Lancers Hand out Team Awards
February 26, 2012 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Rochester Lancers News Release
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February 26, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELANCERS MILLER NAMED TEAM MOST VALUABLE PLAYERPlayoff Bound Lancers Honor Their Own in Pregame Awards Ceremony
(Rochester, NY) - The Rochester Lancers concluded their successful 2011-12 regular season with a 10-2 win against the Wichita Wings on Sunday at the Blue Cross Arena. The season witnessed many individual and team accomplishments and prior to Sunday's game against the Wings the Lancers held their annual awards honoring season-long individual achievements. The club's Most Valuable Player award went to Doug Miller who at 42, returned to professional soccer and tallied 25 goals and 66 points despite missing the team's finale due to injury. Fellow striker Mauricio Salles and goalkeeper Patrick Hannigan returned to the Flower City this season to capture the club's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards respectively. In total the Lancers handed out nine team awards. The complete list of awards and their recipients are listed below:
2011-2012 awards:
ESL Federal Credit Union Team MVP - Doug Miller
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning Offensive Player of the Year - Mauricio Salles
Vision Automotive Defensive Player of the Year - Patrick Hannigan
Guaranteed Mortgage Rookie of the Year - Andrew Hoxie
Faber Homes Team Builder award - Lubo Kocic
Dunkin Donuts Community Service Award - Elliot Fauske
Smugtown Beacon Community Service Award - Jeremy Ortiz
Nothnagle's Community Service Award - Grady Renfrow
Salvatore's Team Dedication Award - David DiPasquale
Palmer's Direct To You Market - MISL Offensive Player of The Month - Mauricio Salles
Total Sports Experience - MISL Defensive Player of The Month - Brayton Knapp
Rochester wraps up their inaugural season with an 11-13 record and a trip to the MISL playoffs. The club will take on the regular season divisional champion Baltimore Blast in the Eastern Division Finals on Saturday, March 10 at First Mariner Arena in Baltimore beginning at 7:30 p.m. Game two of the series will take place at the Blue Cross Arena on Monday, March 12 with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m.
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