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1 New England Revolution Game Notes October 16, 2010 at 8 p.m. ET New England Kansas City 2010 REVOLUTION SCHEDULE 2010 MLS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: ) , 29 pts. vs. MATCH INFORMATION , 36 pts. Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010 Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) TV: Comcast SportsNet New England (Brad Feldman - play-by-play, Jay Heaps - analyst, Damon Amendolara - sideline) Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub (Brad Feldman - play-by-play, Jay Heaps - analyst, Damon Amendolara - sideline) Revolution PR Contact: Lizz Summers (o: ) (c: ), lizzs@revolutionsoccer.net Wizards PR Contacts: Rob Thomson (o: ) (c: ), rthomson@kcwizards.com Dave Borchardt (o: ) (c: ), dborchardt@kcwizards.com Kurt Austin (o: ), kaustin@kcwizards.com QUESTIONABLE: OUT: UNAVAILABLE: 7 MANSALLY 19GP, 6GS, 3G, 0A 27 SINOVIC 19GP, 17GS, 0G, 0A REVOLUTION INJURY REPORT Nico Colaluca (L knee sprain) Marko Perovic (L hamstring strain) Kevin Alston (L hamstring strain) Zak Boggs (concussion) Preston Burpo (R leg fracture/surgery) Roberto Linck (R adductor strain) Matt Reis (R ankl.e surgery) Taylor Twellman (concussion) Cory Gibbs (yellow-card accumulation suspension) Pat Phelan (yellow-card accumulation suspension) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 15 SCHILAWSKI 23GP, 15GS, 5G, 0A 16 GRIFFITHS 8GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 25 BARNES 19GP, 18GS, 0G, 0A 9 STOLICA 12GP, 11GS, 3G, 2A 34 SHUTTLEWORTH 4GP, 3GS, 1.96GAA, 0SHO 21 JOSEPH 20GP, 20GS, 3G, 5A 5 OSEI 19GP, 16GS, 0G, 1A 17 NYASSI 26GP, 25GS, 3G, 2A 8 TIERNEY 25GP, 24GS, 1G, 3A 2010 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: ) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV Sat., March 27 at LA Galaxy L 0-1 FSC/FSE Sat., April 3 at D.C. United W 2-0 CSN Sat., April 10 TORONTO FC W 4-1 CSN Sat., April 17 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-2 CSN Sat., April 24 COLORADO RAPIDS L 1-2 CSN Sat., May 1 FC DALLAS T 1-1 CSN Wed., May 5 CHIVAS USA L 0-4 CSN Sat., May 8 at Columbus Crew L 2-3 FSC/FSE Wed., May 12 USOC: at New York Red Bulls L Sat., May 15 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES T 0-0 CSN Wed., May 19 Int l Friendly: SL BENFICA L Sat., May 22 at Toronto FC L 0-1 CSN Sat., May 29 NEW YORK RED BULLS W 3-2 CSN/Gala Sat., June 5 at Seattle Sounders L 0-3 CSN Sun. June 13 Int l Friendly: Cruzeiro L Sun., June 27 CHICAGO FIRE L 0-1 CSN Fri., July 2 at Real Salt Lake L 0-5 CSN Sat., July 10 LA GALAXY W 2-0 CSN Wed., July 14 SuperLiga: PUMAS UNAM W 1-0 Telefutura Sat., July 17 SuperLiga: at Chicago Fire W 1-0 Telefutura Tues., July 20 SuperLiga: MONARCAS MORELIA W 1-0 Telefutura Sat., July 31 at Philadelphia Union T 1-1 CSN Wed., Aug. 4 SuperLiga Semifi nals: PUEBLA F.C. T 1-1 (W in PKs, 5-3) Telefutura Sat., Aug. 7 D.C. UNITED W 1-0 CSN Sat., Aug. 14 HOUSTON DYNAMO W 1-0 CSN Wed., Aug. 18 at Chicago Fire L 1-2 CSN Sat., Aug. 21 at Kansas City Wizards L 1-4 CSN Sat., Aug. 28 PHILADELPHIA UNION L 1-2 CSN Wed., Sept. 1 SuperLiga Final: MONARCAS MORELIA L 1-2 Telefutura Sat., Sept. 4 SEATTLE SOUNDERS W 3-1 CSN Fri., Sept. 10 at Chivas USA L 0-2 CSN Sat., Sept. 18 at Colorado Rapids L 0-3 CSN Wed., Sept. 22 at FC Dallas T 2-2 CSN Sat., Sept. 25 COLUMBUS CREW T 2-2 CSN Sat., Oct. 2 REAL SALT LAKE L 1-2 CSN Sun., Oct. 10 at Houston Dynamo W 2-1 CSN Sat., Oct. 16 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 8:00 p.m. CSN Thu., Oct. 21 at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 1 Matt Reis GK REESE 5 Emmanuel Osei DEF OH-say 7 Kenny Mansally F/M man-sal-lee 8 Chris Tierney D/M TEER-nee 9 Ilija Stolica FWD EEL-ee-uh STO-leetz-za 11 Kheli Dube FWD kelly do-bay 15 Zack Schilawski FWD sha-law-ski 17 Sainey Nyassi MID SAIN-nee ny-ah-see 18 Khano Smith MID KAH-no 21 Shalrie Joseph MID shall-ree 22 Roberto Linck F/M ro-ber-to LINK 24 Preston Burpo GK BURR-poh 25 Darrius Barnes DEF DARE-ee-us 26 Nico Colaluca MID coal-luh-luke-ah 27 Seth Sinovic DEF sin-oh-vick 28 Pat Phelan MID FAY-lin 29 Marko Perović MID PEAR-oh-vitch 30 Kevin Alston DEF ALL-stun

2 2010 TEAM COMPARISONS Overall: Points: 29 Overall: Points: 36 Eastern Conference: Sixth Western Conference: Third Home: Away: Home: Away: Goals For: 31 Goals For: 32 Goals Against: 48 Goals Against: 33 +/-: -17 +/-: -1 TALE OF THE TAPE NEW ENGLAND HEAD COACHES KANSAS CITY Steve Nicol Name Peter Vermes 9 Total Years Coaching in MLS Career MLS Record same Year with Team same same Record with Team same NEW ENGLAND TEAM CATEGORIES KANSAS CITY 28 Games Goals Scored Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Goals Allowed Per Game Goal Differential Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Suffered Fouls Committed Yellow Card Cautions 44 NEW ENGLAND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS KANSAS CITY Perovic (6) Goals Kamara (10) Joseph, Dube (5) Assists Smith (7) Perovic (54) Shots Kamara (83) Perovic (21) Shots on Goal Kamara (31) Perovic, Schilawski (2) Game-Winning Goals Kamara (4) Tierney (2) Game-Winning Assists