Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Byers' Four Goals Gets Noticed; Named USL PRO Week 5 Player of the Week

For the second week in a row, an Antigua Barracuda FC forward was named Tuesday the USL PRO Player of the Week for Week 5 of the 2011 season.

This time, it was Peter Byers, who scored four goals in a 7-0 romp of Puerto Rico United last week.

Forward Stefan Smith was named the USL PRO Player of the Week for Week 4 of the 2011 season after scoring two goals in the team's 3-2 win over Sevilla FC Puerto Rico at Sticky Wicket Stadium for the franchise's first victory.

Here are the rest of the players selected for the USL PRO Week 5 Team Of The Week:

USL TEAM OF THE WEEK

GOALKEEPER
Keita De Castro - Antigua Barracuda FC
- Posted shutouts in all three of the team's road wins last week
 
DEFENDERS
John Wilson - Charleston Battery
- Helped the team earn four out of a possible six points last week
 
George Dublin - Antigua Barracuda FC
- Team captain who led them to three shutout victories last week
 
Ivan Becarra - Wilmington Hammerheads
- Led team to their second victory of season over Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

MIDFIELDERS
David Bulow - Richmond Kickers
- Scored two goals in 6-0 shutout of Dayton Dutch Lions

Paul Nicholson - Wilmington Hammerheads
- Scored game-winning goal against Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Nicki Paterson - Charleston Battery
- Had a goal and an assist in 2-1 win over Charlotte Eagles

Lewis Neal - Orlando City Soccer Club
- Led Lions to 2-1 road win over FC New York

FORWARDS
Matthew Delicate - Richmond Kickers
- Had a goal and two assists this weekend, has 10 points in 2011

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Cole Peverley - Charleston Battery
Josh Rife - Charlotte Eagles
Marvin van der Pluijm - Dayton Dutch Lions
Josh Tudela - Los Angeles Blues
Owen Morrison - FC New York
Jeremy Deighton - Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Christian Turizo - Puerto Rico United
Yomby William - Richmond Kickers
Edson Elcock - Richmond Kickers
Alain Gustave - Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Alan Acevedo - Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Andriy Budnyy - Wilmington Hammerheads

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