Etou Earns Team of the Week Recognition
October 10, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC midfielder/defender Junior Etou was included in the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 31, the penultimate week of the season, the league announced this afternoon.
Etou picked up the weekly honor for the first time this season as a defender after shining at left back in the Hounds' 2-0 win last Saturday at the Tampa Bay Rowdies. That victory clinched the Players' Shield and home field throughout the playoffs, and tied the Hounds record of 19 wins in a single regular season.
Etou helped the Hounds begin the match with a flourish by striking a perfect cross to find Albert Dikwa open at the back post for the team's opening goal after just 29 seconds of play. In addition to the match-opening assist, his third of the season, Etou was a force defensively. He won 8 of 8 duels and regained possession for the Hounds four times, and he was strong while on the ball, winning a match-high four fouls while leading the Hounds in touches.
He was joined the in weekly honors by goalkeeper Jahmali Waite, who took one of the bench spots on the team. Waite made a season-high five saves on the way to his 10th shutout in USL play, making him just the third Hounds goalie to record 10 clean sheets in a season.
To see the full USL Championship Team of the Week, visit USLChampionship.com.
The Hounds will wrap up their regular season this Saturday, Oct. 14, when they travel to face Detroit City FC in a 4 p.m. kickoff at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Mich. Tickets are on sale now for the Hounds' playoff matches, beginning with the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Oct. 21, through Ticketmaster and the Highmark Stadium Box Office.
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