July 24, 2007
NORFOLK, VA-- Eight current and former ODU soccerMonarchs have helped lead the PDL Piranhas (14-0-2)to thePremier Development League's Eastern Conference playoffs which begin Friday at 5 p.m. in Ocean City, NJ againstthe Brooklyn Knights.
Monarchs on the roster include: 2006 CAA Defender of the Year David Horst,Nane Joseph, 2006 Academic Scholar All-American and All-CAA selection Jared Kent,Zach Kinney, Gregg Mottinger, 2006 CAA All-Rookie goalkeeperEvan Newton, Yomby William, and ODU's all-time scorer Attila Vendegh.
Newton, a rising sophomore has a 0.22 goals against average. SophomoreNane Joseph has an assist, and Zach Kinney is second on the team withfive goals scored. Jared Kent has one assist and Vendegh has two goalsand one assist.
The Piranhas were the PDL's only unbeaten team this season. The OceanCity Barons are hosting the first two rounds of the conference playoffs.They play Cape Cod on Friday in the other first-round game. The winnerswill meet Sunday at 7:30 for the conference title. THe conference winneradvances to the semifinal game the weekend of Aug. 3-5, with the PDL titlegame scheduled for Aug. 11.
PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUEEastern ConferenceHampton Roads 14-0-2Ocean City 9-3-4Virginia Legacy 9-5-2Reading Rage 7-5-4Fredericksburg Gunners 7-7-2Richmond Kickers 5-7-4Delaware Dynasty 3-11-2Northern VA. Royals 3-11-2West VA. Chaos 3-11-2