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UWS Week VI: Team Of The Week

06/20/2017, 11:45am EDT
By Admin

With two wins, GRFC Women lead this edition of our weekly awards

METUCHEN, NJ - We’ve passed the midway point of the 2017 United Women’s Soccer (UWS) season and the separation between the teams looking to capture the league championship and those falling behind is beginning to grow even larger. In the West, defending UWS champion Santa Clarita continued their undefeated run to start the campaign. In the Midwest, Grand Rapids notched two wins over conference contenders over the weekend. And in the East, two heavyweights faced off to a 1-1 draw, making the playoff run even more dramatic. Performances from those teams highlight the Week VI edition of the UWS Team of the Week.

UWS TEAM OF THE WEEK (WEEK VI)

F MARTI CORBY (GRFC Women) - goal & assist in 2-1 win over FC Indiana
F MADISYN PEZZINO (WNY Flash) - 2 goals & 2 assists in 4-1 win over Rochester
F CARISSIMA CUTRONA (WNY Flash) - 2 goals & 2 assists in 4-1 win over Rochester
MF DEYNA CASTELLANOS (Santa Clarita Blue Heat) - notched GWG on PK in 1-0 win over Houston
MF MADDIE SCHWARTZ (Lancaster Inferno) - controlled midfield in 3-1 win over NY Magic
MF FLO GAMBY (New York Surf) - tallied game-tying goal in 1-1 draw vs. NJCFC
MF BETHANY BALCER (GRFC Women) - hat trick as second half sub in 3-0 over Detroit
D/MF NATALIA ARIZA (Houston Aces) - controlled flow of play in 4-0 win over So Cal
D MICHAELA KOVACS (GRFC Women) - led defense in wins over FC Indiana & Detroit
D ALANA O’NEILL (New Jersey Copa FC) - led the defense in 1-1 draw vs. NY Surf
GK REBECCA RITCHIE (Real Salt Lake Women) - made nine saves in scoreless draw vs. Calgary

HONORABLE MENTION

F BRADY RILEY (Indy Premier SC) - goal & assist in IPSC’s first win of season
F SAMANTHA KAMBOL (FC Indiana) - late GWG in 2-1 win over IPSC
MF TATIANA ARIZA (Houston Aces) - quickness & pace pestered Santa Clarita & So Cal defenses
MF TESA MCKIBBEN (Lancaster Inferno) - GWG in 3-1 win over NY Magic
GK EMILY BURNS (Calgary Foothills Women’s FC) - made six big saves in scoreless draw vs. RSL
GK RYANN TORRERO (Santa Clarita Blue Heat) - posted shutout over Houston in 2017 debut

About United Women’s Soccer (UWS): UWS is a national women’s soccer league sanctioned by U.S. Soccer through the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). UWS is a professionally operated league created for teams that meet high minimum standards. The season runs from May until the end of July, culminating in a National Championship match. The UWS player pool is comprised of college players, aspiring & former professionals and international stars. You can follow UWS on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Media can contact UWS Director of Communications Jorma Kansanen by e-mail at Press@UWSSoccer.com. You can visit the league’s official website at UWSSoccer.com. Interested team applicants can contact League Commissioner Joe Ferrara, Jr. by e-mail at Joe@UWSSoccer.com.

Tag(s): News |   Lancaster Inferno  New Jersey Copa FC  Real Salt Lake  Santa Clarita Blue Heat  Foothills WFC  FC Indiana  Grand Rapids FC  Indiana Union  Western NY Flash  New York Surf