USL News Release

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues announced the USL Premier Development League Team of the Week for the third week of the USL season, honoring St Louis’ Pietro Scalzullo as the Player of the Week.

The expansion St Louis Lions were one of the hottest teams at the close of last season having gone their last 12 without a loss only to finish five points out of the playoffs. St Louis kept the run going with a 3-2 win in their opener against the expansion Springfield Demize.

Having lost leading scorer Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers in the USL First Division, the club was looking for a new scoring threat and found it in the midfield with newcomer Pietro Scalzullo, who had an immediate impact.

Eight minutes into the game Scalzullo put away a cross from Rockley Thomas for the early lead. He doubled the advantage in the 36th minute on great series of play in which recent sub David Mueller sent a 60-yard diagonal ball over the defense for Jarius Holmes to run onto. Holmes sent a cross in to Scalzullo for the two-goal lead.

PDL Team of the Week
	Pos	Name	Team	Highlights
	G	Israel Cisneros	Bakersfield	17 saves, shutouts against Fresno, Orange County
	D	Noah Herbert	Central Florida	Two goals in 4-2 win at Bradenton
	D	Jason Ashurst	Bakersfield	Two assists in 3-0 win over Fresno
	D	Mark Vega	Laredo	Goal in 3-0 win over Raton Rouge
	M	Norberto Papandrea	Austin	Led team to 2-1 win at El Paso
*	M	Pietro Scalzullo	St Louis	Two goals in 3-2 win over Springfield
	M	Fynn Glover	Nashville	Assist in 4-2 win over Palm Beach
	M	Juan Ibarra	Laredo	Two assists in 3-0 win over Baton Rouge
	M	Oscar Sims	San Fernando V	Two goals in 5-0 win over Los Angeles
	F	Mark Draycott	Ventura County	Two goals in 2-0 win over San Fernando Valley
	F	Santiago Aguilera	Bakersfield	Two goals in 3-0 win over Fresno

* Player of the Week