Luke Vercollone Named to Team of the Week
Published on April 17, 2018 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC News Release
Colorado Springs, CO - The United Soccer League officially announced today that Luke Vercollone was named to the Week 5 USL Team of the Week.
For the second week in a row, a Switchback has been named to the Team of the Week. Vercollone led the team to a dominant 4-0 win on the road against Reno last Saturday. The man of the match scored a stellar goal early in the second half and added an assist to lead the Switchbacks to victory.
USL Team of the Week - Week Five
GK - Andre Rawls, Orange County SC
D - Tobi Adewole, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
D - Amadou Dia, Phoenix Rising FC
D - Futty Danso, North Carolina FC
D - Kyle Smith, Louisville City FC
M - Luke Vercollone, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
M - Joey Calistri, Saint Louis FC
M -Soony Saad, Indy Eleven?
F - Masta Kacher, Real Monarchs SLC?
F -Stefano Bonomo, New York Red Bulls II?
F -Felix Chenkam, Seattle Sounders FC 2?
Bench: Trevor Spangenberg (RIC), Derrick Jones (BST), Justin Portillo (SLC), George Davis IV (LOU), Brian White (NY), Didier Drogba (PHX), Thomas Enevoldsen (OC)
The Switchbacks will now head to Sacramento to face Sacramento Republic FC in the ESPN Game of the Week featured on ESPN3. The Switchbacks will return home to face Seattle Sounders FC 2 for 90's Night with the second piece of the poster series puzzle courtesy of The Gazette. Tickets start at just $12 and are available here. Fans 21 and older can get $1 beer the first 30 minutes when gates open at 5:00 PM.
United Soccer League Championship Stories from April 17, 2018
- Two Republic FC Academy Players Called up to the U.S. U-16 Boys' National Team - Sacramento Republic FC
- Mid-Week Match at Fresno FC - FC Tulsa
- ESPN3 to Feature Switchbacks FC in First USL Game of the Week of 2018 - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
- Felix Chenkam Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 5 - Tacoma Defiance
- North Carolina FC Travels North for Midweek Match at Toronto FC II - North Carolina FC
- Amadou Dia Named to USL Team of the Week - Phoenix Rising FC
- Foxes return to Fresno for two-game homestand - Fresno FC
- Independence Celebrates NC Soccer Hall of Fame - Charlotte Independence
- Futty Danso Named to USL Team of the Week - North Carolina FC
- Tobi Adewole Named to USL Team of the Week - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
- Indy Eleven Forward Soony Saad Collects Week 5 Player of the Week Honors - Indy Eleven
- Luke Vercollone Named to Team of the Week - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
- Indy's Saad Earns USL Player of the Week - USL
- Garrett Halfhill Released by FC Cincinnati, Joins New York Cosmos - FC Cincinnati
- USL's Week Ahead - April 18-22, 2018 - USL
- Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Olivier Mbaizo - Philadelphia Union II
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