Nov. 30, 2005

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest midfielder Justin Moose was one of the 54 college seniors who were selected to participate in the 2006 adidas MLS Player Combine. The annual player combine will be held for the third consecutive year at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California from January 12-15, 2006.

Moose, a native of Statesville, N.C., has already been named first team All-ACC, Top Drawer Soccer third team All-American and a Hermann Trophy semifinalist. He led the Demon Deacons in points with 23 this season on seven goals and nine assists. The All-American is the school's all-time leader in assists with 29 and ranks seventh all-time in scoring with 65 points (18 goals and 29 assists). Earlier this season, Moose tied an ACC record with four assists in one match and is the only player in ACC history to record the feat in a single half.

The coaching staffs and general managers from all 12 MLS teams will be in attendance to scout talent at the 2006 adidas MLS Player Combine, which concludes five days before the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. The 2006 MLS SuperDraft will be held on Friday, January 20, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pa. in conjunction with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Of the 48 players selected in the four rounds of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, 39 had participated in the 2005 adidas Player Combine, including New England Revolution draftee and former Demon Deacon Michael Parkhurst, a Generation adidas player and Major League Soccer's 2005 Gatorade Rookie of the Year.

The initial list of players for the 2006 adidas Player Combine was determined by a select panel of Division I college coaches representing all conferences, who nominated and voted for players in conjunction with MLS coaches. Youth players from the Generation adidas program will join additional collegiate players from NCAA Division II and III schools, NAIA schools and Division I alternates to finalize the 2006 adidas Player Combine. These players will be announced in the near future.

The 2006 adidas MLS Player Combine will separate all players into four teams and feature doubleheaders at The Home Depot Center on the mornings of January 13, 14 and 15. Players will arrive on January 12 and participate in organizational training sessions that same afternoon at The Home Depot Center. The Torrance Marriott will serve as the official headquarters of the adidas MLS Player Combine and the host hotel for players and coaching staffs.

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