Smith, Kamara (3) Nyassi (41) Fouls Suffered Arnaud (47) Phelan (33) Fouls Committed Kamara (42) Perovic (7) Yellow Card Cautions Conrad (6) NEW ENGLAND GOALKEEPER LEADERS KANSAS CITY Reis (1,260) Minutes Played Nielsen (2,520) Burpo (1.53) Goals Against Average Nielsen (1.18) Reis (4) Wins Nielsen (10) Reis (3) Shutouts Nielsen (10) Reis (51) Saves Nielsen (79) ALL-TIME SERIES INFORMATION Overall: Home: Away: Date Score NE Result Notes 6/01/96 New England 1 at Kansas City 2 L 6/15/96 Kansas City 1 at New England 1 W SO 7/27/96 New England 2 at Kansas City 4 L 5/03/97 Kansas City 1 at New England 2 W 7/12/97 Kansas City 0 at New England 2 W 7/26/97 New England 0 at Kansas City 0 L SO 5/16/98 Kansas City 3 at New England 1 L 7/01/98 New England 0 at Kansas City 1 L 4/03/99 New England 1 at Kansas City 0 W 9/07/99 Kansas City 2 at New England 3 W 7/19/00 New England 1 at Kansas City 0 W 9/06/00 Kansas City 1 at New England 0 L 7/07/01 Kansas City 2 at New England 1 L 7/29/01 New England 0 at Kansas City 2 L 6/22/02 New England 2 at Kansas City 3 L 7/13/02 Kansas City 4 at New England 2 L 5/14/03 New England 1 at Kansas City 1 T 2OT 5/31/03 Kansas City 2 at New England 2 T 2OT 6/02/04 New England 3 at Kansas City 2 W 6/19/04 Kansas City 3 at New England 1 L 8/21/04 Kansas City 2 at New England 1 L 6/04/05 Kansas City 1 at New England 1 T 6/11/05 New England 2 at Kansas City 0 W 8/06/05 Kansas City 2 at New England 1 L 10/08/05 New England 2 at Kansas City 2 T 4/15/06 New England 0 at Kansas City 1 L 7/29/06 New England 1 at Kansas City 1 T 8/09/06 Kansas City 0 at New England 0 T 9/23/06 Kansas City 1 at New England 1 T 5/26/07 Kansas City 4 at New England 3 L 8/02/07 Kansas City 0 at New England 2 W 8/19/07 New England 1 at Kansas City 0 W 4/09/08 New England 3 at Kansas City 1 W 10/11/08 New England 0 at Kansas City 1 L 10/25/08 Kansas City 3 at New England 1 L 6/13/09 New England 1 at Kansas City 3 L 7/11/09 Kansas City 0 at New England 0 T 9/05/09 Kansas City 4 at New England 2 L 8/21/10 New England 1 at Kansas City 4 L NEW ENGLAND VS. KANSAS CITY SERIES INFORMATION Kansas City leads the all-time, regular-season series between the two teams, Saturday night s match will be the second and final meeting between the Revs and Wizards in the 2010 regular season New England suffered a 4-1 road loss against Kansas City on Aug. 21. Kansas City holds a edge against the Revs in games played in Foxborough, including a mark at Gillette Stadium the lone New England victory at Gillette Stadium came Aug. 2, 2007, a 2-0 win. The Revs are in their last six regular-season meetings with the Wizards prior to that stretch, New England had won three straight games against Kansas City from Aug. 2, 2007 to April Since the start of the 2006 season all meetings spanning the last five seasons New England is just against KC, including 14 regular-season meetings and one SuperLiga contest in The Wizards won the 2009 regular-season series, New England lost both of its matches at Kansas City and tied the Wizards at Gillette Stadium New England and Kansas City also played to a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium during the SuperLiga 2009 group stage. The Revolution won six of its first 11 meetings with the Wizards in the all-time series, but New England has struggled against Kansas City since the Revs are in their last 28 meetings with the Wizards dating back to There has been at least one red card issued in five of the last six meetings between the Revs and Wizards in all competitions New England has had four players ejected in that stretch, while Kansas City has had one. PLAYER NOTES VS. KANSAS CITY Taylor Twellman leads the Revs with five career goals against Kansas City in 16 appearances, while he s also added three assists. Shalrie Joseph has three goals and three assists in 19 career appearances against the Wizards his most recent tally came in a 3-1 loss at CommunityAmerica Ballpark on June 13, Kenny Mansally has two goals and one assist in five career appearances against Kansas City he scored in the teams last meeting on Aug. 21 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, a 4-1 loss. Matt Reis is in his Revolution career against Kansas City, posting a 1.47 goals against average and five shutouts he made a career-high 11 saves in the Revolution s scoreless draw with the Wizards on July 11, LAST MEETING Kansas City 4, New England 1 August 21, CommunityAmerica Ballpark (Kansas City, Kan.) Converted defensive midfielder Birahim Diop scored two goals and added one assist in his first career appearance at forward, while Kei Kamara registered one goal and two assists as the Kansas City Wizards claimed a crucial 4-1 win over the New England Revolution at CommunityAmerica Ballpark Diop scored the game s first two goals within the opening 30 minutes on the first two shots of his MLS career before Kenny Mansally s third goal of the season briefly cut the deficit to 2-1 going into the halftime break Kamara stretched the lead to 3-1 in the 65th minute, however, before Jack Jewsbury put the result beyond doubt with the Wizards fourth goal in the 69th minute.

