Behonick Invited to 2003 adidas MLS Player Combine

Michael Behonick earned a spot at the adidas MLS Player Combine after an outstanding career at AU.

WASHINGTON - American University senior goalkeeper Michael Behonick (Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot) was selected to participate in the 2003 adidas Major League Soccer (MLS) Player Combine to be held Jan. 11-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. By earning this invitation, Behonick has the opportunity to display his skills in front of scouts from the MLS before the MLS SuperDraft held on Jan. 17.

One of only 36 seniors nationwide chosen to attend the player combine, Behonick helped to lead the Eagles into the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons. This year, AU earned an at-large bid and defeated George Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Maryland in the second round. In 2001, Behonick saved the decisive penalty kick against Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championship and helped the Eagles advance to the Sweet 16, where AU fell to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

This season, Behonick posted an 11-7-1 record including six shutouts. He posted a 1.07 goals-against average (GAA) and a .817 save percentage. For his career, Behonick owns a 1.18 GAA and a .774 save percentage while going 27-20-4 [.569]. He only allowed four goals over the final eight games he appeared in to end the 2002 season. Behonick was also named to the Penn State/Nike Classic All-Tournament Team earlier this season after the Eagles won the tournament.

American University, which fields a 19-sport NCAA Division I athletics program featuring
10 women's sports and nine for men, is in its second year of membership in the Patriot League. Since joining the Patriot League, the University has captured league championships in men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis and women's volleyball, and regular-season titles in men's basketball and women's lacrosse.

Chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893, American University features students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 160 nations worldwide.