Carolina's Fotopoulos named WUSA Player of the Month for May
June 3, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) News Release
ATLANTA (Tuesday, June 3, 2003) - Carolina Courage forward Danielle Fotopoulos has been selected as the WUSA's Player of the Month for the month of May by the Professional Soccer Reporters Association. The powerful striker led all WUSA players in scoring during May, registering four goals and adding three assists for 11 points in four matches.
Fotopoulos had a blistering month of May, earning MET-Rx Player of the Week honors earlier in the month after figuring in all five goals (scoring two and assisting on three) in Carolina's 5-2 victory over first-place Washington on May 17. The former University of Florida star's seven points against Washington tie her with Atlanta's Maribel Dominguez and former Philadelphia Charge midfielder Liu Ailing for most points in a WUSA game. She scored at least one goal in three of four games during May, including a late equalizer to earn a 2-2 draw on the road at Philadelphia on May 31.
With her 11 points in May, Fotopoulos is now tied with New York's Tiffeny Milbrett as the WUSA's all-time leading scorer at 71 points. "Fotop" has 25 goals and 21 assists during the regular season, while Milbrett has 29 goals and 13 assists. Fotopoulos is one of two players to register 20 or more goals and 20 or more assists (joining Boston's Maren Meinert) during her WUSA career.
A look at Fotopoulos' performances during the month of May follows:
DATE PERFORMANCE
May 10 Held scoreless in a 3-1 loss to San Jose
May 17 Two goals and three assists in a 5-2 win at Washington
May 24 One goal in a 2-1 loss to San Diego
May 31 Scored a late goal to earn a 2-2 tie at Philadelphia
Fotopoulos, who captured 26 points in the voting, outdistanced Boston's Meinert (20 pts.), Washington's Abby Wambach (14 pts.), Philadelphia's Marinette Pichon (13 pts.), Atlanta's Charmaine Hooper (5 pts.), San Diego's Julie Fleeting (4 pts.) and Washington's Mia Hamm (2 pts.). The WUSA's Player of the Month is selected at the end every month throughout the regular season by a panel of journalists from the Professional Soccer Reporters Association.
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