Andrew Hoxie now waits MLS Draft this weekend

MLS Combine Notebook: Resolution on Day Three

A pair of close games closed the book on the 2010 MLS Player Combine. Kyle McCarthy files his last dispatch from South Florida as he prepares to head to Philadelphia for Thursday's SuperDraft.

Jan 13, 2010 12:02:38 AM

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – The chance to influence the future is now out of the hands of the approximately 75 players that took part in the MLS Player Combine. Now the wait begins.

In the end, this year's Combine shook out like all combines do even with the foibles introduced by the peculiarly chilly weather in South Florida. Some highly-touted players impressed, some didn't. Some unheralded players found their way onto the map, while others made observers wonder why they were even invited in the first place. Everyone had an ample chance to show why they should be drafted.

MLS coaches and executives will spend the next two days discussing potential trades and separating the wheat from the chaff. Given the relatively high standard of play at the Combine and the additional evidence provided by those who participated, they'll have plenty of work to do to sort out out their priorities and their draft boards before the SuperDraft kicks off on Thursday afternoon.

Condivo goes three-for-three with narrow victory: Eric Alexander (Indiana) notched his second goal of the Combine to assure Condivo of top spot in the four-team round-robin tournament with a 1-0 win over Jabulani.

The Jabulani midfielders failed to close down Alexander 30 yards from goal, all but inviting him to try his luck one minute before the halftime interval. Alexander's resulting drive screamed into the lower left-hand corner, leaving Brooks Haggerty (North Carolina) with no chance to save it.

Andrew Hoxie (William & Mary) nearly added a second nine minutes from time after he headed Michael Thomas' (Notre Dame) corner kick towards goal, but Korede Aiyegbusi (N.C. State) cleared the effort off the line.