LOWELL, MA (May 10, 2007) – UMass Lowell senior Vikki Guido (Winchester, MA) was named to the 2007 Daktronics Division II Softball All-Northeast Region Second Team, selected by the region’s sports information directors and released Thursday.

The honor is the latest in what has been a thrilling season for the centerfielder, who helped lead the River Hawks to their first-ever Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship last week.

UML (29-20), seeded No. 8, is in the midst of the NCAA Tournament Northeast Regional – its second straight appearance and third in five years – where it won its first game Thursday (4-1) over No. 1 Le Moyne. The River Hawks meet No. 5 Georgian Court Friday at 2:00.

The award is the second major honor within a week for Guido, who was named to the 2007 NE-10 All-Conference First Team last weekend.

The consummate leadoff hitter, Guido is enjoying a stellar season and currently leads the River Hawks in several categories, including batting (.347), total hits (59), singles (58), runs (29) and stolen bases (16/18).

She is also prominent among NE-10 leaders in the aforementioned categories, ranking second in stolen bases, third in total hits, eighth in runs and 11th in batting.

Over the course of her career, Guido has helped the River Hawks to a four-year record of 116-79.

A graduate of Winchester H.S., Guido is the daughter of Paul Guido of Salem, MA, and Robin Cosco Guido of Winchester, MA.