ranked fifth in the conference.

Fellow Liberty League schools Hobart, Susquehanna, RPI, Union and St. Lawrence all had players named to the team. Hobart led with four All-East Region selections, while Susquehanna had three, RPI and Union each had two, and St. Lawrence had one player selected.

Sides was also one of only two players named to the team from Worcester area schools. Defensive end Steve Melville, Jr. (Merrimac, MA) from Worcester State also received first-team All-East Region honors. Melville is the first player from Worcester State named to the team since its inception in 2005.

Sides, a preseason All-American, had a tremendous season for the Engineers and was one of only nine players to be unanimously selected to the All-Liberty League first team. The strong safety placed second on the team and 10th in the conference with 76 tackles (53 solo). His two interceptions and nine pass breakups gave him 11 passes defended, ranking him fifth in the Liberty League.

For more information, please contact D3football.com publisher Pat Coleman at (703) 868-4364 or by e-mail at pat@d3football.com.

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