Revs Sign GK Shuttleworth

New England Waives Former UMass Keeper Zack Simmons

June 18, 2009

The New England Revolution has signed keeper Bobby Shuttleworth to a developmental contract and have waived keeper Zack Simmons.

Shuttleworth joins the team after a brief stint with the Austin Aztex of USL-1. Previously, he played three seasons at the University of Buffalo. In his senior season, he started all 20 of the Bulls� matches, compiling an 0.63 goals against average while posting eight shutouts. He had an .833 save percentage on his way to All Mid-Atlantic Conference honors.

Simmons, who was signed by the Revolution as a free agent on Jan. 30 after a standout career at UMass, did not make an appearance for the Revs. He has enrolled in law school at Yale University and will begin classes in late August.

�We�re pleased to add Bobby to our roster and look forward to him joining the team later this week,� Revolution Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns said. �Bobby trained with us for a brief time this spring and we believe he can develop further with our coaching staff.

�We also want to wish Zack all the best as he enters law school this fall.�

The Revolution has begun a three-week break from MLS action while starting defense of the team�s SuperLiga title. The club kicks off SuperLiga group play on Sunday when it hosts Mexican Primera Division opponent Santos Laguna at Gillette Stadium at 6:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, the team will host a special SuperLiga doubleheader with a Revs-Kansas City Wizards matchup at 7 p.m., followed by a Santos Laguna-Atlas contest at 9 p.m. Group play wraps up on Sunday, June 28, when the Revs host Atlas at 4:30 p.m.

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