Nov. 7, 2006

Fairfax, Va.--Freshmen Sean Kelley (GK; Lexington, Ky.) and Richard Edgar (MF; Mechanicsville, Md.) were both named to Top Drawer's Soccer National Men's College All-Rookie First Team for their efforts with Mason's squad thus far this season.

Kelley, who was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and to the conference all-rookie team, as well as the All-CAA Second Team, saw action in net the entire 2006 season for the Patriots for a total of 1,882 minutes. Heading into this weekend's competition, Kelley is ranked seventh in the nation in NCAA Division I competition in save percentage (0.879) and 13th in goals against average (0.62).

Throughout the season, Kelley was named CAA Rookie of the Week on three occasions (Sept. 11, Sept. 18 and Oct. 9) and was the only player in the league to be earn this honor more than twice. In addition, the Kentucky native was named CAA co-Player of the Week Oct. 9, as well as to the Men's College National Soccer Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer on the same day. In the Oct. 12 issue of Sports Illustrated, Kelley was featured in the `Faces in the Crowd' section and was also named to the `Best of the Rest' list by SoccerTimes.com.

From Sept. 8-Oct. 8, Mason won nine-straight games, which was only the third time in school history this happened and the first since 1998. In these nine games, Kelley allowed only three goals and six of the eight shutouts during this period ended in a score of 1-0.

Edgar started all 20 games in his first year with the Patriots and was named to the CAA All-Rookie Squad. In his first collegiate contest, the Maryland native scored the game-winning goal in Mason's 1-0 season-opening win against Monmouth on Aug. 25. For his efforts, Edgar was named CAA Rookie of the Week, which put Mason's season total on this award to four out of the 10 weeks during the regular season. Edgar also had the game-winning goal at Virginia Commonwealth (Oct. 20) when the Patriots won by a score of 1-0. Edgar is currently sixth among teammates in point total (4) and tied for second in game-winning goals (2).

Mason will host a first round game in the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship as the Patriots face Bucknell on Nov. 11 at George Mason Stadium at 1 p.m. This is the first time in 10 years in which Mason will compete in the NCAA Championship.

Top Drawer Soccer Men's College All-Rookie Team
First Team
Goalkeepers
1. Sean Kelley, George Mason
2. David Martin, Charlotte
3. Stephen Patterson, Western Illinois
4. Matt Sangeloty, Connecticut
5. Dan Williams, Kentucky
Defenders
1. Nick Cardenas, San Diego State
2. Greg Eckhardt, Clemson
3. Omar Gonzalez, Maryland
4. Joel Gustaffson, St. Johns
5. Rob Nwosu, Towson
6. Ofori Sarkodie, Indiana
7. Issam Sawatarie, Providence
8. Jeff Scannella, South Carolina
9. Zach Tierney, New Mexico
10. Mark Wiltse, South Carolina
Midfielders
1. Eric Alexander, Indiana
2. Jeff Cosgriff, Santa Clara
3. Rich Edgar, George Mason
4. Stephen McCarthy, Santa Clara
5. Kyle Nakazawa, UCLA
6. Ciaran O'Brien, San Diego
7. Ryan Soroka, St. Johns
8. Toni Stahl, Connecticut
9. Mike Stephens, UCLA
10. Jonathan Villanueva, Virginia
Forwards
1. Andre Akpan, Harvard
2. Mor Avi Hanan, Boston College
3. Sean Danzeiser, Santa Clara
4. David Estrada, UCLA
5. Kyle Evans, Lehigh
6. Jeremy Hall, Maryland
7. Jason Herrick, Maryland
8. Zistan Kuckovic, Sacramento State
9. Peri Marosevic, Michigan
10. Jose Parada, Tulsa
Second Team
Goalkeepers
1. Nate Berry, UNC Greensboro
2. Evan Newton, Old Dominion
3. Brian Perk, UCLA
4. Danny Prichard, Lipscomb
5. Kenny Ryan, Sacramento State
Defenders
1. Akin Akinrande, Central Florida
2. Stephen Brown, New Mexico
3. Jared Gillespie, Butler
4. Tim Grey, San Diego
5. Jesse Henderson, San Francisco
6. Taylor Hoss, Washington
7. Chance Myers, UCLA
8. Rob Viviano, St. Louis
9. Collen Warner, Portland
10. Lioz Yerushalmi, Wisconsin-Green Bay
Midfielders
1. Kevin Alston, Indiana
2. Josh Bienefeld, Duke
3. Austin Da Luz, Wake Forest
4. Bill Dworsky, North Carolina
5. Michael Farfan, Cal State Fullerton
6. Andrew Hanycz, Xavier
7. Pedro Pereira, UNC-Wilmington
8. Alan Sanchez, North Carolina State
9. Michael Thomas, Notre Dame
10. Evan Toft, San Diego State
Forwards
1. Chris Banks, New Hampshire
2. Martin Browne, Western Illinois
3. Conor Chinn, San Francisco
4. Jon Cox, Georgia Southern
5. Cam Jordan, Central Florida
6. Alan McGreal, Canisius
7. Devin Muntz, Princeton
8. Dane Saintus, SMU
9. Zach Schilawski, Wake Forest
10. Kim Sunghyun, Cal State Northridge
*** - Freshmen are not eligible for the TDS Team of the Season