Nov. 5, 2009 / 9:25 PM

Marshall again named top MLS defender

Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew won the MLS Defender of the Year Award for the second consecutive season Nov. 5, 2009. (Team photo)

Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew won the MLS Defender of the Year Award for the second consecutive season Nov. 5, 2009. (Team photo)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew has been named Major League Soccer Defender of the Year for the second straight season, the league announced Thursday.

The 6-foot-4 defender from Riverside, Calif., started in each of the 18 matches he played in the regular season.

Marshall, 25, is the second player in MLS history to win consecutive top-defender awards. The Chicago Fire's Carlos Bocanegra won in 2002 and 2003.

The Crew's defense, anchored by Marshall, allowed just 31 goals during the regular season.

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