TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Junior Flemmings was voted the United Soccer League player of the week, it was announced Tuesday.
A former member of Red Bull II, Flemmings recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Rowdies to a 3-1 victory over Indy Eleven Saturday night, a result that provided a major boost to Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes.
Flemmings received 67 percent of the poll conducted by a national panel of independent media representing every USL market. FC Cincinnati’s Forrest Lasso and the Swope Park Rangers’ Christian Herrera finished tied for second place with 11 percent apiece.
USL Team of the Week
GK – Christian Herrera, Swope Park Rangers: Herrera produced several spectacular stops as part of a seven-save shutout to earn the Rangers a 0-0 draw with Rio Grande Valley FC Sunday.
D – Forrest Lasso, FC Cincinnati: Lasso scored his first two goals this season, FC Cincinnati took victories against the Charlotte Independence and Red Bull II.
D – Taylor Mueller, Charleston Battery: Mueller was strong in the center of defense for the Battery, winning three tackles and recording nine clearances in 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
D – Nana Attakora, Ottawa Fury FC: Attakora recorded 13 clearances and completed 21 of 24 passes to help Fury FC record a shutout in its 2-0 victory past Nashville SC Saturday night.
M – Aodhan Quinn, Orange County SC: Quinn had a goal and two assists as Orange County took four points from its Midwest road trip against the Swope Park Rangers and Saint Louis FC.
M – Junior Flemmings, Tampa Bay Rowdies: Flemmings recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Rowdies to a 3-1 victory over Indy Eleven at Al Lang Stadium Saturday night.
M – Charlie Ward, San Antonio FC: Ward scored an outstanding first professional goal to cap a performance that saw him complete 59 of 65 passes to help San Antonio to a 4-2 win over Real Monarchs SLC.
M – Sebastian Velasquez, Real Monarchs SLC: Velasquez scored both Monarchs goals, the first an outstanding solo effort, in a losing effort in a 4-2 loss to San Antonio FC.
F – Marty Maybin, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: Maybin scored twice, as the Switchbacks earned a 4-2 victory over Tulsa Roughnecks FC that provided a big lift to their playoff hopes.
F – Ilija Ilic, Louisville City FC: Ilic had a goal and assist, completed 25 of 30 passes and had four key passes, as Louisville swept to a 4-1 victory over the Charlotte Independence.
F – Daniel Rios, North Carolina FC: Rios finished with a goal and assist and completed 20 of 23 passes to help North Carolina FC to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC II Saturday night.
Bench: Joe Kuzminsky (CHS), Cristian Casseres Jr. (NY), Kyle Bekker (NC), Emmanuel Ledesma (CIN), Giovanni Godoy (OC), Omar Salgado (LV), Georgi Hristov (TBR)
