TONY DONATELLI NAMED SOCCER SEVEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR

PHILADELPHIA  -- Temple senior midfielder Tony Donatelli garnered the Philadelphia Soccer Seven's 2005 Chris Jones Player of the Year Award while senior teammate Joe Brocker was named first team all-Soccer Seven for the third straight season.  The two Temple men's soccer standouts received their awards at the league's Annual Awards Banquet held at Colleen's on the Parkway Wednesday night.

Donatelli led the Soccer Seven in scoring for the second straight season, tallying a league-best 17 points and six goals while tying for the lead in assists with five. He also posted a league-best 0.94 points-per-game average and helped the Owls (6-10-2) finish undefeated in their last five games.  The Glenside, Pa. native completes his stellar career as Temple's all-time leading assist man with 21.

Brocker, one of the region's top defenders over the past four seasons, was the only three-time member of the All-Soccer Seven team.  He scored one goal on the season while spearheading the Temple defense that allowed just 1.78 goals against average.  The Philadelphia native scored three goals and dished five assists in his outstanding career.

The Penn Quakers were voted the overall 2005 Soccer Seven champions by the league's coaches. Penn put together a strong 9-6-3 showing this season, and were ranked among the top 20 in the nation. Rudy Fuller of Penn was the recipient of the Bill Harris Coach of the Year award while Villanova's Joe Taylor earned Freshman of the Year honors

Tim Mochan, a senior midfielder for Drexel, was chosen as the John McAdams Academic Player of the Year. Mochan, a four-year starter for the Dragons and two-year team captain, posted a 3.97 grade-point average while majoring in business administration.

Following is the complete Philadelphia Soccer Seven All-Star Team for the 2005 season:

Joe Banks, Sr., Drexel, back

Joe Brocker, Sr., Temple, back

Daniel Cepero, Jr., Penn, goalkeeper

Tony Donatelli, Sr., Temple, midfield

Patrick Gallagher, Sr., Villanova, midfield

Mike Klein, Fr., Penn, forward

Mike McInaw, Fr., Saint Joseph's, midfield

Ryan Moseley, Jr., La Salle, forward

Jeremy Ortiz, So., La Salle, midfield

John Rhodes, Sr., Penn, midfield

Matt Sleece, Fr., Villanova, back

Brett Stassfurth, Sr., Villanova, midfield

Erik Violante, Sr., Penn, back

Chris Williams, Sr., Philadelphia, back

Temple University Athletics

TONY DONATELLI NAMED SOCCER SEVEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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