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UWS Week VII: Team Of The Week

06/27/2017, 4:00pm EDT
By Admin

A lot of big showdowns & big performances in Week VII of UWS action

METUCHEN, NJ - There were a lot of big showdowns this past weekend in all three conferences of United Women’s Soccer (UWS) and a lot of performances to show for it. Teams like Detroit, New England, New Jersey and Santa Clarita posted vital victories while familiar faces from Calgary and Michigan are beginning to make a name for themselves in the national pro-am women’s soccer league. This will be the second straight week that Western New York forward Carissima Cutrona and Santa Clarita midfielder Deyna Castellanos have been named to the league honor roll - and the third time this season for both players as well.

UWS TEAM OF THE WEEK (WEEK VII)

F TORI SINGSTOCK (Michigan Legends FC) * - all four goals in 4-1 win at Fort Wayne United
F CARISSIMA CUTRONA (WNY Flash) # - two goals, assist in 3-2 win at Rochester
F JEANINE NUNEZ (New Jersey Copa FC) * - GWG vs. Long Island, 3 goals in 2 wins
MF DEYNA CASTELLANOS (Santa Clarita Blue Heat) # - GWG in 1-0 victory at Real Salt Lake
MF DANI EVANS (Detroit Sun FC) * - goal, controlled midfield in win at Toledo, draw vs. MLFC
MF SARAH KINZNER (Calgary Foothills Women’s FC) - assist, led midfield in 3-0 win vs. So Cal
MF CHARLIE BRANCH (New England Mutiny) - GWG in 2-0 victory vs. NY Surf
D ARIELLE ROY-PETITCLERC (Calgary Foothills Women’s FC) - goal in shutout win vs. So Cal
D REBECCA RABER (New Jersey Copa FC) * - led defense in two wins this weekend
D JENNIFER CAFFERKY (New England Mutiny) - assist, led defense in shutout win vs. NY Surf
GK JOVANI MCCASKILL (Santa Clarita Blue Heat) - saved PK to preserve 1-0 win at Real Salt Lake

HONORABLE MENTION

F MEAGAN DOYLE (New York Surf) - GWG in 3-1 victory vs. Lancaster
F JOELLE GOSSELIN (Calgary Foothills Women’s FC) * - GWG in 3-0 victory vs. So Cal
MF ALI AMANTE (Detroit Sun FC) - goal, assist in 5-2 win at Toledo
D SYDNEY CUMMINGS (New Jersey Copa FC) - led back line in two wins this weekend
D NATALIE KUIKKA (Santa Clarita Blue Heat) * - led back line in shutout at Real Salt Lake

* 2nd appearance on UWS Team of the Week
# 3rd appearance on UWS Team of the Week

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 UWSPress@gmail.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 |   New England Mutiny  New Jersey Copa FC  Santa Clarita Blue Heat  Foothills WFC  Detroit Sun  Michigan Legends  Western NY Flash  New York Surf