3 2010 MLS STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION VS. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 29 MID Marko Perović FWD Zack Schilawski MID Shalrie Joseph MID Sainey Nyassi FWD Ilija Stolica F/M Kenny Mansally FWD Kheli Dube MID Pat Phelan MID Zak Boggs D/M Chris Tierney DEF Kevin Alston MID Joseph Niouky* DEF Emmanuel Osei F/M Khano Smith DEF Darrius Barnes GK Preston Burpo MID Nico Colaluca DEF Cory Gibbs MID Jason Griffiths FWD Edgaras Jankauskas* F/M Roberto Linck GK Matt Reis GK Bobby Shuttleworth DEF Seth Sinovic DEF Gabriel Badilla* MID Mauricio Castro* MID Mike Videira* GK Tim Murray FWD Taylor Twellman TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS GAME-WINNING GOALS: Marko Perović 2, Zack Schilawski 2, Ilija Stolica 1, Pat Phelan 1, Kenny Mansally 1, Kheli Dube 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Chris Tierney 2, Ilija Stolica 1, Sainey Nyassi 1, Shalrie Joseph 1, Joseph Niouky 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Shalrie Joseph 1-1 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 24 GK Preston Burpo GK Matt Reis GK Bobby Shuttleworth TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS * no longer with the club 2010 MLS RESULTS Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal scorers Sat., March 27 at LA Galaxy L , T-2 0 LA: Buddle (6) Sat., April 3 at D.C. United W , T-2 3 NE: Mansally (80, 82) Sat., April 10 TORONTO FC W , T-1 6 NE: Schilawski (47, 51, 58), Nyassi (66); TFC: De Rosario (28) Sat., April 17 at San Jose L 0-2 9, T-2 6 SJ: Wondolowski (57), Opara (72) Sat., April 24 COLORADO L 1-2 8, T-5 6 NE Perović (19); COL: Ballouchy (14), Mastroeni (73) Sat., May 1 FC DALLAS T , T-4 7 NE: Schilawski (41); DAL: Harris (66) Wed., May 5 CHIVAS USA L 0-4 5, T-4 7 CHV: Padilla (26, 48), Braun (33), Gavin (81) Sat., May 8 at Columbus L , T-5 7 NE: Boggs (29, 40); CLB: Gaven (31), Own Goal (Gibbs) (35), Rogers (91+) Sat., May 15 SAN JOSE T , T-5 8 None Sat., May 22 at Toronto FC L , T-5 8 TFC: Barrett (53) Sat., May 29 NEW YORK W , NE: Perović (8), Own Goal (Ream) (24), Schilawski (80); NY: Stammler (20), Angel (49) Sat., June 5 at Seattle L , SEA: Gonzalez (5), Zakuani (24), Montero (42) Sun., June 27 CHICAGO L , CHI: Pappa (30) Fri., July 2 at Real Salt Lake L , T-6 11 RSL: Espinola (27), Olave (47+), Saborio (52, 57), Findley (85) Sat., July 10 LA GALAXY W , NE: Perović (67), Nyassi (74) Sat., July 31 at Philadelphia T , T-6 15 NE: Perović (71); PHI: Le Toux (25) Sat., Aug. 7 D.C. UNITED W , NE: Phelan (25) Sat., Aug. 14 HOUSTON W , T-4 21 NE: Stolica (62) Wed., Aug. 18 at Chicago Fire L , NE: Perović (16); CHI: Husidic (32), Carr (85) Sat., Aug. 21 at Kansas City L , NE: Mansally (37); KC: Diop (16, 27), Kamara (65), Jewsbury (69) Sat., Aug. 28 PHILADELPHIA L , NE: Stolica (31); PHI: McInerney (82), Mapp (92+) Sat., Sept. 4 SEATTLE W , NE: Tierney (70), Perovic (73), Dube (81); SEA: Zakuani (59) Fri., Sept. 10 at Chivas USA L , CHV: Braun (6), Nagamura (36) Sat., Sept. 18 at Colorado L , T-6 24 COL: Cummings (5), Casey (35), Thompson (83) Wed., Sept. 22 at FC Dallas T 2-2 7, NE: Joseph (5), Stolica (66); FCD: Ferreira (80) Cunningham (93+) Sat., Sept. 25 COLUMBUS T , T-6 26 NE: Phelan (2), Joseph (56); CLB: Lenhart (62), Barros Schelotto (80) Sat., Oct. 2 REAL SALT LAKE L , NE: Nyassi (82); RSL: Borchers (68), Saborio (84) Sun., Oct. 10 at Houston W , NE: Joseph (43), Dube (73); HOU: Oduro (59) Sat., Oct. 16 KANSAS CITY Thurs., Oct. 21 at New York

4 MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES SATURDAY IS FAN APPRECIATION DAY Saturday s home match is the final match of the season at Gillette Stadium, and is also the team s annual Fan Appreciation Night among the highlights of the night for fans are the Shirts off their Backs giveaway, a full team autograph alley, random seat upgrades and many in-game giveaways to fans in the stands. TEAM AWARDS ANNOUNCED SATURDAY The Revolution annual team awards will be announced on Saturday at the Kansas City match the team s MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year and Defender of the Year will be announced and recognized in a pregame video package, while the team Most Valuable Player will be presented in a pregame ceremony after the teams procession out to the field for the first time in recent memory, the fans selected the MVP during a 10-day voting period, while the team s beat media elected the defender of the year. AUCTION TO BENEFIT KOMEN MA ENDS SUNDAY On Sunday, the New England Revolution Charitable Foundation will close its online auction at biddingforgood.com with pink and pink-accented game-used and game-worn items from the Oct. 2 match against Real Salt Lake all proceeds from the online auction will be donated to Komen MA the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure who partnered with the Revs for its Breast Cancer Awareness match last Saturday among the items up for bid are: Matt Reis custom-made pink goalkeeper jersey worn on Oct. 2 all 10 starting field players jerseys autographed and including the MLS W.O.R.K.S. breast cancer awareness patch on the chest team-autographed pink adidas game balls (3) team-autographed MLS W.O.R.K.S. breast cancer awareness scarf team-autographed pink Gatorade sideline towel Kevin Alston s autographed pink/white/black adidas cleats MANSALLY, NYASSI SET TO RETURN FROM GAMBIA CAMP Gambia internationals Kenny Mansally and Sainey Nyassi rejoined the Revolution at training on Wednesday after meeting up with their national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burkina Faso, which the Scorpions lost 3-1, on Saturday, Oct. 9 Nyassi again started in the midfield, while Mansally came in off the bench. REIS SEASON ENDS EARLY Matt Reis underwent successful debridement surgery on his right ankle on Wednesday morning, and he will miss the remainder of the season while rehabilitating his ankle... Dr. George Theodore performed the surgery at Mass General West, and Reis expected rehab period is approximately three months. MAN-POWER DOWN AGAIN After traveling and dressing