Pappas Named MISL Goalkeeper of the Month
April 26, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, April 26, 2005 – The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Month for his play throughout the month of April. The honor is second such accolade this season, as he was also named the MISL’s Goalkeeper of the Month for his play throughout January.
A native of Toronto Ontario, Pappas posted a 3-3 record in April, but he stopped 77 of the 97 shots he faced in the six contests for an impressive 3.26 goals against average and a .793 save percentage. The seven-time all-star was named the LeagueÂ’s Goalkeeper of the Week twice in the month; for the seven-day periods ending April 10 and more recently, April 24. The 32-year-old netminder finished the season ranked among the League leaders in nearly every goalkeeping category including second in goals against average (4.34), minutes played (2,086), saves (449), and save percentage (.748), and third in wins (19). In addition to his two weekly awards in the month of April, Pappas also received the MISLÂ’s weekly honor for the seven-day periods ending November 22, December 19, January 10, and January 31.
The nine-year veteran has been named to seven all-star squads, five of which he was selected to start, and six all-league teams during his career. Pappas was named the MISLÂ’s Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2003-04 campaign, after finishing the regular season with a 17-12 record, a 5.44 goals against average and a League-best .765 save percentage. The Philadelphia University graduate also received Player-of-the-Week honors five times (seven-day periods ending October 5 and 12, January 18 and February 1 and 8) and Player-of-the-Month honors for his play in October and January last season. Overall in his career, Pappas has received Player-of-the Week honors 22 times, as well as 10 Player-of-the-Month honors.
Pappas and the KiXX will square-off versus the second-seeded Cleveland Force in the opening Semifinal Round of the 2005 MISL Playoffs. The two-game series will kick-off on Friday, April 29 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, MO as part of a MISL playoff doubleheader. Game-time is scheduled for 6:00 pm ET, with Game One of the Milwaukee Wave-St. Louis Steamers series immediately following at 8:30 pm ET. Game Two of the KiXX-Force series is slated for Sunday, May 1 at ClevelandÂ’s Wolstein Convocation Center with a 5:05 pm ET start time. Game Two in Cleveland will be available live via webcast at www.wmssfm.com. For more information, contact the clubÂ’s Executive Office at 1-888-888-KIXX (5499) or visit the teamÂ’s official website, www.kixxonline.com.
The Philadelphia KiXX are a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), a single-entity organization that features a coast-to-coast presence across the United States. The club is currently in the midst of its ninth season of play in 2004-05 at the Wachovia Spectrum located in Philadelphia, PA. The team also operates the Philadelphia KiXX Summer Kamp program, which is offered to boys and girls, ages four to 18, throughout the Tri-State area.
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