Revs Add Mass. Native In Supplemental Draft

Tierney Joins Three Others Picked By Club

January 25, 2008

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution selected four players, including Massachusetts native Chris Tierney, in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was conducted via teleconference on Thursday.

The Revs selected forward Kheli Dube from Coastal Carolina, midfielder Tierney out of Virginia, midfielder Kyle Altman from Trinity (Texas) and forward Saidi Isaac from Winthrop in the draft. The players will be primarily used to fill out the club's developmental roster.

With the eighth selection in the first round, the Revs chose Mkhokheli “Kheli” Dube, the Big South Player of the Year in 2007. The 6-foot-1, 155-pound Zimbabwe native scored 11 goals as a senior, adding five assists as the Chanticleers finished atop the Big South standings with a perfect 6-0-0 record. Before his two-year stint at Coastal Carolina, Dube transferred from NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson. Dube is a former member of Zimbabwe’s Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 squads.

With the its second selection the first round – the 13th overall pick – the Revolution chose Wellesley, Mass., product Chris Tierney out of Virginia. The 6-foot, 180-pound midfielder appeared in 79 games with the Cavaliers, scoring 11 goals and adding 16 assists in his four-year career. As a senior, Tierney scored a career-high seven goals, and assisted on seven more. Tierney played his prep soccer with Revs' second-round draft pick Michael Videira at Noble & Greenough in Dedham, Mass.

In the second round, the Revs drafted midfielder Kyle Altman from Trinity University (Texas). The 6-foot-1, 170-pound player was a two-time NSCAA Division III All-America selection, earning conference defensive player of the year honors as a junior and four all-conference honors. Altman captained the Tigers to an undefeated regular-season record before the team fell in the championship game of the NCAA Division III national tournament.

New England chose Saidi Isaac in the third round with the 41st selection overall. A native of Kenya, the 5-foot-8, 160-pound forward was a two-time NSCAA All-South Atlantic selection, and was the Big South Conference Player of the Year in 2006. After scoring 39 goals as a freshman at Park University and earning NAIA All-American honors, Isaac transferred to Winthrop where he scored 46 goals and added 16 assists in his final three seasons. He was a three-time All-Big South honoree.