Apr 1, 2008

Lee Soares selected to NEISL All-Star Game

NEW LONDON, Conn.- Senior forward Lee Soares (Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth HS) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s soccer team has been chosen to appear in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League Senior All-Star Game.

Soares is one of 35 NCAA Division III players who were selected to play in the game. He is one of eight forwards chosen, and one of seven Little East Conference players on the list. The game features players from all NCAA Divisions, and will be played at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. Saturday, May 3rd at 3 p.m. Players are selected by a vote of the coaches.

Soares ranked second in scoring among Corsairs last season with six goals and three assists for 15 points. “I’m very pleased that Lee was selected,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Ray Cabral. “Lee had a great season even though he was injured. Obviously, he still stood out.”

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