Leo Gibson Named Player of the Month
February 6, 2013 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Kansas City Comets News Release
INDEPENDENCE, MO - One day after being named to his third straight MISL Team of the Week, Leo Gibson was named the MISL Defender of the Month for January. Gibson, who has played defender for most of his career with the Comets, was asked to step up offensively in January with injuries and suspensions hampering the Comets forwards. Taking his new task to heart, the veteran defender had 32 points during the month, including setting a new current-era MISL record with a 16-point game in the Comets' 30-17 win against Rochester on January 19. Gibson recorded hat tricks in three consecutive games, and now leads all defenders with 58 points.
The Major Indoor Soccer League announced its other Players of the Month for January as well, with the Chicago Soul's forward Carlos Farias being named Offensive Player of the Month and the Milwaukee Wave's Marcel Feenstra taking Goalkeeper of the Month honors.
Selections were based on individual performances in games played through January 31, with nominations being received throughout the month from each team in the MISL.
Chicago's Farias led the Soul into the playoff places with a remarkable 36 points during the month, with Chicago posting a 5-3 record. The former MISL Most Valuable Player recorded a point in every game, including a remarkable 13-point performance in a 24-13 victory against the Wichita Wings that saw him record a current-era MISL record with three 3-pointers. Farias more than doubled his output for the first two months of the season, and is now one of the top 10 scorers in the league.
Milwaukee's Feenstra earns the Wave a second consecutive Goalkeeper of the Month award, following Nick Vorberg in December, after going 4-0 with an 8.25 goals-against average in January. Feenstra did not concede more than five goals in a game in January, and now sits second in the MISL, behind his teammate, with a 0.771 save percentage.
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