Player/coach Don D'Ambra receives weekly distinction
February 19, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, February 19, 2007 - The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that player/coach Don D'Ambra was named the League's Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week for the seven-day period ending February 18. The honor is his third weekly accolade of the season and the seventh of his career.
The Philadelphia native paced the KiXX with four goals in the club's visit to California on February 17, where the team won in dramatic fashion, 18-16. With the KiXX down 14-8 and just under two minutes remaining, Sandre Naumoski and D'Ambra combined for two goals each to send the game to overtime, where rookie Tony Donatelli buried the game winner 40 seconds in. D'Ambra scored with 1:27 left on the clock to pull Philadelphia to within four, and then sent the game into an extra session with only one tick remaining in regulation. With the nine-point outburst, the 13-year veteran is now ranked fourth in the MISL with 56 points. D'Ambra also ranks first on the team in both points and goals (21) and second with assists (13).
The Northeast Catholic product made his indoor professional debut with the Milwaukee Wave in 1994 and was later traded to Philadelphia for their inaugural season of 1996-97. D'Ambra is one of only two players (Peter Pappas) to be with the KiXX since their inception and as such, he holds nearly every offensive record in club history including games played (371), goals (339), and game-winners (41). He was named to the League's All-Rookie Team in 1994-95, the All-MISL Second Team in 2003-04, the All-MISL First Team in 2004-05, and the League's All-Star Team for both the 2002-03 and the 2003-04 campaigns. Overall, D'Ambra has now received Player of the Week honors seven times and Player of the Month honors once.
Teammates Pat Morris (Defensive), John Barry Nusum (Offensive), Genoni Martinez (Defensive), Edgar Bartolomeu (Offensive), and most recently Peter Pappas (Goalkeeper) also received weekly recognition this season.
Player Award Period
Edgar Bartolomeu Offensive Seven-day period ending 11/26
Don D'Ambra Offensive Seven-day periods 12/11, 12/31, 2/18
Pat Morris Defensive Seven-day period ending 11/12, 12/17, 1/21, 2/11
John Barry Nusum Offensive Seven-day period ending 2/11
Genoni Martinez Defensive Seven-day period ending 1/14
Peter Pappas Goalkeeper Seven-day periods ending 12/2, 12/31, 2/11
Peter Pappas Goalkeeper Months of December and January
The KiXX return to the City of Brotherly Love to entertain the Milwaukee Wave on Saturday, February 24. The contest will feature a silent and live post-game auction with all proceeds benefiting the Children's Miracle Network at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The silent portion of the auction will contain various sports memorabilia from the area teams as well as discounts and special promotions from establishments throughout the region. The auction will continue following the conclusion of the action with each of the KiXX' game-worn jerseys available for purchase. Game-time at the Wachovia Spectrum is slated for 7:05 pm ET.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from February 19, 2007
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- KiXX remain in first place after overtime thriller - Philadelphia KiXX
- Player/coach Don D'Ambra receives weekly distinction - Philadelphia KiXX
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