CANTON, Ohio -- Former Allegheny College men's soccer midfielder Nate Yates was recently signed to the Ohio Vortex professional indoor soccer team, a newly-formed franchise based in Canton and a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL).
Yates is one of 18 players to sign the Vortex. The PASL was established in 1997 and is the largest international indoor soccer league in the world. The PASL currently sponsors 54 Premier teams in 10 divisions acros the United States and is the official developmental league of the PASL, which debuted in 2008.
Yates, a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference honoree, graduated from Allegheny in the spring of 2009. He was named to the All-NCAC First Team in 2008 and to the Second Team in 2006. In 2005, he received an Honorable Mention.
With the Gators, Yates appeared in 69 games and made 56 starts. He compiled nine goals, including six game winners, and nine assists.
The Vortex began their 2009 season on Nov. 14 and lost to the Detroit Waza, 6-4. Their next game will take place at the Cleveland Metroplex on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Ohio Vortex webpage
PASL webpage