Fury's Hollimon, Jones Nominated for MASL Individual Awards
Published on May 3, 2019 under Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Ontario Fury News Release
DeBray Hollimon of the Ontario Fury
(Ontario Fury)
Milwaukee, WI - In preparation for the 2019 Ron Newman Cup Championship, the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) today announced the nominees for the Major Individual Awards for the 2018-19 regular season. While the Ontario Fury's DeBray Hollimon is one of three finalists for Rookie of the Year, his teammate Jermaine Jones has made the final three for Top Newcomer on the heels of being honored as one of 13 standouts in the same category.
The MASL Individual Awards winners will be announced at the Ron Newman Cup Press Conference this coming Saturday afternoon. The full schedule of Championship Week events may be found at www.maslsoccer.com/news/masl-announces-championship-week-schedule.
Playing in his very first season in professional indoor soccer, 22-year-old Hollimon appeared in 21 of 24 games for the Fury as a defender, notching five goals and five assists. While the San Diego State alum put in stellar performances over the course of the entire campaign, he had some of his best attacking contributions down the stretch, tallying three times in the final five regular season matches and helping Ontario get within a hair of reaching the playoffs.
Former U.S. National Team and FIFA World Cup star Jones joined the Inland Empire club in mid-March, following a storied outdoor career that saw him log numerous appearances for the Stars and Stripes, in the UEFA Champions League and the top flights of Germany, England and Turkey, as well as in Major League Soccer (MLS). The 37-year-old German-American quickly became a Fury fan favorite as he tore through opposition defenses, bagging ten goals and four assists in five contests for an impressive 2.8 points-per-game average that saw him tied for third-best in the league.
The MASL also announced the First Team All-MASL recipients, a complete list of whom is included below, along with all Major Individual Awards nominees.
For the first time, voting for the postseason awards was open to all MASL players, general managers and head coaches, in addition to select MASL staff. Voting was based on regular season performance.
2018-2019 voting results distribution
Head coaches 9%
Players 76%
GMs 8%
MASL staff 7%
Rookie of the Year nominees
F- De Bray Holliman - Ontario Fury
F - Tavoy Morgan - Harrisburg Heat
F - Zach Reget - St Louis Ambush
Newcomer of the Year nominees
M - Molham Babouli - Mississauga MetroStars
F - Kevin Ellis - Kansas City Comets
M - Jermaine Jones - Ontario Fury
MVP nominees
M - Brandon Escoto - San Diego Sockers
F - Max Ferdinand - Milwaukee Wave
F - Nick Perera - Tacoma Stars
Defender of the Year nominees
D - Adriano Dos Santos - Baltimore Blast
D - Marcio Leite - Milwaukee Wave
D - Darren Toby - Utica City FC
Goalkeeper of the Year nominees
GK - Josh Lemos - Milwaukee Wave
GK - Boris Pardo - San Diego Sockers
GK - William Vanzela - Baltimore Blast
Coach of the Year nominees
Ryan Hall - Utica City FC
Giuliano Oliviero - Milwaukee Wave
Phil Salvagio - San Diego Sockers
1st Team All-MASL
F - Nick Perera - Tacoma Stars
F - Max Ferdinand - Milwaukee Wave
M - Brandon Escoto - San Diego Sockers
D - Adriano Dos Santos - Baltimore Blast
D - Darren Toby - Utica City FC
GK - Boris Pardo - San Diego Sockers
Images from this story
 Jermaine Jones of the Ontario Fury |
 DeBray Hollimon of the Ontario Fury |
Major Arena Soccer League Stories from May 3, 2019
- Fury's Hollimon, Jones Nominated for MASL Individual Awards - Ontario Fury
- Nick Perera Named to 1st Team All-MASL, MVP Nominee - Tacoma Stars
- Adriano Dos Santos Named to All-MASL First Team and Defender of the Year Shortlist - Baltimore Blast
- MASL Announces First Team All-MASL and Nominees for Major Awards - MASL
- St. Louis Ambush Forward Reget Nominated for MASL Rookie of the Year - St. Louis Ambush
- Darren Toby, Ryan Hall Earn League Honors - Utica City FC
- Popular SC Waukesha Program Is Now SC Wave - Milwaukee Wave
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