USL announces Week 17 honors
August 10, 2004 - USL First Division (USL-1) News Release
TAMPA, FL â United Soccer Leagues announced Tuesday the Week 17 Teams of the Week for the A-League and Pro Soccer League, honoring Virginia Beach's Carlos Garcia and Charlotte's Jacob Coggins as the Players of the Week. Cal Cougars' Ashley Lundberg and Seacoast United's Jonathon Harris were honored as the Super Y-League Players of the Week. USL also announced the W-League Championship All-Tournament Team.
Chasing after a playoff spot, the Virginia Beach Mariners picked up two key victories on the week, their first road wins on the season, as four of the five ahead of them failed to earn maximum points. Leading the way with two goals and two assists in the wins was Carlos Garcia.
Garcia opened the week with the equalizer in the 43rd minute of their fixture in Toronto Monday as the team went on to a 2-1 win.
He closed the week with a standout performance in a shootout with the Atlanta Silverbacks, tallying a goal and two assists in a 4-3 overtime decision Sunday. Garcia opened the scoring in the ninth minute only to see Atlanta rally back and take a 2-1 lead in the 18th minute on a pair of goals from Mac Cozier. Garcia then set up two consecutive Mariner strikes a minute apart, finding Hamisi Amani-Dove in the 26th and Dante Washington in the 27th.
The Charlotte Eagles capped their regular season home schedule with a 6-0 thumping of the Long Island Rough Riders Saturday. The home schedule closed just as it opened with Jacob Coggins dominating play.
Coggins, who registered two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh in their home and season opener for the first Player of the Week honor of the season, shredded the Long Island defense for four goals in the match. He tallied the first two goals in the 4th and 20th minutes and took the lead to 5-0 with tallies in the 65th and 68th minutes before exiting the match a minute later.
Coggins will likely finish as the league leader in points (currently 46) and goals (19), entering the final weekend with 13 point and five goal leads in the respective tables. He also has a shot at sweeping the offensive statistical categories, trailing New Hampshire's Richard Fleming by one assist with eight on the year.
Ashley Lundberg led the U16 Cal Cougars to a 3-2 victory over Cal Odyssey, giving her side its second victory of the year. Jonathan Harris tallied all three goals for the U14 Seacoast United in a 3-1 road win over the New Hampshire Phantoms.
USL Teams of the Week
A-League
Pos
Name
Team
Highlights
G
Soren Johnson
Rochester
11 saves in pair of 1-1 draws
D
Kevin Knight
Richmond
Game-winner in 2-1 OT win at Charleston
D
Kevin Knott
Virginia Beach
Game-winner at Atlanta, winning assist at Toronto
D
Nevio Pizzolito
Montreal
Solid play in pair of shutouts
M
Andrew Gregor
Portland
Two goals, assist in 3-0 win over Minnesota
M
Mesut Mert
Calgary
Goal, assist in 4-3 OT win at Milwaukee
M
Darren Baxter
Toronto
Goal in 2-0 win over Vancouver
M
Ted Chronopoulos
Charleston
Goal in 1-1 draw at Rochester
F
Carlos Garcia
Virginia Beach
Two goals, two assists in wins at Toronto, Atlanta
F
Byron Alvarez
Portland
Three goals in wins over Edmonton, Minnesota
F
Todd Dusosky
Milwaukee
Two goals in 4-3 OT loss to Calgary
Pro Soccer League
Pos
Name
Team
Highlights
G
Kevin Huylebrock
Wilmington
Five saves in 3-0 win over Long Island
D
Greg Chevalier
Pittsburgh
Assist in 2-1 win over New Hampshire
D
Tony Fernandes
Western Mass
Solid play in 2-1 win over Harrisburg
D
Kevin O'Brien
Charlotte
Assist in 6-0 win over Long Island
M
Danny Rudolph
Western Mass
Goal, assist in 2-2 draw at Westchester
M
David Schofield
Harrisburg
Goal, assist in 2-1 win over New Hampshire
M
Kenny Bundy
Wilmington
Assist in 3-0 win over Long Island
M
Moffat Odour
Harrisburg
Goal in 2-1 win over New Hampshire
F
Chris Bagley
Wilmington
Two goals in 3-0 win over Long Island
F
Jacob Coggins
Charlotte
Four goals in 6-0 win over Long Island
F
David Flavius
Pittsburgh
Goal, assist in 2-1 win over New Hampshire
USL First Division Stories from August 10, 2004
- Mariner forward Carlos Garcia Named A-League Player of the Week - Virginia Beach Mariners
- Timbers duo garners league-wide honor - Portland Timbers
- Kickers To Host Silverbacks As Playoff Race Tightens - Richmond Kickers
- USL announces Week 17 honors - USL-1
- Mariners prepare for another must-win game against Atlanta - Virginia Beach Mariners
- Lynx Host Salty Dogs this Friday - Toronto Lynx
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