HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport participant at Holy Ghost Prep High School...played forward in basketball, stopper in soccer, and midfield in lacrosse...four-year letterwinner in lacrosse, leading team to 12-5 record and a league title as a senior...earned all-league honors three times and all-area honors twice...earned four letters in soccer and led team to 19-5-2 record as a senior when team won league and district titles...earned first team all-area honors by the Philadelphia Inquirer...led basketball team to 31-1 record as a senior...team won district title and was Eastern Pennsylvania champions...three-year standout who was league Most Valuable Player as a senior and was named Bucks County Courier Times area Co-Player of the Year...honor roll student who was president of freshman class...was also active with Special Olympics and community service corps.

AT DELAWARE: Second-year player...short-stick defensive midfielder with good size...will add depth to unit as a sophomore...one of team’s most improved midfieleders...2005: Saw action in two games as a freshman...played in season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s and also saw action in win over Albany...registered one groundball.

PERSONAL: Brett Matthew Manney...born Sept. 21, 1985...son of James and Kathy Manney...business major...worked as a valet during the summer...has an older sister and a twin brother, Ryan...sister, Megan, played soccer at Monmouth University...mother is nurse.