Three Bulls Named to the PDL All-Conference Team; Taylor U19 POY Finalist



TAMPA, Fla. (August 8, 2007) – The United Soccer League has honored three University of South Florida men’s soccer players with the release of its list of Premier Development League All-Conference Teams. Forward Tony Taylor has also been named a finalist for the Under-19 Player of the Year award. The selections were the result of votes cast by the teams’ coaches and general managers.



Along with Taylor, forward Zak Boggs and keeper Diego Restrepo also garnered recognition among the 44 total members selected to the PDL All-Conference teams.



All three competed in the league’s Southern Conference, with Restrepo and Boggs teamed together on the Bradenton Academics and Taylor on the front line for the Central Florida Kraze.



Taylor, one of three finalists for the PDL U19 Player of the Year, recorded 10 goals and five assists in only seven games in his first season with the Kraze. He finished in the top-10 of total points scored with 25.



Boggs tallied 28 points in 13 games played for the Academics, scoring 11 goals. He ranks in the top-10 in all three major offensive categories in the league – 28 points scored (8th), 11 goals (T-9th) and six assists (T-8th).



Restrepo has posted five shutouts in 11 games for the Academics and is tied for sixth-most in the league.



The winner of the U19 Player of the Year award will be announced Thurs., Aug. 9.