Comets Re-Sign Andrews, Sosa

Two former UMKC stars have decided to stay home a little longer. The Missouri Comets announced today the re-signing of Coady Andrews and John Sosa, pending league approval. Both players are in training camp, which began today at the KC Soccer Dome, and ready to get the season started on positive note.
Andrews enters his second full season with the Comets after being signed midway through the 2010-2011 campaign. His collegiate career was split between Mid-America Nazarene University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. At MANU he was selected 2nd Team All-Conference and helped the team to the 2008 Heartland Conference Semi-finals against Oakland University. After transferring to UMKC he started 15 out of his 16 appearances and scored the game winner in the Summit League Championship on Nov. 13, 2009.
Last season with the Comets, Andrews played in 22 games. Although he’s listed as a defender he often found himself filling in on the top line. His size and skill made him a perfect target for defenders as they looked to push the ball upfield. He hopes to improve this season and become an even more invaluable part of the team, “I will go wherever coach (Kim Roentved) tells me to go. I want to win and whatever I need to do to make that happen…that’s my goal.”
Team President, Brian Budzinski, likes the growth he sees in Andrews, “Coady made some big strides as the season went on, he gained confidence the more he played. We expect Coady to continue and grow his game and become a fixture on the backline with the club for the foreseeable future,” said Budzinski.
Sosa was also a star player at UMKC, playing there from 2007-2010. His honors included 2007 Summit League All-Newcomer, 2007 Second Team All-Conference, 2008 Summit League All-Tournament Team, 2008 Second Team All-Conference, 2009 First Team All-Conference, 2010 Jack Gant Award (UMKC’s best overall student-athlete), 2010 Summit League Offensive Player of the Year.
With the Comets last season Sosa was one of only three players to appear in all 24 games, accumulating 16 points on 4 goals and 8 assists. His intelligence is unmatched and is a key component to his successes on the field, according to Budzinski, “John is an extremely technical and talented player. I think it took John some time to get used to the physical nature of the MISL. Towards the back end of his rookie season he really started to figure it out, and we are looking forward to him becoming one of the better playmakers on the club this year,” said Budzinski.