United Soccer Leagues announced today the W-League Team of the Week for the fifth week of the USL season and named two Northern Virginia Majestics to the prestigious list. Majestic midfielder Ashley Johnson and defender Lisa DuCote each earned a spot on the top eleven players in North America for their performances this past weekend.
Three players came up big in the clutch with game-winning goals as Molly Menchel of Washington and Chelsea Klotz of Tampa Bay joined Majestic Johnson in each pushing their team to victory. Johnson’s dramatic game-winning goal came in the 90th minute, giving the Majestics their first win of the season over the Hampton Roads Piranhas.
Northern Virginia’s DuCote joined Bryanna McCarthy of Toronto and Caitlin Campbell of New Jersey in garnering top defensive honors. DuCote put on a defensive clinic for the Majestics, anchoring a side which did not allow a shot in the second half against the rival Piranhas.
This is the second time DuCote has nabbed W-League Team of the Week accolades, having been named to the elite list in May of 2002. The then sixteen year old DuCote scored the game-winning goal to lift the Majestics over the Jacksonville Jade on May 24th, 2002.
Northern Virginia travels to Hampton Roads this weekend for a third rematch against the Piranhas. The Majestics return home in three weeks on Saturday, July 3rd, to face the Charlotte Lady Eagles at Hellwig Memorial Park in Manassas, Virginia. Match time is scheduled for 7:00PM.
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W-League Team of the Week
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Pos
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Name
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Team
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Highlights
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GK
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Cynthia Leblanc
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Laval
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14 saves and clean sheet against Quebec
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D
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Bryanna McCarthy
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Toronto
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A on GWG and solid defense versus Rochester
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D
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Caitlin Campbell
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New Jersey
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G, played 90 minutes and clean sheet against North Jersey
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D
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Lisa DuCote
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Northern Virginia
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Solid D, 0 shots allowed in 2nd half versus Hampton Roads
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M
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Molly Menchel
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Washington
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GWG against Long Island
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M
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Megan Tomlinson
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Atlanta
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G, A against Tampa Bay
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M
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Chelsea Klotz
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Tampa Bay
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GWG versus Charlotte
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M
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Ashley Johnson
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Northern Virginia
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GWG versus Hampton Roads
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F
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Ashley Bares
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Chicago
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2G (GWG) against Kalamazoo; A against London
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F
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Dani Toney
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Pali
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2G in win versus Colorado
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F
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Meghan Lenczyk
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Washington
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2G versus Hampton Roads
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Honorable Mentions
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F
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Kylee Rossi
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New Jersey
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G to continue scoring streak
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F
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Shannon Foley
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Washington
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2G against Hampton Roads
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GK
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Chante Sandiford
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Pali
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Big saves in draw with Colorado Rush
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