The University of Maine is represented by five players on the 2005 America East All-Conference team announced Wednesday: Sarah Bennis, Brittany Cheney, Jess Brady, Lauren Dulkis, and Amy Kuhl. Bennis, Cheney and Brady are all first team selections while Dulkis and Kuhl made the second team.

Brady is a senior outfielder from Jackman who is on the first team for the fourth straight year. She is batting .297, 23 runs scored, and 20 stolen bases.

Bennis is a junior pitcher from Pownal who leads the conference in strikeouts (116) with a 9-8 record and 2.02 ERA (second in AE).

Cheney, a junior shortstop from Massachusetts, earned her second straight first team honor by leading the Black Bears with a .316 batting average and 20 RBIs.

Dulkis is batting .315 with a team-leading 40 hits and Kuhl is batting .279 with 13 RBIs and a team-leading 10 doubles.

Maine opens its America East playoff schedule today in a quarterfinal game against Boston University.