only 15 players in Sunday s match at Houston, the Revs will continue to be short-handed on Saturday against Kansas City despite the return of the Gambian internationals midfielder Pat Phelan and defender Cory Gibbs will be forced to sit out Saturday s match while serving a one-game yellow-card accumulation suspension both players picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season in the first half against Houston. DEJA-GOAL, AKA HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE Kheli Dube s game-winning goal at Houston on Sunday had an air of familiarity about it that s because a very similar situation happened just more than one month ago at home against Seattle for the second time this season, while playing on the right wing for Sainey Nyassi who was off on international duty, Dube scored a goal but the similarity doesn t end there as Ilija Stolica also assisted on both goals. SHUTTLEWORTH STEPS IN... Bobby Shuttleworth made his third-career start in goal on Sunday, replacing Matt Reis who served as the back-up Shuttleworth made a career-high six saves in the winning effort his second career win and his first win in a game in which he started Shuttleworth last saw action on Aug. 28, when Philly earned a come-from-behind win in stoppage time at Gillette Stadium.... AND STAYS IN With the news that Matt Reis underwent debridement surgery on his right ankle on Wednesday, Bobby Shuttleworth is expected to start the team s remaining two games in goal... Shuttleworth, who signed with the club midway through the 2009 season, started the season as the third-string goalkeeper without any MLS experience... but after Preston Burpo s horrific in-game injury on May 29, Shuttleworth has made a total of four league appearances, posting a record in league action, while adding another win and a shutout in SuperLiga play. DUBE BACK IN FORM, CAREER-HIGH SET Kheli Dube picked up an assist on Sainey Nyassi s goal against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 2, his first since May 8 at Columbus Dube is tied for the team lead in assists shared with Shalrie Joseph with five to mark a new career high, but he went almost five months without an assist Dube has appeared in 18 games this season making 11 starts but missed five games (July 31 at Philadelphia through Aug. 21 at Kansas City) with a knee injury... his five assists this season surpassed his previous single-season high of four, which he recorded as a rookie in GOAL (LOW) RECORD IN JEOPARDY The Revs scored a club-record low 33 goals in 2009, but the 2010 squad is threatening to lower that mark even further... through 28 games this season, the Revs have only scored 31 goals, averaging 1.11 goals per game... in order to match or exceed the standing club-record low of 33 goals, the Revs would have to match at least thier current goals per game average in each of the final two games of the season. OTHER RECORDS IN PERIL In addition to the club-record low for goal scoring that s in danger of falling this season, several other club records are on the rocks: Record 2010 Mark Record # Year Assists (low) Shots on Goal (low) Fouls Committed (low) Fouls Suffered (low) Cautions (low) LOSSES OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS The Revs 15 losses so far in 2010 are the team s most in the recent scoring era of MLS ( present) when there were no shootouts or overtime... the team s 13 losses in 2004 had been the team s highest loss total since the league did away with the penalty shootout ( ) and overtime ( )... prior to the 2004 season, the Revs lost 15 or more games in each of the team s first four seasons ( , , , )... the team s top all-time season loss total was 21 losses in 1998, a season in which the club went 11-21, including a 2-4 mark in shootouts. PLAYOFF STREAK SNAPPED With the draw against Columbus on Sept. 25, and coupled with several other results around the league, the Revs were officially eliminated from playoff consideration for the first time since 2001 the Revs saw their run of eight straight playoff appearances the longest current run in the league snapped after having appeared in the postseason in each season from 2002 on the eight-year run was also Boston s longest current playoff streak of the city s five professional sports teams. JOSEPH S SURPRISING STATS With three goals in the last four games, Shalrie Joseph now has 27 goals in his career, which has spanned the last eight seasons... he is now fifth in Revs club history in goal scoring, ahead of Clint Dempsey ( ) in sixth place... more surprising, however, is that Joseph is now ranked second in club history in shots, with he is now ahead of former U.S. National Team forwards Joe-Max Moore (third, 247) and Pat Noonan (fourth, 234). ONE SERB, TWO SERBS First it started with one Serb - midfielder Marko Perovic - then it became two Serbs when forward Ilija Stolica joined the team in August... the pair has been a boost to the Revs attack, combining for 11 goals and six assists in all competitions... the duo has been responsible for 43.2 percent of the team s scoring this season (16-of-37 goals in all competitions)... Perovic has eight total goals (6 MLS, 2 SuperLiga) and four assists (3 MLS, 1 SuperLiga), while Stolica has added three goals and two assists, all in MLS action... however, only once - at Dallas on Sept has the pair combined on the same goal, Stolica s 66th-minute goal on which Perovic assisted. DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN The team s two goals allowed against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 2 marked the 15th time this season that the Revs allowed two or more goals... on the road this year the phenomenon is even more pronouced as New England has surrendered two or more goals nine times in 14 away games the 2-2 draw at FC Dallas on Sept. 22 was the fifth straight away game in which the team allowed two or more goals the Revs 1.74 goals against average is the worst (16th of 16 teams) in MLS, and the team s 2.14 goals against average on the road ranks tied for 15th out of 16 teams in MLS.

