Feb. 1, 2007

ESBJERG, Denmark - San Diego State senior goalkeeper Tally Hall (Gig Harbor, Wash./Gig Harbor HS) signed a three-year contract to play for Danish soccer top flight team Esbjerg FB on Wednesday. Hall, who recently was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the fourth round of the Major League Soccer Super Draft, will join Esbjerg in the next few days and will play immediately. Esbjerg is currently in sixth place in the 12-team league with 26 points and a 7-6-5 record.

Hall, a two-time NSCAA and College Soccer News All-American, went 9-5-4 with a 1.04 goals against average and 80.0 shots-on-goal save percentage in 2006. In Pac-10 play, Hall was even better, going 5-1-3 and leading the conference in shutouts (four), goals against average (0.72) and shots-on-goal save percentage (0.72).

A semifinalist for the 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, Hall was a first-team all-Pac-10 honoree for the second straight year. He was named Co-Most Valuable Player of The Soccer Post/Aztec Classic and later garnered all-tournament accolades at the USD/San Diego State Soccer Classic. On Sept. 26, he was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for the first time in his career and on Oct. 2 he was selected to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.