Men's Soccer: Johnson Drafted in MLS
January 18, 2011 03:44 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men’s soccer goalkeeper Zach Johnson was drafted in the third round (52nd overall) of the 2011 Major League Soccer (MLS) Supplemental Draft Tuesday afternoon by the LA Galaxy.
“Congratulations to Zach on his selection by the LA Galaxy,” coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “He has certainly proven himself to be a quality goalkeeper during his career at WVU.
“I am also pleased that our program is consistently developing players for the next level. We provide our student-athletes with the best resources to achieve their goals on the field and in the classroom. Zach is the perfect example of that.”
Johnson was one of the most prolific goalkeepers in WVU history with 36 career shutouts, the second most all-time. Johnson was consistently in the national rankings and earned all-BIG EAST first team honors in 2008 and second team honors in 2009 and 2010. He also was a third-team NSCAA all-Northeast Region team member. The 2008 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year is the all-time leader in career goals-against average with 0.71. Johnson also broke the total goalkeeper minutes for a career with 7,548, started and played in 80 games and ranks fourth in all-time saves with 282. In 2007, Johnson recorded 13 shutouts on the season, surpassing Nick Noble’s record of 12 set in 2005.
A native of Lumberton, N.J., Johnson was been a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and a member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
Johnson is the seventh Mountaineer and fifth under LeBlanc to be drafted professionally. Former Mountaineers Pat Carroll, Devon McTavish, Nick Noble, Adetoye Oshoniyi, Aaron Pitchkolan, Jarrod Smith and Dan Stratford have all seen time on MLS rosters.
“Congratulations to Zach on his selection by the LA Galaxy,” coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “He has certainly proven himself to be a quality goalkeeper during his career at WVU.
“I am also pleased that our program is consistently developing players for the next level. We provide our student-athletes with the best resources to achieve their goals on the field and in the classroom. Zach is the perfect example of that.”
Johnson was one of the most prolific goalkeepers in WVU history with 36 career shutouts, the second most all-time. Johnson was consistently in the national rankings and earned all-BIG EAST first team honors in 2008 and second team honors in 2009 and 2010. He also was a third-team NSCAA all-Northeast Region team member. The 2008 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year is the all-time leader in career goals-against average with 0.71. Johnson also broke the total goalkeeper minutes for a career with 7,548, started and played in 80 games and ranks fourth in all-time saves with 282. In 2007, Johnson recorded 13 shutouts on the season, surpassing Nick Noble’s record of 12 set in 2005.
A native of Lumberton, N.J., Johnson was been a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and a member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
Johnson is the seventh Mountaineer and fifth under LeBlanc to be drafted professionally. Former Mountaineers Pat Carroll, Devon McTavish, Nick Noble, Adetoye Oshoniyi, Aaron Pitchkolan, Jarrod Smith and Dan Stratford have all seen time on MLS rosters.
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