5 AND SCORING TROUBLES New England has been shut out nine times this season through 28 games, the highest mark since the 1999 season when the Revs were blanked a club-record 10 times in the 32-game schedule the team s 31 goals overall ranks 12th out of 16 teams, and the Revs 1.11 goals per game average ranks tied for 12th of 16 teams. HOME GAMES HIGHER SCORING THAN MOST While the Revs are having trouble scoring overall this season with 31 goals in 28 games, the Revs are a bit more potent at home... at Gillette Stadium, New England has scored 20 goals, for a 1.43 goals per game average, tied for seventh of 16 teams in home scoring average... the scoring difference has helped the Revs compile a home mark. NEW-LOOK STALWARTS In years past, veteran players like Jay Heaps, Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman dotted the top of the Revs stats for starts and appearances with those players retiring, coaching and recovering, respectively, this season, a new set of names are at the top of the team s appearance and starts charts Pat Phelan (27 appearances, 25 yrs. old), Sainey Nyassi (26 appearances, 21 yrs. old.) and Chris Tierney (25 appearances, 24 yrs. old) are the team s new stalwarts - and team s leaders in appearances - and all 25 years old or younger. PHELAN STEPS INTO THE LEAD Pat Phelan now holds the team lead in appearances this year with 27 the third-year midfielder s 27 appearances are more than his previous single-season high of 21, which he established last season in 2009 the former Toronto FC draft pick out of Wake Forest has also established a new career high in starts with 24, which is second on the team behind Nyassi s 25 starts... his total will stall this week, however, as he is suspended for Saturday s game against Kansas City while serving a one-game caution accumulation suspension. MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY CONTINUES TO CLIMB The Revolution has clearly been plagued by injuries this season, and the trend has not let up through the entire year through their last match, New England has lost 170 man-games because of injury through 28 MLS matches... that figure equates to an average greater than six players per game a significant number considering the 24-man roster limit the Revs have never had fewer than four players miss a game because of injury and had as many as nine (Aug. 7 vs. D.C.) because of various ailments six current or former players on the New England roster have missed double-figure games this season because of injury: Taylor Twellman (28, post-concussion symptoms), former Rev Edgaras Jankauskas (20, calf and adductor strains), Nico Colaluca (17, knee and ankle sprains), Preston Burpo (17, leg fractures/ surgery), Zak Boggs (16 games, concussion and knee/ankle sprain) and Matt Reis (14, knee and shoulder surgeries). PEROVIĆ INSISTS ON GETTING THE ASSIST With his assist on Sainey Nyassi s goal against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 2, Marko Perovic picked up an assist in the third straight game... after scoring a team-leading six goals in his first 18 games, the Serb has picked up assists in three of the last four games with six goals and three assists, Perović is the team s leading scorer and is also tied for third in assists on the team, behind leaders Shalrie Joseph and Kheli Dube (five each) and tied with Chris Tierney. VERS-A-TIERNEY So far this season, Chris Tierney has played six different positions in all competitions - left midfield (his preferred position), left back, right back, defensive central midfield, attacking central midfield and center back... while the third-year pro from Wellesley, Mass., came to the Revs as a left-sided midfielder, he was later converted to left back in his first season... he played more left back in 2009, and this season, after extensive off-season work to improve his speed, has been deployed as a central midfielder, center back and right back, as well... Tierney has made a career-high 25 MLS appearances (previous high was 14) and has appeared in eight other non-league matches this season. INDIVIDUAL BEST BEHAVIOR Chris Tierney, the team s nominee for the MLS Fair Play Award, has committed only 10 fouls this season while appearing in 25 games... when compared to all players around the league who have started at least 24 games, Tierney ranks third overall in fouls committed, behind San Jose s Jason Hernandez (5), D.C. s Santino Quaranta (9) and tied with Philadelphia s Sebastien LeToux (10)... further, of that list, only LeToux and Tierney have not been cautioned or ejected this season. DEFENSIVE SHIFTERS In the last 20 MLS matches, the Revs have run out 16 different defensive units utilizing Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Cory Gibbs, former Rev Joseph Niouky, Emmanuel Osei, Pat Phelan, Seth Sinovic and Chris Tierney on only seven occasions since early May has the team been able to use repeat lineups July 31 at Philadelphia, Aug. 18 at Chicago and Sept. 10 at Chivas USA (Gibbs, Barnes, Osei, Alston), July 10 vs. LA and Sept. 4 vs. Seattle (Sinovic, Barnes, Osei, Alston) and Aug. 7 vs. DC and Oct. 10 at Houston (Tierney, Gibbs, Barnes, Osei) the last time the team ran out the same defensive unit in back-to-back games was May 1 against Dallas and May 5 against Chivas USA (Seth Sinovic, Cory Gibbs, Darrius Barnes and Kevin Alston). ROAD TROUBLES SEEMINGLY SOLVED After 11 matches spanning April through September, the Revs finally snapped their almost season-long winless streak on Sunday at Houston... with goals from Shalrie Joseph and Kheli Dube, the Revs pulled a 2-1 victory from the match... while it took a full 27 weeks to get road win number two, signs of change appeared in the team s previous road game on Sept up 2-0 in the 79th minute at Dallas, the Revs were on the verge of snapping their 10-game winless streak on the road, which dated back to April however, the Hoops found two goals (one penalty kick in the 80th minute and a 93rd-minute equalizer) to pull even, and New England s road futility extended to 11 games. WESTERN WOES ALSO VANISH In 2010, the Revs posted a final overall record against Western Conference teams, including an record on the road... the Revs earned their first - and only - road win against the West on Sunday at Houston, and also snapped a four-game winless streak against the West after starting the season against the West, the Revs had earned three consecutive wins against Western teams (July 10 vs. LA, Aug. 14 vs. Houston and Sept. 4 vs. Seattle), however all three of those games were at home. SCORING TROUBLES (MAYBE) SORTED ON THE ROAD New England has been shut out on the road seven times this season, and the team s 0.79 goals per game road scoring average is tied for 12th of 16 teams in 14 road matches this year, the team has scored 11 goals, but four of those goals have come in the last two games in fact, the Revs scored two goals away from home on four separate occasions (April 3 at D.C., May 8 at Columbus, Sept. 22 at Dallas and Oct. 10 at Houston) and added single goals three times (July 31 at Philly, Aug. 18 at Chicago and Aug. 21 at Kansas City). TWELLMAN CHANGES ROLE THIS SEASON Unable to take to the field at all this season, Taylor Twellman has taken his soccer expertise to the broadcast booth... earlier this season, he was brought in by Revolution broadcast partner Comcast SportsNet New England to serve as a daily in-studio expert for the network s monthlong World Cup coverage... following that experience, Twellman stepped into the Revs broadcast booth and handled the analysis of the team s SuperLiga matches with play-by-play man Brad Feldman... soon after, ESPN came calling and the club s all-time leading scorer served as the color commentator for multiple summer matches including international squads, as well as several MLS matches... recently, Twellman jumped from primarily soccer coverage to all-sports expert through fill-in spots on CSN s Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight show, sitting alongside host Gary Tanguay for Friday s show... he also returned to the Revs booth and was the color voice with Feldman for the SuperLiga final on Sept. 1. TIERNEY TOPS OLD MARK Chris Tierney s assist on Shalrie Joseph s goal at Dallas (Sept. 22) was his third assist of the season, setting a new single-season high for the third-year pro from Wellesley... he is now tied for third on the team in assists (with Marko Perovic) behind Joseph and Kheli Dube (five each), and leads the club in game-winning assists (two)... Tierney has six career assists, after recording one in his rookie season in 2008, and two last year in (NOT) SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT In 17 of 28 matches this season, the Revs have been out-shot by their opponents... included in that total are 11 matches in which the team has amassed single-digit shot totals... included in that single-digit total are the Revs last four road matches - Oct. 10 at Houston (eight shots), Sept. 22 at Dallas (eight shots), Sept. 18 at Colorado (nine shots) and the Sept. 10 match at Chivas USA in which they had just three shots, the team s second-lowest game total of of the 11 single-digit games were played on the road, as well... the Revs season low was two shots at Seattle on June 5... the Revs 20-shot effort on Oct. 2 against RSL was their second-highest total of the season, behind the 22-shot effort on June 27 against Chicago.

