Steamers select seven players in dispersal draft
January 5, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
St. Louis Steamers News Release
St. Louis, MO, January 5, 2005 St. Louis Steamers Team President Michael Hetelson, announced today that the team selected five players in todays Monterrey Fury, San Diego Sockers Dispersal Draft.
The Steamers had the third overall pick in the draft. The draft order was determined by the lowest winning percentage of the teams over the past two seasons. With the third overall pick, the Steamers selected midfielder Mariano Bollella. The 5-6, 155-pound midfielder played in seven games with San Diego this season, recording six points (five goals, one assist) along with 22 shots and seven fouls. The Steamers chose defenseman Sean Bowers from San Diego with the 10th overall pick. The 6-3 190-pound defenseman collected four assists along with 12 blocks in five games with the Sockers this season.
St. Louis selected Monterreys leading scorer Marco Chikis Lopez with the 17th overall pick in the third round. Lopez tallied 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in six games for Monterrey this season. The 5-3, 146-pound forward finished fifth in last years scoring race, tallying 61 points (29 goals, 32 assists) in 35 games.
Very seldom do you go into a draft and get exactly everything you want, said player/head coach Daryl Doran, but we were able to get three of our first four players on our wish list, which is very unique. Doran added, The hardest part now is going to be to get all of these players underneath the cap, we were able to add depth all across the board in the draft, which is a very good thing.
The Steamers chose goalkeeper Justin Neerhoff from San Diego in the fourth round. Neerhoof appeared in one game for the Sockers this season, collecting an 0-1 record with a 3.17 goals against average. St. Louis selected forward Renaldo Candido Pereira from Monterrey in the fifth round and goalkeeper Riley Swift from San Diego in the sixth round. The Steamers chose Kevin Quiqley with their seventh and final pick of the dispersal draft.
Chicago selected forward Mark Ughy from San Diego with the number one pick of the draft and Cleveland chose defenseman Genoni Martinez with the second overall pick.
Draft Results
Round 1 3rd Overall Mariano Bollella (San Diego)
Round 2 10th Overall Sean Bowers (San Diego)
Round 3 17th Overall Marco Lopez (Monterrey)
Round 4 24th Overall Justin Neerhoff (Monterrey)
Round 5 31st Overall Renaldo Candido Pereira (Monterrey)
Round 6 38th Overall Riley Swift (San Diego)
Round 7 45th Overall Kevin Quigley (San Diego)
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