Dossantos Earns First Team of the Week Honor
May 10, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC defender Nate Dossantos was selected to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 9, the league announced this afternoon.
Dossantos, a first-year pro out of Marshall University, receives the honor for the first time after a solid defensive performance and an assist on the lone goal of the Hounds' 1-0 win over Birmingham Legion FC last Saturday. The left back made an overlapping run down the wing and sent a low cross to the feet of Danny Griffin, who turned and finished in the fourth minute of the match.
In addition to recording his third assist of the season, Dossantos connected on 30 of 35 passes - a team-best 86 percent completion rate - and he also added a pair of clearances and shared the team lead with four passes intercepted.
Dossantos is the fifth different Hounds player to earn a starting spot on the Team of the Week in 2022, and he is the first of the Hounds' eight rookies to be in the top 11; rookie goalkeeper Chase Vosvick did earn a bench spot after posting a Week 1 shutout.
Griffin also was honored for the first time this season with a spot on the Team of the Week bench. In addition to the game-winning goal, he won possession nine times, won 4 of 7 duels and made 19 passes in the final third.
The full Team of the Week can be seen at USLChampionship.com.
The Hounds are at home again this Saturday, when they host El Paso Locomotive at 7 p.m. at Highmark Stadium. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the Highmark Stadium Box Office.
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