6 PLAYER NOTES 1 MATT REIS POS. GK H. 6-1 W. 200 AGE: 35 The Revs standout goalkeeper is widely considered one of the league s top keepers coming off his best statistical season in his 13-year MLS career (1998-present) is in his seventh season as the team s primary netminder, but missed the first three-and-a-half months of the season while recovering from off-season shoulder and knee surgeries and will miss the final two games of the regular season after ankle surgery on Oct holds every New England career goalkeeping record, including games played in goal (188), games started in goal (187), minutes played in goal (16,842), goals against average (1.29), wins (75), saves (757), shutouts (50) and save percentage (.729).... became the first goalkeeper in Revolution history to start 150 matches for the club in the season opener against San Jose (March 21, 2009), while he became the seventh goalkeeper in MLS history to record 50 career shutouts in the 4-0 victory over New York (June 7, 2009)... recorded his 50th shutout as a member of the Revolution on Aug. 14, 2010, with a 1-0 victory over Houston... established a new club record shutout streak by going 386 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal from July 4 - Aug. 1, was an MLS All-Star and one of three finalists for Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year four straight seasons ( ) REGULAR SEASON: Missed the first three-and-a-half months of the regular season recovering from off-season shoulder and knee surgeries, and had a stint on the disabled list (April 30- June 1)... has made 14 appearances, all starts, going with three shutouts... made his first regular-season appearance of the year in the team s 1-0 loss to Chicago (June 27), making three saves... picked up his first shutout and win of the season in the Revs 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy (July 10), making five saves... made three saves in the Revs 1-1 draw with Philadelphia (July 31)... was in net when the club set a team-record 390-minute shutout streak in all competitions from July 2 - July picked up his second shutout of 2010 and made a season-high six saves in the Revs 1-0 win over D.C. (Aug. 7)... posted his third shutout in league games with a six-save performance against Houston (Aug. 14)... did not play against Philly (Aug. 28) because of lower back pain... returned to the lineup on Sept. 4 against Seattle, making two saves in his 75th career win as a member of the Revolution... did not play at Houston (Oct. 10) and underwent debridement surgery on his right ankle on Oct. 13, forcing him to miss the rest of the season. SUPERLIGA: Made four appearances, going in the tournament... made his 2010 debut at Chicago (July 17), posting a three-save shutout to earn the win... recorded another shutout and made three saves in the win over Monarcas Morelia (July 20)... made four saves, converted a penalty kick and stopped a Puebla penalty kick attempt in the Revs 5-3 shootout win... made six saves in the final against Morelia (Sept. 1), allowing two goals in the loss. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned two caps with the U.S. National Team... is for the Nats, including a shutout in his first-ever U.S. National Team start. Last shutout: 8/14/10 vs. HOU Most saves: 11, 7/11/09 vs. KC 5 EMMANUEL OSEI POS. D H. 5-9 W. 170 AGE: 28 INTERNATIONAL An experienced central defender who can also play in the midfield, Osei joined the Revolution from Liberty Professionals in Ghana s top league early in the 2009 season... in the off-season, really developed his English and is now a vocal member of the Revs defense has drawn attention in the media for his on-field prayer before and after every game, in which he stands at midfield and raises his arms to the sky signed with the Revs on March 31, 2009, and joined the team for his first training session on Friday, May 1, after receiving his P-1 Visa and arriving in the U.S. on Thursday, April REGULAR SEASON: Has made 19 appearances, including 16 starts, with one assist... missed eight matches with injuries: at San Jose (April 17, left foot contusion), and the following seven games with an infection on his right leg... returned to action as a second-half substitute at Seattle (June 5) and returned to the starting lineup against Chicago (June 27)... started at right back against Philly (Aug. 28), before moving back to the center once Cory Gibbs was ejected in the 40th minute... picked up his first career assist at Houston (Oct. 10), when Shalrie Joseph corralled his overhead pass for his first-half goal. SUPERLIGA: Started all five matches at central defense. INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of Ghana s 2004 Olympic Team... has been capped by Ghana s senior national team. Last goal: 11/1/09 vs. CHI (MLS Cup Playoffs) Last assist: 10/10/10 at HOU 7 KENNY MANSALLY POS. M/F H W. 160 AGE: 21 U.S. GREEN CARD A young, dynamic player who has performed at both the youth and senior international levels... a left-footed player, he can play as both a forward or a wide midfielder... very fast and strong on the ball, with a very hard shot is also adept at free kicks and corner kicks when needed along with teammate Sainey Nyassi, helped lead Gambia s Under-20 Team to the knockout rounds of the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and made his debut for the country s full senior national team in June REGULAR SEASON: Has made 19 appearances - 12 as a substitute - scoring three goals... notched two goals in a two-minute span in the Revs 2-0 victory over United, earning MLS Player of the Week honors... started his first game of the season at Seattle (June 5) and played the first half... started his second game of the season against D.C. (Aug. 7), playing his first full game of scored his third league goal of the season at Kansas City (Aug. 21)... missed the Sept. 4 Seattle match while with the Gambia National Team... made his fourth start of the season at Dallas (Sept. 22)... missed the last game against Houston (Oct. 10) while returning from Gambia s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Burkina Faso. SUPERLIGA: Started four matches... played 45 minutes against Pumas UNAM (July 14), 62 minutes against Chicago (July 17) and 90 minutes against Morelia (July 20)... scored the team s goal in regulation, and then the game-winning goal in PK s of the SuperLiga semifinal over Puebla (Aug. 4)... missed the final against Morelia (Sept. 1) after being calld up to the Gambia National Team for its Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Namibia (Sept. 4). INTERNATIONAL: Has six caps with the Gambia National Team made his full international debut against Algeria on June 14, 2009 entering the match in the 73rd minute of the 1-0 win started a pair of friendlies in January 2010, against Tunisia and Angola appeared in all four of Gambia s games at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, starting three in the midfield scored the game-winning goal against Portugal that sent Gambia through to the knockout... was called up for Gambia s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Namibia (Sept. 4), but did not appear in the match, but did appear in the team s qualifier against Burkina Faso (Oct. 9) as a substitute. Last goal: 8/21/10 at KC Last assist: 11/1/09 vs. CHI (MLS Cup Playoffs) 8 CHRIS TIERNEY POS. D/M H. 6-0 W. 170 AGE: 24 A versatile left-footed player, Tierney is an exceptional crosser of the ball, especially from out wide on the flank... a midfielder in college, he transitioned to the backline with the Revs in 2008, seeing action primarily as a left-sided defender but has also been dispatched as a left midfielder, defensive central midfielder, attacking central midfielder and right back as team personnel has dictated... steady on set pieces, especially free kicks... along with Taylor Twellman, he is one of the team s two player representatives to the MLS Players Union REGULAR SEASON: Has made a career-high 25 appearances (24 starts - 13 at left midfield, three at central midfield, six at left back and two at right back), recording one goal and a career-high three assists... moved to right back in the 90th minute at LA Galaxy (March 27) when Khano Smith subbed in for Kevin Alston... picked up the game-winning assist against D.C. United (April 3) in the 80th minute with a cross from the left corner to Kenny Mansally... was a late scratch against FC Dallas (May 1) with a left knee sprain... made first start of his career at central midfield against Chivas USA (May 5)... recorded his second game-winning assist of the season when Pat Phelan converted his free kick against D.C. (Aug. 7)... made his first MLS start at right back against Houston (Aug. 14), and then moved there from left midfield in the 40th minute against Philly (Aug. 28) after Cory Gibbs was ejected... scored his first career MLS goal on Sept. 4, potting the game-tying goal against Seattle in the second half... his angled pass out of the backfield at Dallas (Sept. 22), connected with Shalrie Joseph for the team s first goal of the match... after being listed in the starting lineup, was a late scratch against Columbus (Sept. 25) with left knee soreness... lined up at right back to start against Real Salt Lake (Oct. 2), playing 74 minutes there before moving to left back in a three-man backline for the final 15 minutes. SUPERLIGA: Made five appearances, including four starts, playing left back against Pumas UNAM (July 14) and Chicago (July 17), right back against Monarcas Morelia (July 20) and left midfield against Morelia (Sept. 1) in the championship... also played left midfield in the second half against Pumas... came on as a late sub at left midfield against Puebla (Aug. 4), and converted the third penalty kick of the Revs 5-3 shootout win. Last goal: 9/4/10 vs. SEA Last assist: 9/22/10 at FCD

7 9 ILIJA STOLICA POS. F H. 6-1 W. 185 AGE: 31 INTERNATIONAL The former Serbian Under-21 and Olympic team member began his career with Serbia s FK Zemun, starting with the club s youth teams in 1985 and debuting with the first team in after three seasons, he transferred to Spain s EU Lleida for one season... Stolica returned to Serbia in 1999 to play two seasons at FK Partizan, before making a return engagement at FK Zemun through January he also played for two seasons each at FK Metalurg Donetsk (Ukraine) and OFK Beograd (Serbia) before his move to Belgium... signed with the Revolution on July 30 and is awaiting his P-1 visa approval before joining the club REGULAR SEASON: Has made 12 appearances, including 11 starts... has scored three goals and added two assists... made his MLS debut against D.C. United (Aug. 7) when he came on for Zack Schilawski at forward in the 73rd minute... recorded his first-career MLS goal - also the game-winning strike - against Houston (Aug. 14) as he made his first start with the Revs, playing 77 minutes... scored the team s lone goal against Philly (Aug. 28), converting while falling to the ground in a goal-box scrum... tallied his first-ever MLS assist on Kheli Dube s goal against Seattle (Sept. 4)... combined with countryman Marko Perovic to record his third goal of the season at Dallas (Sept. 22)... assisted on Kheli Dube s game-winning goal at Houston (Oct. 10). SUPERLIGA: Made his SuperLiga debut in the final against Monarcas Morelia (Sept. 1), playing 90 minutes. Last goal: 9/22/10 at FCD Last assist: 10/10/10 at HOU 11 KHELI DUBE POS. F H W. 155 AGE: 26 U.S. GREEN CARD Selected by the Revolution in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft... very quick and skillful on the ball... a prolific goal scorer at the collegiate level, he was the 2007 Big South Conference Player of the Year while attending Coastal Carolina... likes to run at defenders... one of three finalists for Gatorade Rookie of the Year in REGULAR SEASON: Has made 19 appearances - including 12 starts (nine at forward, three at right midfield) - recording two goals and and a career-high five assists... started the first three matches of the season before coming on as a substitute at San Jose (April 17)... had two assists against Toronto (April 10), his first multiple-assist game of his career - and his first two assists since Oct. 18, 2008, a span of 33 games... picked up an assist against FC Dallas (May 1) before being shown a straight red card in the 56th minute... served a one-game red-card suspension on May 5 against Chivas USA... returned to starting lineup at Columbus (May 8) following suspension to record his fourth assist of the season on Zak Boggs second goal of the game... returned as a second-half substitute against Chicago (June 27)... missed five matches (July 31 - Aug. 21) with a right MCL sprain... was available for selection on Aug his first match back available after the knee injury - but did not play... returned to the lineup, starting at right midfield, against Seattle (Sept. 4), and scored the team s third goal in the 3-1 win, his first strike of the 2010 season... came on as a substitute against Real Salt Lake (Oct. 2), playing 24 minutes and picking up his fifth assist of the season on Sainey Nyassi s goal in the 82nd minute... his assist was his first in almost five months, his last coming on May 8 at Columbus... struck for the game-winning goal at Houston (Oct. 10). SUPERLIGA: Appeared in four matches, including three starts - against Pumas UNAM (July 14), Morelia (July 20) and Morelia in the final (Sept. 1)... came on as a second-half substitute against Chicago (July 17)... missed the semifinal match against Puebla (Aug. 4) with a right MCL sprain. INTERNATIONAL: Is a former member of Zimbabwe s Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams. Last goal: 10/10/10 at HOU Last assist: 10/2/10 vs. RSL 12 CORY GIBBS POS. D H. 6-2 W. 180 AGE: 30 A tremendous defensive product who played collegiate soccer locally at Brown comfortable both centrally and on the left side of the backline acquired prior to the start of the 2010 to provide a veteran presence to not only the Revs young back line, but also the locker room... missed the 2006 FIFA World Cup after being named to the U.S. squad, and then most of the Premiership season at Charlton Athletic (ENG) after suffering a knee injury in May before the start of the World Cup signed with MLS in the summer of 2008 and was allocated to the Colorado Rapids, and later earned the team s defender of the year honors that same season... previously trained with the Revolution during the summer of 2007 during his rehab at Charlton REGULAR SEASON: Has made 24 appearances, all starts... has seen time both as center back (20 games) and left back (four games)... started 10 games at central defense before missing his first game of the season against New York (May 29) with a right hamstring strain... returned to the starting lineup at Seattle (June 5)... served as captain for eight games while Shalrie Joseph was unavailable for selection... missed the LA match (July 10) with a left quadriceps strain... returned to the starting lineup against Philadelphia (July 31) and made his first start of the season at left back... was replaced in the 68th minute of the Revs 2-1 loss at Chicago (Aug. 18) with a left ankle strain... was red carded in the 40th minute against Philly (Aug. 28) and missed the Sept. 4 game against Seattle while serving the suspension... missed the Oct. 2 match against Real Salt Lake with an infection in his hip... picked up his fifth yellow card of the season on Oct. 10 at Houston and will miss the team s game on Saturday against Kansas City. SUPERLIGA: Made two appearances, including one start... missed the first three SuperLiga matches with a left quad strain before coming on at the start of the second half at left back in the semifinal against Puebla (Aug. 4)... started at left back in the final against Morelia (Sept. 1). INTERNATIONAL: Has 19 caps with the U.S. National Team, his last coming in 2006 during the pre-world Cup send-off games participated in training camp with the MNT in November 2008 was named to the roster for their match against Guatemala on November 19, 2008, but did not see the field was called in for a March 26, 2008 friendly against Poland, but did not appear in the match entered his first international match in 2003 as a substitute in the Confederations Cup tune-up against New Zealand on June 8 made his U-20 debut in a 6-0 victory over Bolivia on June 27, 1998 his first international goal was a significant one, giving the USA a 1-0 lead over Costa Rica in CONCACAF qualifying, a match that would eventually end in a 1-1 draw. Last goal: 10/12/08 at LA (with COL) Last assist: 7/24/04 vs. DC (with DAL) 15 ZACK SCHILAWSKI POS. F H W. 165 AGE: 23 An opportunistic goal scorer who is deadly inside the penalty area, but is also a threat from outside the box and has the ability create his own chances uses his pace to get in behind the defense and makes smart runs off the ball plays well off his forward partner enjoys taking on defenders one-on-one, but is also effective at linking up through midfield has a tremendous work ethic REGULAR SEASON: Has made 23 appearances, including 15 starts... has scored five goals... made his MLS debut with a start in the season opener against LA Galaxy (March 27)... netted a hat trick in the home opener against Toronto (April 10), becoming the first rookie in MLS history to register a hat trick in his home debut and just the third rookie in MLS history to net a hat trick... scored the Revs lone goal in a 1-1 tie with FC Dallas (May 1)... came on during second-half stoppage time at Columbus (May 8)... scored the game-winner in 3-2 win over New York to help snap a seven-game winless streak (May 29)... started his first game since Aug. 7 when he was in the starting 11 at Chivas USA (Sept. 10). SUPERLIGA: Appeared in all five matches - making two starts - and scored one goal... notched the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Pumas UNAM (July 14)... started the first two matches before coming on as a substitute against Monarcas Morelia (July 20) and Puebla (Aug. 4)... came on as a 70th-minute substitute in the final against Morelia (Sept. 1), and recorded his first professional assist on Kevin Alston s 79th-minute goal. Last goal: 7/14/10 vs. Pumas (SuperLiga) Last assist: 9/1/10 vs. Monarcas Morelia (SuperLiga) 16 JASON GRIFFITHS POS. M H W. 165 AGE: 23 A central midfielder who excels on the defensive side of the ball and enjoys breaking up the opposition s attack is fearless and a strong tackler has great vision and is an effective distributor from his defensive midfield position deceptively skillful on the dribble and is a threat to shoot from distance Griffiths joined the Revolution after was signed on June 24 following his Third round (48th overall) selection in the 2010 SuperDraft started 64 of 65 games in which he appeared during his four-year career at Kentucky, registering 12 goals and 10 assists named to the All-Conference USA first team in both his junior and senior seasons goes by the nickname Jase REGULAR SEASON: Has made seven appearances, including two starts... made his MLS debut when he came on as a second-half sub against Chicago (June 27) made his first career start at Real Salt Lake (July 2), playing 90 minutes... left the LA match (July 10) in the 28th minute with a hamstring strain and missed the following two MLS games... returned to action against Houston (Aug. 14), coming on in the 89th minute... missed three MLS matches (Aug. 21-Sept. 10) with continued issues with his hamstring... returned to the field at