March 3, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (March 23, 2014) - The Major Indoor Soccer League announced the first round of the 2013-14 MISL Award Winners on Monday as the Missouri Comets' Leo Gibson took home two honors. Milwaukee Wave's Ian Bennett and Baltimore Blast's William Vanzela were also honored for their standout seasons.

In his first full season as a forward, Gibson led the league in both points and assists as he finished the season on top of the Individual points race with 76, nine points ahead of Syracuse's Kenardo Forbes. Gibson also took home the assists crown with a late surge that saw him record eight helpers in his final five games to give him 25 for the season, three ahead of Milwaukee's Marcio Leite.

Bennett took home the league's Golden Boot award as he recorded 27 goals for the Wave. Bennett's goals and points totals were both career bests, and he posted a second consecutive season with more than 60 points. Included in Bennett's haul this year were four games in which he scored three goals or better, including a five-goal game against Missouri in the Wave's opening game of the season.

Vanzela, meanwhile, had an outstanding season in goal for the Blast. The 2013 MISL Championship Series MVP set a record for the current era of the MISL with a 5.30 points-against average as he helped the Blast claim the MISL regular season championship. Vanzela's mark was almost half that of his nearest rival, the Milwaukee Wave's Marcel Feenstra (10.06) as he recorded a pair of shutouts in 15 appearances.

Vanzela and the defending MISL champion Blast kick off the 2014 MISL Playoffs on Friday night as they open their series against the Syracuse Silver Knights at The Oncenter War Memorial at 7:30 p.m. ET. The action then switches to Baltimore Arena next Tuesday, March 11 for Game 2 and a potential mini-game should the teams split the opening two games of the series.

Milwaukee and Missouri, and Bennett and Gibson, will face off in the other semifinal in a rematch of last season's thrilling playoff series with the Comets set to host Game 1 on Sunday afternoon at 3:10 p.m. CT at the Independence Events Center. The action then heads to Milwaukee on Monday night at 7 p.m. CT as the Wave host Game 2 and a potential mini-game at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

The remainder of the 2013-14 MISL Award Winners, including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, the All-Rookie Team and All-MISL Teams will be announced prior to the 2014 MISL Championship Series.

MISL 2013-14 Regular Season Honors

Scoring Champion

Leo Gibson, Missouri Comets

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Comets' Leo Gibson Takes MISL Honors