Knights on MISL All-League, All-Rookie Teams
Published on March 12, 2013 under Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Syracuse Silver Knights News Release
TAMPA, Fla. - The Major Indoor Soccer League honored the top performers from the 2012-13 regular season today, naming the All-MISL First and Second Teams as well as the All-Rookie Team. Two members of Syracuse Silver Knights, Neto and Nelson Santana, earned All-MISL First and Second Team honors, respectively.
Neto finished his inaugural season with Syracuse tied for second in the league in goals with 34, two of which were three-pointers. The Goiás, Brazil native also finished tied for third in points with 78. His performance earned him a spot on the All-MISL First Team, along with Rochester forwards Doug Miller and Mauricio Salles, defenders Leo Gibson (Missouri) and Mike Lookingland (Baltimore), and goalkeeper Nick Vorberg (Milwaukee).
Santana earned all-league honors for the second straight campaign. This season, he led the Silver Knights with 21 assists, tied for fourth-most in the MISL. Santana also contributed 11 goals while playing heavy minutes on the team's top defensive pairing. Baltimore's Pat Healey was honored alongside Santana at defense on the All-MISL Second Team. Vahid Assadpour (Missouri), Chile Farias (Chicago), and Luan Oliveira (Milwaukee) comprised the second-team forwards, and Chicago's Jeff Richey earned second-team goalkeeper honors.
Six MISL clubs are represented in the teams, with the Baltimore Blast and Rochester Lancers leading the way with four selections each. The Milwaukee Wave and Chicago Soul each had three players honored, while the Syracuse Silver Knights and Missouri Comets had two each.
The All-MISL and All-Rookie teams were selected through a vote by MISL team management and select media members.
Baltimore and Missouri will face off in the best-of-three 2013 MISL Championship Series starting Thursday at the Independence Events Center in Missouri (8:35 p.m. ET, MISLNation.com), with the second leg set for Saturday at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore (7:35 p.m. ET, MISLNation.com). A deciding mini-game will be played immediately following Game 2 if needed.
2012-13 All-MISL First Team
GK Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee Wave
D Leo Gibson, Missouri Comets
D Mike Lookingland, Baltimore Blast
MF/F Doug Miller, Rochester Lancers
MF/F Neto, Syracuse Silver Knights
MF/F Mauricio Salles, Rochester Lancers
2012-13 All-MISL Second Team
GK Jeff Richey, Chicago Soul
D Pat Healey, Baltimore Blast
D Nelson Santana, Syracuse Silver Knights
MF/F Vahid Assadpour, Missouri Comets
MF/F Carlos Farias, Chicago Soul
MF/F Luan Oliveira, Milwaukee Wave
2012-13 MISL All-Rookie Team
GK William Vanzela, Baltimore Blast
D Stephen Basso, Rochester Lancers
D Pedrinho, Rochester Lancers
MF/F Luan Oliveira, Milwaukee Wave
MF/F Carlos Munoz, Chicago Soul
MF/F Lucas Roque, Baltimore Blast
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