Comets, Lancers announce more signings

The Rochester Lancers announced the signing of their first player. Doug Miller, the former Rochester Rhinos player and indoor soccer legend has signed with the Rochester Lancers Indoor Soccer Team.

“Doug is probably the best indoor player I have ever played with," Head Coach Billy Andracki said. "I am sure that his determination and commitment will help us win a championship this season.”

Doug Miller forged his USL Hall of Fame career by leading the A-League in goals in 1996 and 1997. He will once again add to his achievements by becoming a member of the Rochester Lancers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Not only has Doug scored 90 goals for the Rochester Rhinos, he has also tallied nearly 400 goals during his indoor soccer career. Doug was a part of championship teams in both indoor soccer and with the Rhinos, for whom he scored the game-winning goal in the 1999 U.S. Open Cup final.

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Not to be outdone the Missouri Comets announced the return of reigning MISL MVP Byron Alvarez and First Team All-MISL player Leo Gibson for the upcoming season. Both players were vital to the Comets' run to the MISL Semifinal Series last season.

“We took great strides towards a championship last season,” says Coach Kim Roentved, “Byron and Leo were vital to that success and another year together can hopefully get us to that next step.”

BYRON ALVAREZ – The Comets' captain last year, Alvarez was named the 2010-2011 MISL Most Valuable Player and named to the All-MISL First Team. The 32-year-old native of Mexico City led the Comets to the MISL Playoff Semifinals with a league leading 80 points and 33 goals last season. Alvarez also led the league in hat tricks (5) and tied for the league lead in game-winning goals with five.
Along with leading the league in multiple statistical categories, Alvarez’s consistent play gave him the longest goal scoring streak of the year (nine games) and point scoring streak (15 games). Alvarez recorded a season-high nine-point game during an 18-12 win against the Chicago Riot on 3/6/2011. He scored four goals, added an assist and scored the game-winning goal.

LEO GIBSON – Born in Liberia, Gibson was a part of the Monrovia Black Star youth team in the Liberian Premier League. He went on to play college soccer at King College in Tennessee in 2002 and 2003. In 2007, Gibson was drafted with the 40th overall pick in the MISL draft by the California Cougars. Despite being drafted by the Cougars, his rights were traded to the Detroit Ignition on November 15, 2007 in exchange for a first round pick in the 2008 supplemental draft.