Dec. 13, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State goalkeeper Tally Hall has been named to the NSCAA/adidas 2005 All-American third team. He is the first Aztec player to receive All-America honors since 1989 when Marcelo Balboa was named to the second team.
"Tally is truly deserving of this accolade after the season he put together in 2005," commented head coach Lev Kirshner. "It couldn't happen to a better individual and it's a culmination of the hard work he has done during his three seasons at San Diego State. It's a great accomplishment for him and an honor four our program."
Hall, a junior from Gig Harbor, Wash., led the Pac-10 and was second in the nation (NCAA Division I) this fall with a 0.41 goals against average. He led the country with a 0.889 shots-on-goal save percentage.
During the 2005 campaign, Hall recorded 12 shutouts to establish a new San Diego State record, eclipsing the old mark of 10 set by Bryan Finnerty in 1989. SDSU's 12 shutouts were the third-most ever in a season by an Aztec squad.
Five of Hall's shutouts came in Pac-10 play as he helped the Aztecs to a fourth-place finish in their first year as conference members. Included in that number was a 1-0 win over third-ranked California and a 0-0 double overtime draw vs. 12th-ranked UCLA.
Hall received first-team all-Pac-10 honors at the conclusion of the conference season and was also a first-team all-Far West Region selection. Earlier this year, he was named all-tournament and defensive MVP of the Phillips/adidas Classic hosted by Rutgers.
He began the season with four consecutive shutouts and went 717:03 minutes before allowing a goal from open play, that coming in SDSU's eighth game of the season. Prior to that, the only blemish on his record was a penalty kick in the team's fifth contest of the year vs. Missouri-Kansas City.
San Diego State finished the season with a 9-4-6 record and advanced to the NCAA postseason tournament for the first time in 16 years.