MISL announces players of the month

November 2, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release


GOALKEEPER OF THE MONTH

Victor Nogueira, San Diego Sockers

Nogueira was solid for San Diego in turning in four quality performances in his first four starts of the season. The 45-year-old goalkeeper recorded the 452nd and 453rd victories of his professional indoor career as the Sockers went 2-2 in October. In 234:43 of action, Nogueira saved 45 of 61 shots, and posted an impressive 4.09 goals-against-average. Nogueira's October showing was highlighted by his performance (stopped seven of 10 shots) in the Sockers' 5-3 win over the two-time defending MISL Champion Baltimore Blast in the 2004-05 MISL season opener on Oct. 9. Then on Oct. 29, Nogueira stopped 12 of 14 shots in stifling the Monterrey Tigres offense in a 10-2 San Diego victory. The native of Mozambique is an eight-time Goalkeeper of the Year in the League, who now has 9,434 career saves. Nogueira has won the MISL Goalkeeper of the Week twice this season (Oct. 11, Nov.1). He won the MISL Goalkeeper of the Month once in 2003-04 (December).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Troy Dusosky, Milwaukee Wave

Dusosky led all MISL defenders with four goals in October, as he and the Wave got off to a 1-1 start by splitting a pair of games with the Chicago Storm. The three-time All-Star opened the season with one goal, one assist, and one block in an 8-3 victory over the Storm at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Oct. 23. Then on Oct. 29, the 28-year-old defender earned his first hat trick of the season, scoring three goals and adding an assist and one block in the Wave's 9-8 overtime loss to Chicago at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisc. A native of Anoka, Minn., Dusosky made his League debut with Cleveland in 1995, and is now in his fourth season with the Milwaukee Wave. He has 96 goals, 72 assists, and 334 blocks in his career.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Mark Ughy, San Diego Sockers

Ughy scored in all four Sockers games in October and leads the MISL in points with nine, and goals with seven. The 28-year-old forward helped lead the Sockers to a 2-2 record in the month and continued to emerge as one of the MISL's top young offensive players. The native of Miskolc, Hungary, opened the 2004-05 season on Oct. 9 by scoring one goal in San Diego's 5-3 win over the Baltimore Blast. Ughy followed that performance with two goals in the Sockers' 5-3 loss to the Blast on Oct. 16. He added two more goals in San Diego's 6-4 loss to Kansas City on Oct. 22. He completed his sterling month of October by totaling two goals and two assists in the Sockers' 10-2 defeat of the Monterrey Tigres at the San Diego Sports Arena on Oct. 29. In playing parts of three seasons with San Diego, Ughy has 25 goals and eights assists in 27 games. The MISL Player of the Month honor is the first of Ughy's career.



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