MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brett Levis Named to USL Team of the Week After

Published on July 5, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Brett Levis was named to the USL Team of the Week, the league announced today. The left back from Saskatoon came up huge in the clutch on Saturday for Whitecaps FC 2, scoring the game-winning goal in added time of the 2-1 victory over Real Monarchs SLC. This stoppage-time winner from @WFC2 last night pic.twitter.com/GNEUzadyRY - Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) July 3, 2016 Just moments after the home side equalized in the dying minutes, Levis completed the 'Caps response off a clinical display that involved four different Canadian players getting a touch in 22 seconds.

Levis becomes the fifth Whitecaps FC 2 player to have multiple USL Team of the Week selections this season after also earning a bench recognition for Week 10. With the win, WFC2 have now surpassed their point-total last season with still 14 matches left.

Make sure to witness the 'Caps young prospects continue to grow when they visit Rio Grande Valley FC on Wednesday. Watch the game live on whitecapsfc2.com.

WFC2 are back at Thunderbird Stadium on Sunday, July 24 when WFC2 host Sacramento Republic FC for Game at the Game. Tickets are available here.

USL Team of the Week GK - Callum Irving, Rio Grande Valley FC: Irving saved one penalty kick as part of a four-save shutout to earn the Toros a point on the road against OKC Energy FC. D - Mike Da Fonte, Sacramento Republic FC: Da Fonte scored the game-winning goal as Republic FC grabbed a 2-1 victory against Seattle Sounders FC 2. D - Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers: Didic earned selection for a second consecutive week as he helped the Rangers' defense shut out Saint Louis FC in a 1-0 victory. D - Taylor Mueller, Charleston Battery: Mueller scored the opening goal and was solid defensively as the Battery won their third consecutive game by defeating Richmond. D - Brett Levis, Whitecaps FC 2: Levis scored a dramatic game-winner as WFC2 took a 2-1 victory against Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday night. M - Stefan Defregger, Wilmington Hammerheads FC: Defregger recorded assists on all three of the Hammerheads' goals as they defeated Toronto FC II 3-0. M - Jimmy McLaughlin, FC Cincinnati: McLaughlin notched the game-winner as Cincinnati took its second win of the season against Bethlehem Steel FC. M - Michael Reed, San Antonio FC: Reed scored the opening goal as San Antonio took a 2-1 victory on the road against Tulsa on Sunday night. F - Michael Cox, Orlando City B: Cox found the equalizer for OCB as it earned a 1-1 draw with Charlotte to remain in the top eight in the Eastern Conference. F - Sammy Ochoa, Tulsa Roughnecks FC: Ochoa recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Roughnecks to a 3-2 win against Arizona United SC in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3. F - Long Tan, Arizona United SC: Tan gave Arizona a chance at continuing its undefeated streak in Tulsa with a pair of good goals as the side succumbed 3-2 to the Roughnecks.

Bench: Ryan Meara (NY), Jordan Burt (COS), Kenardo Forbes (ROC), Carlos Alvarez (SA), Tyler Polak (CIN), Heviel Cordoves (CHS), Adonis Amaya (LA)

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