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Liberty Flames soccer player Osei Telesford has been selected as the Premier Development League (PDL) Defender of the Year and as a member of the 2006 PDL All-League team as voted by the league coaches and general mangers.
Telesford, a rising senior for the Flames, was named the 59-team league’s Defender of the Year and was one of only 10 players to be named all-league, after helping the Carolina Dynamo to an unbeaten 14-0-2 regular season mark and the league’s regular season championship. The San Juan, Trinidad native saw action in 12 games for the Dynamo as they allowed only 12 goals in 16 games, the third-lowest total allowed in the league in 2006. He also contributed a goal.
Last fall, Telesford was named to the 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Atlantic Region First Team. In addition, he was selected to his third consecutive Big South all-conference team as a midfielder. After being named all-conference at defender the previous two seasons, he moved to midfield where he finished eighth in the conference and second on the Flames with six goals. He also dished out five assists and finished second on the team with 17 points. In addition, he was named to the 2005 Big South all-tournament team.
Telesford and the rest of the 2006 Liberty Flames open their regular season on August 29 by traveling to Farmville, Va. to square off with the Longwood Lancers. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Liberty defender Osei Telesford has earned a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Atlantic Region first team for the second- straight season, the association announced yesterday afternoon. Flames forward Darryl Roberts was also selected to the region’s third team.
After being selected to the All-South Atlantic Region first team as a midfielder in 2005, Telesford garnered the same honor this season as a defender. He was named to his fourth successive Big South All-Conference team this past season. This past fall, he was selected to the conference’s first team for the third time to go along with one second team mention. One of the two captains for the Flames in 2006, the San Juan, Trinidad native was a key member of the Liberty defense which allowed only one goal during a five-game winning streak at season’s end. During the streak, the Flames posted four of the team’s five shutouts. Liberty held opponents scoreless for 347:54 in their last three contests, before Winthrop scored late in a 2-1 OT loss in the Big South Championship semifinals to end the Flames season.
Roberts, also a senior, was named to his second All-South Atlantic Region team with his selection to the third team. The Trincity, Trinidad native was named to the second team as freshman in 2002. This season, the forward became Liberty’s all-time leading scorer as he scored four goals and assisted on three others in 10 contests, giving him 94 career points.
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