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(January 24, 2008) –
Senior goalkeeper and 2007 Big West Keeper of the Year Charles
Alamo was selected as the fourth pick of second round by the
LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft Thursday
afternoon. This is the second consecutive year that UC Riverside
has had a player drafted after Chivas USA took former Highlander
Erasmo Solorzano in the second round of the last year's supplemental
draft.
Alamo (San Luis Obispo,
CA/ San Luis Obispo HS) is coming off of one of the best seasons
and careers in Big West Conference history. He was named the
conference keeper of the year and earned his first career
Big West First-Team honor after leading the conference in
saves (79), saves per game (4.16), was third in shutouts (6)
and fourth in goals against average (1.03 PPG). He posted
six shutouts this season including one against #21 San Diego
State (9/4) that earned him player of the week. He also blanked
#25 Cal Poly (10/27) and limited #9 UC Santa Barbara to one
goal in his final collegiate match, a 1-1 tie with the 2006
NCAA defending national champions (11/17/08).
He is the UCR all-time
leader in goalie wins, saves, minutes played, matches played,
and shutouts. He picked up two career Big West Player of the
Week awards and was named to the COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District 8 team both his junior and senior seasons.
On the Big West career lists, he finished out his career ranked
second with 67 matches in goal and seventh with 16 career
shutouts.
LA Galaxy training camp
begins in early February.
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