Moon Township, Pa.?A trio of Robert Morris University men's soccer players have joined the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League's Second Division. Alann Brown (2003-06), senior Jacek Przednowek (Brantford, Ontario / St. John's College) and senior Ryan Zabinski (New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff) are the latest in a long line of Colonial soccer players to join the professional ranks. Robert Morris has now had 20 different players join professional clubs.
Brown is playing with his first professional squad after graduating from Robert Morris in 2007. The former center back was a NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection in 2005, a season that saw him score eight goals and total 17 points. In four seasons with the Colonials, Brown had 11 goals and one assist for 23 career points. He was named to the 2006 All-Northeast Conference Second Team.
Przednowek joins the Riverhounds after being drafted by the New Jersey Ironmen of the Major Indoor Soccer League earlier this year. Przednowek is a two-time All-Northeast Conference First Team pick and earned his latest honor came after leading the NEC with 15 goals and 34 points. He finished second in the nation in goals, averaging 0.83 per game, and was third in the nation in points, averaging 1.89. Among the Colonials all-time players, Przednowek sits fourth with 38 goals and 87 points while playing just three seasons at Robert Morris. To cap off a sensational career, he tallied the 14th-fastest hat trick in NCAA history, using just 16:20 to tally three goals in a 3-3 deadlock with Mount St. Mary's (11/04/2007).
Zabinski was a three-time All-NEC First Team selection. He finished fourth in the NEC with five assists this season and added two goals to finish with nine points. In the career annals, he is the third all-time tablesetter, finishing with 20 helpers in his four-year campaign.
The Robert Morris men's soccer team has won seven NEC championships and earned berths in the NCAA Tournament in 1993, 1994 and 2005. The Colonials went 7-7-4 in 2007.
