Comets' Leo Gibson Named MISL Player Of The Week

The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Missouri Comets defender Leo Gibson has been named the league’s Player of the Week for the 12th week of the 2012-2013 season. Gibson had a standout 16-point performance on Saturday night against the Rochester Lancers, setting a new league record for most points in a single game.

With the absence of Byron Alvarez from the Comets’ lineup, Gibson was moved into the attack against the Lancers, and made the most of his opportunity. Following Ryan Junge’s opening goal, Gibson recorded a first-quarter hat trick before the seven-minute mark, including one 3-point goal. After assisting Vahid Assadpour’s second-quarter goal, Gibson had eight points at the break.

Gibson struck again from 3-point range for the Comets’ only goal of the third quarter, and then added two more goals and an assist in the fourth quarter.  His bicycle kick in the final period brought the Independence Events Center crowd to their feet and put an exclamation point on the team’s 30-17 victory over the Lancers.  Gibson’s 16-point game broke the previous mark, held by Alvarez, who had 13 points against Milwaukee last season.

Defenders Ryan Junge (1 assist, 1 3pt goal, 4 points) and Cristiano (2 goals, 4 points) and midfielder Vahid Assadpour (3 assists, 1 goal, 5 points) were named Honorable Mention.  Fans can watch replays of the record-breaking match, originally played on January 19th, on the archive section of MISLNation.com

The Comets take another east coast swing next weekend with games against the Baltimore Blast and the Lancers, and then return home on February 1st at 7:35pm to once again face Rochester.  Fans will also be able to enjoy the World-Famous Mascot game, featuring Calvin the Comets Canine and all of his friends, at halftime.

Fans can re-live Gibson's record-breaking night by visiting MISLNation.com and visiting the 'On-Demand' section to find Saturday's match against the Rochester Lancers.