Although he finished third in the GAA Championship race behind Harrisburg’s Matt Nelson (0.611) and the honoree Hunter Gilstrap (0.500) of the Cleveland City Stars with an average of 0.684, Pascale was voted the top netminder in the league for the season.  Pascale did lead the league in wins with 12 on the season, two ahead of Nelson and Charlotte’s Dan Benton, and was second in shutouts with nine, one behind Nelson.  A member of the Kickers since 2000 and starter since 2002, he has been one of the top netminders in the league, finishing with a league-high GAA of 0.99 last season en route to the USL2 Championship last season.  Pascale was also Goalkeeper of the Year in 2006 when it was a statistical honor prior to the introduction of the GAA Championship.

The USL2 Assist Leader with nine on the year, Burke is a USL2 All-League First-Team honoree for the second season.  Assuming the role of captain upon the mid-season retirement of veteran defender Kevin Knight, he finished the regular season tied for scoring on the team with three goals and nine assists for 15 points.  In his eighth season with the Kickers, Burke eclipsed the all-time career assists leaders to hold the sole position in the franchise with 28 assists overall.  He continues to reside in third place on the Kickers all-time career points list with 90 (26g, 38a). 

In his second pro season, Watson finished tied for the team lead in goals with 2006 USL2 MVP Robert Ssejjemba and Ricky Schramm with six.  He also tallied three assists in 17 games played.  Leading the team to the USL2 regular season title, he is tied for leading scorer with captain Mike Burke with 15 points overall.  As a rookie, the Redditch, England native was the only Kicker to appear in every match during the 2006 season, becoming a regular starter early in the season and making 24 overall appearances, starting 21. 

Ssejjemba earned USL2 All-League Second Team honors this year after finishing third on the team in scoring with six goals and one assist for 13 points.  Over three seasons with the Kickers, Ssejjemba has netted 27 goals to move into a third-place tie on the Kickers all-time career goals list.

All-League First Team
G – Ronnie Pascale (Richmond Kickers)
D – Nelson Akwari (Charlotte Eagles)
D – Mark Schulte (Cleveland City Stars)
D – Jay Willis (Western Mass Pioneers)
M – Mike Burke (Richmond Kickers)
M – Matthew Mbuta (Crystal Palace Baltimore)
M – Adam Moffat (Cleveland City Stars)
M – Matt Watson (Richmond Kickers)
F – Stephen Astwood (Bermuda Hogges)
F – Gary Brooks (Crystal Palace Baltimore)
F – Jacob Coggins (Charlotte Eagles)

All-League Second Team
G – Matt Nelson (Harrisburg City Islanders)
D – James Greenslit (New Hampshire Phantoms)
D – Shintaro Harada (Crystal Palace Baltimore)
D – Michael Lookingland (Harrisburg City Islanders)
D – Ashleigh Townsend (Cincinnati Kings)
M – Maciel Everson (Western Mass Pioneers)
M – Mo Oduor (Harrisburg City Islanders)
M – Brian Ombiji (Harrisburg City Islanders)
M – Steve Shak (Charlotte Eagles)
F – Nigel Codrington (Cleveland City Stars)
F – Robert Ssejjemba (Richmond Kickers)

The Defender of the Year and Finalists for Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors will be announced Monday, August 20th.  The winners of final three honors will be announced at the USL2 Championship banquet.